Q5D Technology
Convertible Note in 2025
Q5D automates the manufacture and assembly of wiring looms using advanced robotics, additive manufacturing, and intelligent software. It serves automotive, aerospace, and industrial sectors, helping Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) and Tier 1 suppliers accelerate electrification, enhance reliability, and streamline supply chains.
Sharper Sense
Seed Round in 2025
Sharper Sense develops wearable neurotechnology to enhance vision, hearing, and touch. The company focuses on a neuromodulation patch that delivers non-invasive electrical stimulation to improve sensory acuity and perception, with potential applications for processing disorders and sensory loss, and to boost performance, enabling clearer, more accurate perceptions for improved task precision and safety.
Flair
Venture Round in 2024
Flair makes smart vents and wireless thermostats and advanced software for residential heating and cooling. The company builds smart hardware and software for HVAC controls focused on efficiency, comfort, electrification, and smart grid integration. The company's products are sold through multiple channels including direct to consumer, HVAC distribution, and utilities.
YPLASMA
Seed Round in 2024
YPlasma, an INTA spin-off, develops plasma actuators for ionic flow control, enabling advancements in Energy and Electronics.
Mesa Quantum
Seed Round in 2024
Mesa Quantum is an electronics manufacturing company specializing in quantum technology solutions. The company develops advanced photonic quantum computing hardware, which aims to transform computing capabilities by offering an integrated photonic quantum computing chip designed to encode and manipulate quantum information. This innovative technology presents significant advantages in scalability and stability, enabling customers to leverage quantum computing to address complex problems that traditional computers cannot effectively solve. Mesa Quantum's focus on quantum sensors and chip-scale technology positions it at the forefront of the rapidly evolving quantum computing landscape.
Metal Light
Convertible Note in 2024
Metal Light is developing an emission-free generator using metal-air technology. This innovative solution aims to replace diesel generators, offering a silent operation, zero emissions at the point of use, and recyclable metal fuel.
kegg is a fertility health tracking device from a San Francisco based company founded in 2017 that combines fertility tracking with pelvic floor exercises. The device analyzes changes in cervical fluids to detect the fertile window and ovulation up to seven days in advance, providing users with information to guide conception decisions. By collecting data from cervical fluids, it aims to support women’s health through improved diagnosis, monitoring, and planning related to fertility.
AquaLith Advanced Materials
Seed Round in 2024
AquaLith Advanced Materials specializes in the development of innovative lithium-ion battery materials. The company has secured exclusive rights to a portfolio of patents from the University of Maryland, which focus on advancements made by researchers in the field of chemical and materials engineering. AquaLith's technology includes an ultra-high energy cathode, a novel silicon anode, and a non-flammable aqueous electrolyte, all designed to enhance the performance of lithium-ion batteries. This technology addresses key challenges such as efficiency in low temperatures, faster charging times, and improved safety by reducing fire risks associated with short circuits. The company's materials aim to provide high energy density while being cost-effective and abundant, ultimately benefiting consumer electronics and other applications in need of reliable battery solutions.
YPLASMA
Seed Round in 2024
YPlasma, an INTA spin-off, develops plasma actuators for ionic flow control, enabling advancements in Energy and Electronics.
Q5D Technology
Convertible Note in 2023
Q5D automates the manufacture and assembly of wiring looms using advanced robotics, additive manufacturing, and intelligent software. It serves automotive, aerospace, and industrial sectors, helping Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) and Tier 1 suppliers accelerate electrification, enhance reliability, and streamline supply chains.
MIMiC Systems
Seed Round in 2023
MIMiC Systems designs solid-state heating and cooling systems at a building scale.
It was founded in 2022 by Berardo Matalucci and Theodorian Borca-Tasciuc and is located in Brooklyn, New York.
Pulse Industrial
Venture Round in 2023
Pulse Industrial is a California-based company founded in 2017 that specializes in developing advanced monitoring solutions for industrial plants. The company focuses on creating sensors and devices that provide a comprehensive view of common valves and steam traps, which are critical components of steam generation processes. Pulse Industrial's flagship product, QALM, utilizes artificial intelligence to detect and monitor steam leaks by analyzing vibration and acoustic behavior. This innovative technology enables real-time alerts to maintenance personnel, facilitating timely interventions and enhancing operational safety. By leveraging low power wide area communication, Pulse Industrial's solutions aim to optimize energy efficiency and reduce fuel consumption across various industrial applications.
