Ecliptic Capital

Ecliptic Capital is a venture capital firm founded in 2018 and headquartered in Austin, Texas. Established by a team of experienced entrepreneurs and investors, the firm focuses on early-stage companies, emphasizing efficient execution and rapid scaling to create significant value. Ecliptic Capital targets innovative firms across various sectors, including technology, life sciences, medical devices, deep technology, and cybersecurity, with a particular interest in opportunities emerging from undercapitalized markets. The firm leverages extensive networks and data to connect the digital and physical realms, aiming to foster growth in defensive and lagging industries. By capitalizing on the robust macroeconomic environment in Texas and the surrounding mid-continent region, Ecliptic Capital seeks to enable sustainable business advantages through disruptive technologies.

David Neff

Partner, Portfolio and Customer Strategy

Varun Pandit

Partner, Portfolio and Finance

James Puckett

Managing Partner, CFO and Fund Management

Past deals in Texas

Koda Health

Seed Round in 2024
Koda Health, Inc. is a Houston-based company that develops a data-driven, video-based interactive platform aimed at enhancing communication between healthcare providers and elderly patients. Founded in 2020, Koda Health focuses on facilitating personalized end-of-life conversations, empowering patients to make informed decisions regarding their medical care preferences. The platform utilizes artificial intelligence to guide patients through discussions about their quality of life, healthcare decision-making authority, and emergency contacts, ensuring that their healthcare wishes are documented and accessible. By streamlining these conversations, Koda Health not only protects patients' preferences but also helps healthcare systems reduce unnecessary expenditures and gather valuable data on patient personas and care choices.

Nanotech

Seed Round in 2023
Nanotech Solutions, Inc. is a material science company based in Houston, Texas, specializing in innovative fireproofing and insulation technologies. The company develops advanced coatings and additives designed for integration into various building materials, leveraging nanotechnology to enhance their performance. Its product range includes base, flex, and forged nano shield offerings, which are applicable in numerous thermal cycling environments and serve as insulative coatings alternative to traditional solutions. These products are utilized across multiple sectors, including commercial construction, chemical plants, oil and gas, aviation, and utilities. By reflecting heat away from structures and minimizing heat penetration, Nanotech Solutions contributes to eco-friendly fireproofing solutions while also aiming to reduce global energy consumption.

Unchained Capital

Series B in 2023
Unchained Capital, established in 2016 and headquartered in Austin, Texas, specializes in providing financial services tailored to cryptocurrency investors. The company offers a range of services, including bitcoin-backed loans, multi-signature cold storage custody, a trading desk, and bitcoin IRAs. These services are designed to help clients, regardless of their experience level, secure and maximize the value of their cryptocurrency holdings over the long term, without having to sell their assets.

Strangeworks

Series A in 2023
Strangeworks, Inc., founded in 2017 and based in Austin, Texas, specializes in quantum computing software, providing a suite of developer tools and a systems management platform aimed at making quantum computing accessible to a wide audience. The company's Strangeworks QC™ platform serves as a central hub for various quantum hardware and software providers, as well as businesses, academic institutions, and government entities. This platform enables users to easily apply quantum computing to address complex problems and conduct research. Strangeworks focuses on simplifying probabilistic and nondeterministic data processing, allowing developers to explore, experiment, and collaborate on quantum computing algorithms and applications while mitigating the risks associated with vendor lock-in and architectural uncertainties.

Lazarus 3D

Seed Round in 2022
Lazarus 3D is a Houston-based medical device company established in 2014, focused on enhancing surgical precision through innovative technology. The company has developed the Pre-Sure platform, which enables surgeons to practice on accurate 3D replicas of patients' organs, allowing for thorough pre-surgical rehearsals. This proactive approach aids in refining surgical plans, ensuring that medical professionals are better prepared for complex procedures. Lazarus 3D's technology is applicable across various medical fields, including genitourinary, cardiovascular, craniofacial, gastrointestinal, neurological, musculoskeletal, respiratory, and pediatric surgery. By mimicking the properties of human tissue, Lazarus 3D's models facilitate improved training and skill development for surgeons, ultimately contributing to better patient outcomes.

Koda Health

Seed Round in 2022
Koda Health, Inc. is a Houston-based company that develops a data-driven, video-based interactive platform aimed at enhancing communication between healthcare providers and elderly patients. Founded in 2020, Koda Health focuses on facilitating personalized end-of-life conversations, empowering patients to make informed decisions regarding their medical care preferences. The platform utilizes artificial intelligence to guide patients through discussions about their quality of life, healthcare decision-making authority, and emergency contacts, ensuring that their healthcare wishes are documented and accessible. By streamlining these conversations, Koda Health not only protects patients' preferences but also helps healthcare systems reduce unnecessary expenditures and gather valuable data on patient personas and care choices.

Nabaco

Seed Round in 2021
Nabaco Inc., founded in 2018 and headquartered in San Marcos, Texas, specializes in developing innovative NatuWrap technology aimed at food preservation. The company has created a unique, edible organic coating that protects fruits and vegetables by retaining moisture and limiting air exposure, thereby extending their shelf life. This transparent, tasteless, and odorless solution not only enhances the freshness of organic products but also contributes to reducing food waste, benefiting both producers and consumers. Through its commitment to sustainable practices, Nabaco's technology supports the agricultural industry in delivering fresh produce while promoting environmental responsibility.

