Participated · Seed · Jul 2026

NextGO Epi develops and manufactures Gallium Oxide epitaxial wafers—the electrically active layer used in high-power semiconductor devices. The company, founded in 2025 as a spin-off of the Leibniz-Institut für Kristallzüchtung (IKZ), claims to be Europe’s only producer of industrial-quality Gallium Oxide epiwafers up to 4 inches. Its technology targets applications including EV charging stations, renewable energy inverters, AI data centres, and missile tracking systems. NextGO Epi reported it is already in production, generating revenue, and serving customers on three continents. The company highlights performance advantages of Gallium Oxide over silicon carbide and gallium nitride, and has brought on Dr. Jochen Linck as an Operating Partner to support commercial scale-up. The newly raised capital will be used to accelerate product development, grow the team, and expand commercial reach across Europe and global markets.

Participated · Series B · Jun 2026

Stathera develops MEMS-based silicon timing products built on its proprietary DualMode® architecture, aiming to replace legacy quartz timing in a range of electronics from smartphones and wearables to AI data centers. Its GEN2 32.768 kHz product line is moving into mass production and broader GEN2 portfolio products are sampling with Tier 1 OEMs. Stathera's silicon oscillators are manufactured in standard semiconductor fabs and are positioned to offer smaller footprint, higher reliability, improved shock and vibration resilience, and no external load capacitors compared with quartz. The company is launching a GEN3 program purpose-built for the performance and reliability demands of AI-CED applications and is targeting first customer samples in 2028. Stathera positions the AI data center timing opportunity as a fast-growing segment within an estimated US$11 billion annual timing market and cites an industry estimate that AI data center time-synchronization could represent a cumulative US$1.5 billion opportunity by 2030. The company is headquartered in Montreal and has raised US$75 million in total funding following the Series B.

Participated · Seed · Apr 2026

Hybron Technologies develops proprietary composite manufacturing processes—including a hybrid chopped-fiber polymer approach—that the company says can produce complex parts up to 100 times faster than conventional composite methods while delivering structural performance comparable to continuous carbon-fiber materials. Hybron asserts its components can be up to 90% lighter than many aerospace-grade metals and that its all-U.S. supply chain helps reduce costs. The company’s initial product efforts are focused on composite 155mm artillery shell casings and turbine fan blades, both in advanced prototyping. Hybron was founded in 2022, is headquartered in El Segundo, California, and is a graduate of the Northrop Grumman Technology Accelerator. With the recent $20 million Series Seed, Hybron plans to expand engineering and manufacturing capacity and move toward low-rate initial munitions production and broader commercial deployment.

Participated · Series A · Sep 2025

Tidal Cyber offers a Threat-Led Defense platform that helps organizations measure and improve the effectiveness of their security stack against real-world threats and adversary behavior. The platform operationalizes MITRE ATT&CK and delivers independent tools and services to align security efforts to the threats that matter without vendor bias. Tidal Cyber plans to build a comprehensive CTI and adversary behavior–driven platform to shift organizations from managing intel to proactive, threat-informed defense. The company raised $10 million in Series A funding to accelerate product innovation and fuel company growth. Tidal Cyber was founded in 2022 and is based in Reston, Va. It was co-founded by three former MITRE experts — Rick Gordon, Richard Struse, and Frank Duff — who bring extensive experience in threat-informed defense and related standards and programs. Tidal Cyber offers a Threat-Informed Defense SaaS platform (Enterprise Edition) that aggregates MITRE ATT&CK®, third-party threat intelligence, and internal research to produce Tidal Confidence Scores and Coverage Maps. The platform recently integrated Breach and Attack Simulation (BAS) test results to compare tests against existing confidence scores. The company also maintains a freely available Community Edition used by over 3,000 security professionals globally. Tidal Cyber plans to use new investment to accelerate go-to-market activities, expand sales and marketing, and enhance both Community and Enterprise Editions. The company reported customer and financial growth exceeding 10x over the past year. Founded in January 2022 by threat-intelligence veterans with experience at MITRE and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Tidal Cyber aims to lead adoption of Threat-Informed Defense across critical infrastructure segments. Tidal Cyber offers a threat-informed defense platform that embeds the MITRE ATT&CK knowledge base to help security operations teams focus on the most relevant adversarial tactics and techniques. The platform includes a threat profile builder to identify and prioritize relevant threats, a prioritized to-do list for daily defensive actions, a map to optimize defensive tooling, and a proprietary confidence score to assess cyber posture. Tidal’s tools aim to align threats with the right defensive capabilities and streamline communication about an organization’s security program. The company is led by CEO Rick Gordon, CTO Richard Struse, and CINO Frank Duff. Tidal plans to use newly raised capital to accelerate growth of its platform. The company is based in Reston, VA. Tidal Cyber offers a SaaS-based threat-informed defense platform that maps an organization’s security capabilities to adversary tactics and techniques, including MITRE ATT&CK and additional intelligence sources. The platform includes a registry of vendor product capabilities mapped to adversary behaviors to produce actionable insight on defensive coverage, gaps, and overlaps. Tidal provides a free Community Edition that was made generally available at Black Hat USA in early August, featuring enriched technique data and the Tidal Product Registry. The company plans an enterprise edition with enhanced features, including reporting driven by a Tidal Confidence Score to help evaluate and communicate cyber risk reduction. Led by CEO Rick Gordon, Tidal intends to use the new funding to expand the platform and ramp up customer acquisition. Financially, the company raised $4M in funding to support these product and go-to-market efforts.