Solano Energy
Pre Seed Round in 2022
Solano Energy is an asset-light power company focused on making renewable energy accessible. It aims to deliver affordable renewable electricity by building a network capable of supporting low upfront capital expenditure. The company develops equipment that automatically generates, stores, and distributes solar energy, leveraging artificial intelligence to optimize performance and energy use. Founded by engineers from Oxford and Cambridge, Solano Energy emphasizes technical innovation to simplify the adoption of solar power and reduce overall power costs for consumers.
Metal Light
Seed Round in 2022
Metal Light is developing an emission-free generator using metal-air technology. This innovative solution aims to replace diesel generators, offering a silent operation, zero emissions at the point of use, and recyclable metal fuel.
Simbe Robotics
Convertible Note in 2022
Simbe Robotics, Inc. is a San Francisco-based company established in 2014 that specializes in developing and manufacturing autonomous robotic solutions for the retail sector. Its flagship product, Tally, automates the labor-intensive process of shelf auditing by navigating store aisles to assess inventory levels. Tally identifies out-of-stock items, low stock items, misplaced products, and pricing discrepancies, providing valuable data to store staff. The robot operates safely alongside customers and employees during regular store hours, thereby enhancing operational efficiency and accuracy in retail environments.
Impedans specializes in developing intelligent sensing platforms for radio-frequency (RF) and plasma process monitoring. Their innovative products are designed to deliver high-resolution diagnostics and quality performance, with applications spanning fundamental research, process development, tool design, process control, and fault detection and classification. Serving diverse industries such as semiconductor, vacuum coating, medical devices, hard disks, and aerospace, Impedans leverages its extensive expertise in RF and plasma systems to provide independent diagnostics of process health. This enables clients to obtain accurate process measurements and effectively address complex processing challenges.
Flair makes smart vents and wireless thermostats and advanced software for residential heating and cooling. The company builds smart hardware and software for HVAC controls focused on efficiency, comfort, electrification, and smart grid integration. The company's products are sold through multiple channels including direct to consumer, HVAC distribution, and utilities.
Q5D Technology
Seed Round in 2022
Q5D automates the manufacture and assembly of wiring looms using advanced robotics, additive manufacturing, and intelligent software. It serves automotive, aerospace, and industrial sectors, helping Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) and Tier 1 suppliers accelerate electrification, enhance reliability, and streamline supply chains.
Impedans specializes in developing intelligent sensing platforms for radio-frequency (RF) and plasma process monitoring. Their innovative products are designed to deliver high-resolution diagnostics and quality performance, with applications spanning fundamental research, process development, tool design, process control, and fault detection and classification. Serving diverse industries such as semiconductor, vacuum coating, medical devices, hard disks, and aerospace, Impedans leverages its extensive expertise in RF and plasma systems to provide independent diagnostics of process health. This enables clients to obtain accurate process measurements and effectively address complex processing challenges.
Intelligent Implants
Seed Round in 2021
Intelligent Implants is a bioelectronics company developing an implantable electrical stimulation platform that uses wireless devices to stimulate, steer, and monitor bone growth and tissue recovery. The company designs electrotherapeutic medical devices intended to treat diseases and accelerate healing in bone and other tissues. Its implants enable healthcare providers to control and monitor treatment, supporting decision making in patient care. By integrating data, engineering and medicine, Intelligent Implants aims to bring active, connected medical devices to clinical practice, improving outcomes for individuals with bone conditions and related injuries.
kegg is a fertility health tracking device from a San Francisco based company founded in 2017 that combines fertility tracking with pelvic floor exercises. The device analyzes changes in cervical fluids to detect the fertile window and ovulation up to seven days in advance, providing users with information to guide conception decisions. By collecting data from cervical fluids, it aims to support women’s health through improved diagnosis, monitoring, and planning related to fertility.
Intelligent Implants
Convertible Note in 2021
Intelligent Implants is a bioelectronics company developing an implantable electrical stimulation platform that uses wireless devices to stimulate, steer, and monitor bone growth and tissue recovery. The company designs electrotherapeutic medical devices intended to treat diseases and accelerate healing in bone and other tissues. Its implants enable healthcare providers to control and monitor treatment, supporting decision making in patient care. By integrating data, engineering and medicine, Intelligent Implants aims to bring active, connected medical devices to clinical practice, improving outcomes for individuals with bone conditions and related injuries.