EarBuds Music

Series A in 2021
EarBuds Music is a social music application that provides users with a platform to connect with friends and create shared musical experiences. Launched in 2017 and based in Austin, Texas, the app allows users to initiate live listening sessions, enabling them to discover new music together in real-time. It facilitates a unique interaction where users can see what their friends are listening to and join them in live sessions, fostering a sense of community and shared enjoyment. By engaging with music curators and friends, users can enhance their music discovery process and participate in key moments in music through this peer-to-peer platform.

Unchained Capital

Series A in 2021
Unchained Capital, established in 2016 and headquartered in Austin, Texas, specializes in providing financial services tailored to cryptocurrency investors. The company offers a range of services, including bitcoin-backed loans, multi-signature cold storage custody, a trading desk, and bitcoin IRAs. These services are designed to help clients, regardless of their experience level, secure and maximize the value of their cryptocurrency holdings over the long term, without having to sell their assets.

Nanotech

Seed Round in 2020
Nanotech Solutions, Inc. is a material science company based in Houston, Texas, specializing in innovative fireproofing and insulation technologies. The company develops advanced coatings and additives designed for integration into various building materials, leveraging nanotechnology to enhance their performance. Its product range includes base, flex, and forged nano shield offerings, which are applicable in numerous thermal cycling environments and serve as insulative coatings alternative to traditional solutions. These products are utilized across multiple sectors, including commercial construction, chemical plants, oil and gas, aviation, and utilities. By reflecting heat away from structures and minimizing heat penetration, Nanotech Solutions contributes to eco-friendly fireproofing solutions while also aiming to reduce global energy consumption.

EarBuds Music

Seed Round in 2020
EarBuds Music is a social music application that provides users with a platform to connect with friends and create shared musical experiences. Launched in 2017 and based in Austin, Texas, the app allows users to initiate live listening sessions, enabling them to discover new music together in real-time. It facilitates a unique interaction where users can see what their friends are listening to and join them in live sessions, fostering a sense of community and shared enjoyment. By engaging with music curators and friends, users can enhance their music discovery process and participate in key moments in music through this peer-to-peer platform.

Unchained Capital

Seed Round in 2020
Unchained Capital, established in 2016 and headquartered in Austin, Texas, specializes in providing financial services tailored to cryptocurrency investors. The company offers a range of services, including bitcoin-backed loans, multi-signature cold storage custody, a trading desk, and bitcoin IRAs. These services are designed to help clients, regardless of their experience level, secure and maximize the value of their cryptocurrency holdings over the long term, without having to sell their assets.

Sempulse

Seed Round in 2020
Sempulse is a company dedicated to enhancing medical response for military personnel in combat and training environments. Founded by a team of biomedical, hardware, and software engineers alongside former U.S. Military Officers, Sempulse developed sensor systems specifically designed to operate under the challenging conditions of battlefield triage. Their innovative solution, FieldVitals, combines a dashboard with wearable sensors to provide real-time health data, enabling quick decision-making for emergency medical response during mass casualty incidents. This technology supports military field medics in prioritizing treatment for injured soldiers, ensuring efficient and effective medical care. The company benefits from guidance provided by an Advisory Board composed of experienced executives, military leaders, and expert medical professionals.

Sempulse

Seed Round in 2018
Sempulse is a company dedicated to enhancing medical response for military personnel in combat and training environments. Founded by a team of biomedical, hardware, and software engineers alongside former U.S. Military Officers, Sempulse developed sensor systems specifically designed to operate under the challenging conditions of battlefield triage. Their innovative solution, FieldVitals, combines a dashboard with wearable sensors to provide real-time health data, enabling quick decision-making for emergency medical response during mass casualty incidents. This technology supports military field medics in prioritizing treatment for injured soldiers, ensuring efficient and effective medical care. The company benefits from guidance provided by an Advisory Board composed of experienced executives, military leaders, and expert medical professionals.

Strangeworks

Seed Round in 2018
Strangeworks, Inc., founded in 2017 and based in Austin, Texas, specializes in quantum computing software, providing a suite of developer tools and a systems management platform aimed at making quantum computing accessible to a wide audience. The company's Strangeworks QC™ platform serves as a central hub for various quantum hardware and software providers, as well as businesses, academic institutions, and government entities. This platform enables users to easily apply quantum computing to address complex problems and conduct research. Strangeworks focuses on simplifying probabilistic and nondeterministic data processing, allowing developers to explore, experiment, and collaborate on quantum computing algorithms and applications while mitigating the risks associated with vendor lock-in and architectural uncertainties.

Unchained Capital

Seed Round in 2018
Unchained Capital, established in 2016 and headquartered in Austin, Texas, specializes in providing financial services tailored to cryptocurrency investors. The company offers a range of services, including bitcoin-backed loans, multi-signature cold storage custody, a trading desk, and bitcoin IRAs. These services are designed to help clients, regardless of their experience level, secure and maximize the value of their cryptocurrency holdings over the long term, without having to sell their assets.
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