Participated · Seed · Jul 2026

Piq Energy builds an agentic grid planning platform that sits on top of industry engineering tools to connect models, data and workflows and automate complex engineering studies. The company aims to streamline interconnection processes by enabling agents to run studies simultaneously, unlock existing grid capacity, and accelerate adoption of flexible transmission solutions. Piq launched in 2025 after stealth development and reports managing more than 1,000 transmission grid models and completing over 10,000 engineering workflows while supporting customers running dozens of analyses daily. The company was founded in 2023 and is headquartered in San Francisco. Its founders, Tom Nudell, PhD (CEO), and Dionysios Stamatiadis, MSc (Chief Engineer), bring experience from utilities and technology firms including Smart Wires, UK Power Networks, EirGrid, APS, Oncor, Palantir and C3 AI. The recent $5 million seed raise led by Active Impact Investments will fund the next phase of product rollout to utilities and developers and further development of Piq’s grid intelligence layer.

Participated · Series A · Jan 2026

BoldVoice offers a mobile platform that pairs real-time, phoneme-level pronunciation feedback from proprietary speech models with video lessons from expert accent coaches. The service targets the more than one billion professionals who rely on English at work but face career limitations due to accent and clarity issues. Priced far below traditional $200-$300 per-hour coaching, the app gives users unlimited, on-demand practice. The company has surpassed five million downloads, serves professionals in over 150 countries, and recently exceeded $10 million in annual recurring revenue—all with a team of just seven employees. Founded by Anada Lakra and Ilya Usorov, BoldVoice plans to use new capital to accelerate global expansion and develop additional AI-powered coaching capabilities and proprietary speech models. The app is available on both the Apple App Store and Google Play Store, and the company is actively hiring across growth, product, and engineering roles.

Participated · Equity · Aug 2025

Transak provides a single API that enables apps — wallets, exchanges, fintechs and DeFi platforms — to convert fiat to stablecoins via local payment methods, bank transfers, cards and virtual IBANs. The platform combines regulated fiat on/off ramps, virtual bank accounts, real-time liquidity routing and full-stack compliance tooling. Transak is used by over 450 applications and serves users in more than 75 countries. The company has processed over $2 billion in transaction volume, with nearly 30% coming from stablecoin flows, and supports both retail and institutional use cases. It holds regulatory approvals in the United States, United Kingdom, European Union, Canada, Australia and India. Co-founded by Yeshu Agarwal and Sami Start, Transak plans to expand its stablecoin payments stack and scale operations into new markets.

Participated · Equity · Nov 2024

Aquaria develops modular atmospheric water generators (AWGs) and a linked "Hydrogrid" that produce clean drinking water from ambient air using patented materials science and heat-exchange technology. Its units are designed to be stacked in parallel, deployed in weeks, and integrated with solar and battery systems for net-zero operation; the company markets the technology as energy-efficient and affordable. Aquaria has built the first homes fully supplied by atmospheric water and is constructing 1,000 homes in Hawaii using its systems. The company plans to expand its footprint into new regions and pursue residential, hospitality, commercial, and mid-scale industrial opportunities such as green hydrogen, mining, and data centers. Aquaria partners with Stanford’s Mark Jacobson on research to integrate atmospheric water capture with microgrids. Financially, Aquaria has secured a $112M investment and a $100M deployment financing commitment to accelerate commercial deployments and project financing models.

Participated · Seed · May 2024

Active Surfaces develops lightweight, flexible, high-efficiency solar technology intended for integration into a wide range of surfaces and materials. The company was spun out from MIT and is based in Woburn, MA. Founded by Shiv Bhakta and Richard Swartwout, Active Surfaces aims to make solar power ubiquitous by embedding photovoltaics into everyday materials and surfaces of any size. The company intends to use its recent funding to expand R&D efforts, scale up production, and bring its solar solutions to market. Active Surfaces secured a $5.6M pre-seed funding round to advance those plans.