Simbe Robotics
Convertible Note in 2021
Simbe Robotics, Inc. is a San Francisco-based company established in 2014 that specializes in developing and manufacturing autonomous robotic solutions for the retail sector. Its flagship product, Tally, automates the labor-intensive process of shelf auditing by navigating store aisles to assess inventory levels. Tally identifies out-of-stock items, low stock items, misplaced products, and pricing discrepancies, providing valuable data to store staff. The robot operates safely alongside customers and employees during regular store hours, thereby enhancing operational efficiency and accuracy in retail environments.
Pulse Industrial
Seed Round in 2021
Pulse Industrial is a California-based company founded in 2017 that specializes in developing advanced monitoring solutions for industrial plants. The company focuses on creating sensors and devices that provide a comprehensive view of common valves and steam traps, which are critical components of steam generation processes. Pulse Industrial's flagship product, QALM, utilizes artificial intelligence to detect and monitor steam leaks by analyzing vibration and acoustic behavior. This innovative technology enables real-time alerts to maintenance personnel, facilitating timely interventions and enhancing operational safety. By leveraging low power wide area communication, Pulse Industrial's solutions aim to optimize energy efficiency and reduce fuel consumption across various industrial applications.
Flair
Funding Round in 2021
Flair makes smart vents and wireless thermostats and advanced software for residential heating and cooling. The company builds smart hardware and software for HVAC controls focused on efficiency, comfort, electrification, and smart grid integration. The company's products are sold through multiple channels including direct to consumer, HVAC distribution, and utilities.
Q5D Technology
Seed Round in 2021
Q5D automates the manufacture and assembly of wiring looms using advanced robotics, additive manufacturing, and intelligent software. It serves automotive, aerospace, and industrial sectors, helping Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) and Tier 1 suppliers accelerate electrification, enhance reliability, and streamline supply chains.
kegg
Convertible Note in 2020
kegg is a fertility health tracking device from a San Francisco based company founded in 2017 that combines fertility tracking with pelvic floor exercises. The device analyzes changes in cervical fluids to detect the fertile window and ovulation up to seven days in advance, providing users with information to guide conception decisions. By collecting data from cervical fluids, it aims to support women’s health through improved diagnosis, monitoring, and planning related to fertility.
kegg is a fertility health tracking device from a San Francisco based company founded in 2017 that combines fertility tracking with pelvic floor exercises. The device analyzes changes in cervical fluids to detect the fertile window and ovulation up to seven days in advance, providing users with information to guide conception decisions. By collecting data from cervical fluids, it aims to support women’s health through improved diagnosis, monitoring, and planning related to fertility.
Pulse Industrial
Seed Round in 2020
Pulse Industrial is a California-based company founded in 2017 that specializes in developing advanced monitoring solutions for industrial plants. The company focuses on creating sensors and devices that provide a comprehensive view of common valves and steam traps, which are critical components of steam generation processes. Pulse Industrial's flagship product, QALM, utilizes artificial intelligence to detect and monitor steam leaks by analyzing vibration and acoustic behavior. This innovative technology enables real-time alerts to maintenance personnel, facilitating timely interventions and enhancing operational safety. By leveraging low power wide area communication, Pulse Industrial's solutions aim to optimize energy efficiency and reduce fuel consumption across various industrial applications.
Argentum
Seed Round in 2020
Argentum Electronics, Inc. designs and manufactures advanced Smart Power over Ethernet Controllers (S.P.E.C), which utilize Power-over-Ethernet (PoE) technologies for efficient power delivery and management. Their product line includes cloud-managed PoE splitters and power combiners aimed at high-power PoE applications, primarily servicing commercial and industrial sectors such as LED lighting and fan speed control. The company also focuses on modular DC power distribution systems, intelligent building automation, and wireless multi-sensor networks to help clients reduce electricity demand and enhance overall energy performance within buildings. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Toronto, Canada, Argentum caters to a diverse clientele that includes building owners, architects, engineers, and construction firms.
