We invest in early-stage deeptech companies solving hard science or engineering problems. You can read more about it on our blog.
We particularly like:
- vertically integrated hardware-software solutions
- cryptography (for blockchain or otherwise)
- biotech (with a strong focus on longevity)
Email Kyle to talk!
- Rand Hindi, CEO @ Zama (Cryptography unicorn, raised $150m at $1b+ valuation). Previously CEO @ Snips (AI company acquired by Sonos). PhD in Bioinformatics @ UCL.
- Kyle O'Brien, CoS/Corp Dev @ Zama, worked at multiple deep tech startups before.
- Investing since 2020
- 50k-250k tickets
- 2.2 TVPI
- 43% IRR
| Category | Company | Description |
|---|---|---|
| AI | Attention | AI for sales |
| Brightside | LLM for cybersecurity | |
| Deepset | LLM as a service | |
| Karavela | Foundation model for the brain | |
| Motif | AI support | |
| Parable | AI time management | |
| Twin Labs | AI workflow automation | |
| Workflow AI | LLM pipeline manager | |
| Biotech / Medtech | BE Therapeutics | Brain tissue replacement |
| Brink Therapeutics | Recombinase gene editing | |
| Chipiron | Mini MRIs | |
| Deciduous Therapeutics | Senolytics biotech | |
| Enhanced Games | Biotech-enhanced sports events | |
| Gilgamesh | Psychedelics biotech | |
| Glycanage | Longevity diagnostics | |
| Kangaroo Bio | Artificial womb | |
| Lucis | Longevity platform | |
| Mindstate Design Labs | AI + psychedelics biotech | |
| Terran Biosciences | Psychedelics biotech | |
| Tomorrow Biostasis | Human cryopreservation | |
| Cryptography / Blockchain | Argent / Ready | Self-custodial bank |
| Bron | Ultra secure MPC wallet | |
| Fhenix | FHE rollups | |
| Fractal Bitcoin (listed) | Bitcoin L2 | |
| Giza (listed) | zkML | |
| Kakarot | zkEVM L2 | |
| LIT Protocol | Decentralized secrets management | |
| Modulus Labs (acquired) | zkML | |
| Optimum | Data availability layer | |
| Sentient | Decentralized AI | |
| Space Coin | TEEs in space | |
| Unisat | Crypto wallet | |
| Semiconductors | Akhetonics | Photonic AI accelerator |
| C12 Quantum | Quantum computer | |
| Corintis | High performance chip cooling | |
| Cornami | FHE accelerator | |
| Fabric Cryptosystems | ZK + FHE accelerator | |
| Network States | Chateaushi | Onchain real estate network |
| Civic Stack | Network state OS | |
| Onchain Cities | Network state OS | |
| Praxis | Network state | |
| Vitalia | Longevity network state | |
| Other | Interstellar Lab | Space farms |
| Marathon Fusion | Fusion infrastructure |