Participated · Series A · Jun 2024

e-Zinc builds zinc-based, long-duration energy storage (zinc-air) technology designed to store energy for multiple days with lower cost and increased safety compared with conventional batteries. The company is based in Toronto and is developing products intended for both off- and on-grid applications. e-Zinc plans to use new funding to accelerate product development and to complete a 42,000 sq. ft pilot manufacturing facility in Mississauga, Ontario. It is partnering with Toyota Tsusho Canada Inc. and the California Energy Commission to carry out field demonstrations that will validate its systems can store 24 hours of energy (about 10x traditional batteries). The company recently expanded its executive team with new CFO, CTO, COO, and CCO hires to support the transition from product development to commercialization. e-Zinc develops a zinc-air battery energy storage system designed for long-duration applications. The company's system can be up to 80 percent more cost effective than comparable lithium-ion systems, operates in cold and hot climates, and is made of abundant, recyclable materials. e-Zinc aims to displace diesel generators as a low-emission alternative and to enable a 100 percent renewable energy future by pairing its batteries with renewable sources. Financially, the company recently completed a Series A and has secured a USD $7 million venture debt facility from Silicon Valley Bank to support commercialization. Funds will be used to expand manufacturing operations at a new facility in Mississauga, Ontario, accelerate production of commercial energy storage systems, and execute high-value commercial pilot projects. Planned pilots include a Toyota Tsusho Canada Inc. project and work with the California Energy Commission, with testing and validation expected within roughly 18 months. e-Zinc develops a zinc-air battery energy storage system designed for multi-day discharge at rated power to support high renewable penetrency. The system is made of abundant, recyclable materials, operates in cold and hot climates, and the company says it can be up to 80% less expensive than comparable lithium‑ion systems for long-duration applications. e-Zinc aims to displace diesel generators for half-day to five-day backup power and to pair with renewable generation for remote or off-grid use cases. The company is partnering with the California Energy Commission to demonstrate powering businesses through multi-day outages caused by natural disasters. e-Zinc will use recent financing to commence pilot production of its first commercial energy storage systems for field deployment. Financially, the company has advanced from a 2020 seed round to a $25 million Series A to fund commercialization and pilot projects. e-Zn develops grid-scale energy storage systems that leverage low-cost zinc metal to deliver multiple days of storage and to scale energy capacity at roughly one-tenth the capital cost of lithium-ion batteries. The Toronto-based company is led by CEO James Larsen. Its systems operate in temperatures from -30°C to 60°C, are made of abundant and recyclable materials, and are described as completely safe. e-Zn targets remote and resiliency markets including remote communities, mining operations, telecommunications, military bases, data centres, island nations, EV charging stations and non-wire alternatives. The company intends to use the funds to commercialize its technology and begin deploying systems in-field with commercial customers. The article does not disclose operating metrics such as revenue or user counts.