Intelligent Implants
Series A in 2019
Intelligent Implants is a bioelectronics company developing an implantable electrical stimulation platform that uses wireless devices to stimulate, steer, and monitor bone growth and tissue recovery. The company designs electrotherapeutic medical devices intended to treat diseases and accelerate healing in bone and other tissues. Its implants enable healthcare providers to control and monitor treatment, supporting decision making in patient care. By integrating data, engineering and medicine, Intelligent Implants aims to bring active, connected medical devices to clinical practice, improving outcomes for individuals with bone conditions and related injuries.
kegg
Convertible Note in 2019
kegg is a fertility health tracking device from a San Francisco based company founded in 2017 that combines fertility tracking with pelvic floor exercises. The device analyzes changes in cervical fluids to detect the fertile window and ovulation up to seven days in advance, providing users with information to guide conception decisions. By collecting data from cervical fluids, it aims to support women’s health through improved diagnosis, monitoring, and planning related to fertility.
Intelligent Implants
Convertible Note in 2019
Intelligent Implants is a bioelectronics company developing an implantable electrical stimulation platform that uses wireless devices to stimulate, steer, and monitor bone growth and tissue recovery. The company designs electrotherapeutic medical devices intended to treat diseases and accelerate healing in bone and other tissues. Its implants enable healthcare providers to control and monitor treatment, supporting decision making in patient care. By integrating data, engineering and medicine, Intelligent Implants aims to bring active, connected medical devices to clinical practice, improving outcomes for individuals with bone conditions and related injuries.
Pulse Industrial
Seed Round in 2019
Pulse Industrial is a California-based company founded in 2017 that specializes in developing advanced monitoring solutions for industrial plants. The company focuses on creating sensors and devices that provide a comprehensive view of common valves and steam traps, which are critical components of steam generation processes. Pulse Industrial's flagship product, QALM, utilizes artificial intelligence to detect and monitor steam leaks by analyzing vibration and acoustic behavior. This innovative technology enables real-time alerts to maintenance personnel, facilitating timely interventions and enhancing operational safety. By leveraging low power wide area communication, Pulse Industrial's solutions aim to optimize energy efficiency and reduce fuel consumption across various industrial applications.
Tinkamo
Seed Round in 2019
Tinkamo, headquartered in Shanghai, China, specializes in designing and manufacturing modular STEM toys for young children. Their primary product is connected smart blocks that simplify learning electronics and coding, making education engaging and entertaining for kids. The company caters primarily to the Chinese playschool market.
Flair makes smart vents and wireless thermostats and advanced software for residential heating and cooling. The company builds smart hardware and software for HVAC controls focused on efficiency, comfort, electrification, and smart grid integration. The company's products are sold through multiple channels including direct to consumer, HVAC distribution, and utilities.
Intelligent Implants
Seed Round in 2018
Intelligent Implants is a bioelectronics company developing an implantable electrical stimulation platform that uses wireless devices to stimulate, steer, and monitor bone growth and tissue recovery. The company designs electrotherapeutic medical devices intended to treat diseases and accelerate healing in bone and other tissues. Its implants enable healthcare providers to control and monitor treatment, supporting decision making in patient care. By integrating data, engineering and medicine, Intelligent Implants aims to bring active, connected medical devices to clinical practice, improving outcomes for individuals with bone conditions and related injuries.
kegg
Convertible Note in 2018
kegg is a fertility health tracking device from a San Francisco based company founded in 2017 that combines fertility tracking with pelvic floor exercises. The device analyzes changes in cervical fluids to detect the fertile window and ovulation up to seven days in advance, providing users with information to guide conception decisions. By collecting data from cervical fluids, it aims to support women’s health through improved diagnosis, monitoring, and planning related to fertility.
Yangliu Tech
Seed Round in 2018
Yangliu Tech
SmartShepherd
Convertible Note in 2018
SmartShepherd, founded in 2017 and headquartered in Armidale, Australia with a manufacturing facility in Shenzhen, China, specializes in designing and producing wearable devices for collecting pedigree data in the livestock industry. The company's products include smart tags and the SmartShepherd system, which utilize low-cost Bluetooth technology and an IoT architecture to make full pedigree recording more accessible. This solution empowers farmers to enhance their breeding practices by providing detailed data on livestock genetics, thereby improving productivity and reducing inbreeding.
Tinkamo
Seed Round in 2017
Tinkamo, headquartered in Shanghai, China, specializes in designing and manufacturing modular STEM toys for young children. Their primary product is connected smart blocks that simplify learning electronics and coding, making education engaging and entertaining for kids. The company caters primarily to the Chinese playschool market.
kegg is a fertility health tracking device from a San Francisco based company founded in 2017 that combines fertility tracking with pelvic floor exercises. The device analyzes changes in cervical fluids to detect the fertile window and ovulation up to seven days in advance, providing users with information to guide conception decisions. By collecting data from cervical fluids, it aims to support women’s health through improved diagnosis, monitoring, and planning related to fertility.
Lecker Labs
Angel Round in 2017
Lecker Labs Ltd. is a New York-based company founded in 2016 that specializes in designing and manufacturing soluble pod-based electronic devices for yogurt production. The company's flagship product, Yomee, is a fully automatic yogurt maker that allows users to create personalized yogurt conveniently in their homes, similar to the functionality of a coffee pod machine. Through innovative technology, Lecker Labs aims to enhance the home yogurt-making experience by offering a simple and efficient solution for consumers seeking customization in their dairy products.
Lumotune
Seed Round in 2017
We are creating a platform to transform the world’s glass into digital displays.
SmartShepherd
Convertible Note in 2017
SmartShepherd, founded in 2017 and headquartered in Armidale, Australia with a manufacturing facility in Shenzhen, China, specializes in designing and producing wearable devices for collecting pedigree data in the livestock industry. The company's products include smart tags and the SmartShepherd system, which utilize low-cost Bluetooth technology and an IoT architecture to make full pedigree recording more accessible. This solution empowers farmers to enhance their breeding practices by providing detailed data on livestock genetics, thereby improving productivity and reducing inbreeding.
Flair
Convertible Note in 2017
Flair makes smart vents and wireless thermostats and advanced software for residential heating and cooling. The company builds smart hardware and software for HVAC controls focused on efficiency, comfort, electrification, and smart grid integration. The company's products are sold through multiple channels including direct to consumer, HVAC distribution, and utilities.
Lumotune
Convertible Note in 2017
We are creating a platform to transform the world’s glass into digital displays.
SmartShepherd
Seed Round in 2017
SmartShepherd, founded in 2017 and headquartered in Armidale, Australia with a manufacturing facility in Shenzhen, China, specializes in designing and producing wearable devices for collecting pedigree data in the livestock industry. The company's products include smart tags and the SmartShepherd system, which utilize low-cost Bluetooth technology and an IoT architecture to make full pedigree recording more accessible. This solution empowers farmers to enhance their breeding practices by providing detailed data on livestock genetics, thereby improving productivity and reducing inbreeding.
SmartShepherd
Convertible Note in 2017
SmartShepherd, founded in 2017 and headquartered in Armidale, Australia with a manufacturing facility in Shenzhen, China, specializes in designing and producing wearable devices for collecting pedigree data in the livestock industry. The company's products include smart tags and the SmartShepherd system, which utilize low-cost Bluetooth technology and an IoT architecture to make full pedigree recording more accessible. This solution empowers farmers to enhance their breeding practices by providing detailed data on livestock genetics, thereby improving productivity and reducing inbreeding.
Intelligent Implants
Seed Round in 2017
Intelligent Implants is a bioelectronics company developing an implantable electrical stimulation platform that uses wireless devices to stimulate, steer, and monitor bone growth and tissue recovery. The company designs electrotherapeutic medical devices intended to treat diseases and accelerate healing in bone and other tissues. Its implants enable healthcare providers to control and monitor treatment, supporting decision making in patient care. By integrating data, engineering and medicine, Intelligent Implants aims to bring active, connected medical devices to clinical practice, improving outcomes for individuals with bone conditions and related injuries.
Flair
Convertible Note in 2016
Flair makes smart vents and wireless thermostats and advanced software for residential heating and cooling. The company builds smart hardware and software for HVAC controls focused on efficiency, comfort, electrification, and smart grid integration. The company's products are sold through multiple channels including direct to consumer, HVAC distribution, and utilities.
Intelligent Implants
Seed Round in 2016
Intelligent Implants is a bioelectronics company developing an implantable electrical stimulation platform that uses wireless devices to stimulate, steer, and monitor bone growth and tissue recovery. The company designs electrotherapeutic medical devices intended to treat diseases and accelerate healing in bone and other tissues. Its implants enable healthcare providers to control and monitor treatment, supporting decision making in patient care. By integrating data, engineering and medicine, Intelligent Implants aims to bring active, connected medical devices to clinical practice, improving outcomes for individuals with bone conditions and related injuries.
Slick Technologies
Seed Round in 2016
Slick Technologies, established in 2015 and headquartered in Santa Cruz, California, specializes in the manufacture and sale of its flagship product, Slick - an action camera stabilizer compatible with GoPro devices. This hands-free solution enables users to capture smooth videos while engaged in various activities, as it can be attached to standard GoPro mounts on accessories like helmets, poles, or drones. The company primarily operates through online pre-order sales channels.
The Alpha Labs
Convertible Note in 2016
The Alpha Labs Inc. is a manufacturer of augmented reality (AR) smart glasses, founded in 2014 and headquartered in Seoul, South Korea. The company focuses on developing lightweight and user-friendly optical technology to enhance the user experience. Its smart glasses feature a slim lithium-polymer battery that can be charged via micro USB-B, along with Wi-Fi connectivity, sensors, a bone conduction speaker, an AR vision module, and a camera. These glasses enable users to share photos, play music, search the web, and receive directions, addressing common issues associated with existing AR technologies, such as weight, comfort, and design aesthetics.
Simbe Robotics
Seed Round in 2016
Simbe Robotics, Inc. is a San Francisco-based company established in 2014 that specializes in developing and manufacturing autonomous robotic solutions for the retail sector. Its flagship product, Tally, automates the labor-intensive process of shelf auditing by navigating store aisles to assess inventory levels. Tally identifies out-of-stock items, low stock items, misplaced products, and pricing discrepancies, providing valuable data to store staff. The robot operates safely alongside customers and employees during regular store hours, thereby enhancing operational efficiency and accuracy in retail environments.
Wazombi Labs
Venture Round in 2015
Wazombi Labs is a developer of embedded software specializing in end-to-end product development services for technology-driven startups. The company focuses on creating prototypes that have the potential to evolve into impactful products. By addressing the complexities of product simplicity, Wazombi Labs offers expertise in electronics, embedded software, and mobile applications. Their services aim to enhance battery life and ensure seamless operation between products and users. Wazombi Labs thrives on tackling challenges and finding innovative solutions within the realm of technology, embracing the uncertainties that accompany the development process.
Makeblock
Venture Round in 2015
Makeblock, established in 2013 by Jasen Wang and headquartered in Shenzhen, China, specializes in a do-it-yourself robotics construction and programming learning platform. This platform provides mechanical parts, electronic modules, and graphical programming software, empowering STEM learners, educators, and hobbyists to build and customize robots with versatile functionalities like hovercrafts or cars.
Flair makes smart vents and wireless thermostats and advanced software for residential heating and cooling. The company builds smart hardware and software for HVAC controls focused on efficiency, comfort, electrification, and smart grid integration. The company's products are sold through multiple channels including direct to consumer, HVAC distribution, and utilities.
Simbe Robotics
Venture Round in 2015
Simbe Robotics, Inc. is a San Francisco-based company established in 2014 that specializes in developing and manufacturing autonomous robotic solutions for the retail sector. Its flagship product, Tally, automates the labor-intensive process of shelf auditing by navigating store aisles to assess inventory levels. Tally identifies out-of-stock items, low stock items, misplaced products, and pricing discrepancies, providing valuable data to store staff. The robot operates safely alongside customers and employees during regular store hours, thereby enhancing operational efficiency and accuracy in retail environments.
LightUp
Venture Round in 2015
LightUp develops an educational technology platform that combines an electronics construction kit with a digital tutor application to teach kids the fundamentals of technology through hands-on projects using real components. The platform features mobile-based augmented reality labs designed to engage students in new ways and to help them understand electronics, circuits, and coding. The company is based in the United States.
Impedans
Seed Round in 2015
Impedans specializes in developing intelligent sensing platforms for radio-frequency (RF) and plasma process monitoring. Their innovative products are designed to deliver high-resolution diagnostics and quality performance, with applications spanning fundamental research, process development, tool design, process control, and fault detection and classification. Serving diverse industries such as semiconductor, vacuum coating, medical devices, hard disks, and aerospace, Impedans leverages its extensive expertise in RF and plasma systems to provide independent diagnostics of process health. This enables clients to obtain accurate process measurements and effectively address complex processing challenges.
Flicktek
Pre Seed Round in 2014
Flicktek specializes in innovative human-machine interface (HMI) solutions. By combining expertise in biomedicine and engineering, the company develops technology that interprets human bio-physiological signals to control electronic devices. Flicktek focuses on sensor technology for wrist devices, enabling gesture-based interactions such as managing notifications or calls.
Flair
Convertible Note in 2014
Flair makes smart vents and wireless thermostats and advanced software for residential heating and cooling. The company builds smart hardware and software for HVAC controls focused on efficiency, comfort, electrification, and smart grid integration. The company's products are sold through multiple channels including direct to consumer, HVAC distribution, and utilities.
Voltera
Pre Seed Round in 2014
Voltera is an innovative technology company that specializes in additive and flexible electronics, focusing on circuit board printing. It offers a prototyping tool designed to accelerate hardware development, allowing engineers to build and customize products more efficiently. By providing accessible tools for electronics projects, Voltera supports educators teaching the fundamentals of electronics, product developers creating cutting-edge solutions, and researchers exploring new materials and methods. Its platform fosters rapid iteration and innovation, empowering organizations worldwide to enhance their design processes and reduce lead times in product development.
Linkitz
Seed Round in 2014
Linkitz is a manufacturer of innovative wearable electronic kits designed for children to explore technology. The kit features a collection of unique electronic links that snap together and can be rearranged to create various configurations, allowing children to engage in hands-on learning. Each link has customizable functionalities, which can be programmed using a simple, picture-based interface. This interactive approach helps children grasp fundamental programming concepts while fostering creativity and problem-solving skills. By combining hardware and software in an engaging format, Linkitz empowers young users to build and experiment with their own creations, enhancing their understanding of technology in a playful manner.
Makeblock
Seed Round in 2013
Makeblock, established in 2013 by Jasen Wang and headquartered in Shenzhen, China, specializes in a do-it-yourself robotics construction and programming learning platform. This platform provides mechanical parts, electronic modules, and graphical programming software, empowering STEM learners, educators, and hobbyists to build and customize robots with versatile functionalities like hovercrafts or cars.
LightUp
Pre Seed Round in 2013
LightUp develops an educational technology platform that combines an electronics construction kit with a digital tutor application to teach kids the fundamentals of technology through hands-on projects using real components. The platform features mobile-based augmented reality labs designed to engage students in new ways and to help them understand electronics, circuits, and coding. The company is based in the United States.
ConnectControls
Seed Round in 2013
ConnectControls is a developer of web-enabled integrated control systems based in Carolina Beach, United States. The company specializes in providing energy control and monitoring solutions across various sectors, including building automation, HVAC and refrigeration, chemical and pharmaceutical processes, waste and water treatment, marine power systems control, and industrial lifting. With over 20 years of experience, ConnectControls engineers design and manufacture integrated control and power distribution systems. Recently, the company has advanced its offerings with the ConnectCLOUD device server, which connects traditional control systems to remote users, facilitating energy savings without disrupting operations.
LightUp
Venture Round in 2013
LightUp develops an educational technology platform that combines an electronics construction kit with a digital tutor application to teach kids the fundamentals of technology through hands-on projects using real components. The platform features mobile-based augmented reality labs designed to engage students in new ways and to help them understand electronics, circuits, and coding. The company is based in the United States.
Blinkiverse
Pre Seed Round in 2013
Blinkiverse is an interactive hardware company that has developed open source building blocks to control LED strips in very imaginative ways. Blinkiverse is designed to enhance the theater experience - giving artists and designers creative license with Lego-like pieces to create an interactive light show—suitable for enthusiasts and professionals alike.
LGO is a dual degree program that includes coursework for a master of science from the school of engineering and a master of business administration from the school of management. Their courses include aeronautics, astronautics, chemical engineering, civil engineering and environmental engineering, electrical engineering, computer science, mechanical engineering, nuclear science and engineering, and operations research.
Portable Scores
Seed Round in 2012
Portable Scores is a developer of connected portable electronic scoreboards designed specifically for recreational sports. The company's flagship product, the DigiTally, is engineered to be highly portable, fitting comfortably in a backpack while offering visibility from a distance, making it suitable for various sporting environments. This innovative scoreboard allows users to maintain scores and time easily, utilizing wireless technology and can be controlled via buttons, remote controls, or Android phones. The system also enables real-time publishing of scores and times to the internet, providing a comprehensive solution for scorekeeping in both outdoor and indoor settings.
Makeblock
Pre Seed Round in 2012
Makeblock, established in 2013 by Jasen Wang and headquartered in Shenzhen, China, specializes in a do-it-yourself robotics construction and programming learning platform. This platform provides mechanical parts, electronic modules, and graphical programming software, empowering STEM learners, educators, and hobbyists to build and customize robots with versatile functionalities like hovercrafts or cars.