Deep Tech startups and investors we cover
Shortlist companies and funds tagged Deep Tech in our directory. This hub is a sector cut, not a complete market census. Search every startup from /startups or open the investor list.
Startups in this sector
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RobCo
Autonomous industrial robotics delivered through a recurring robotics-as-a-service model.
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CScale
Optical scale-up interconnect designed to keep gigawatt-scale AI clusters communicating through link failures.
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Volantis
Photonic AI-inference startup building an optical compute-to-memory interconnect and the A-1 inference system.
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NorthStar Medical Technologies
Radiopharmaceutical infrastructure company producing medical radioisotopes and providing clinical and commercial drug-manufacturing services.
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Varda Space Industries
Microgravity-enabled life-sciences company manufacturing pharmaceutical materials in orbit and returning them to Earth.
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ArkeaBio
Climate-biotech company developing vaccines intended to reduce methane emissions from livestock.
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SiMa.ai
Builds edge AI processors and software for robotics, automotive, aerospace and industrial physical-AI systems.
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Hertha Metals
Produces high-purity iron and steel with a flexible electric-smelting process designed for lower emissions.
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World Labs
Spatial intelligence startup building large world models for 3D scene understanding (Fei-Fei Li).
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Solcoa Industries
U.S. rare-earth metal producer using modular electrochemical reactors.
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The Exploration Company
European reusable spacecraft company building Nyx capsule and Storm engines toward sovereign launch and logistics capacity.
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Stoke Space
Fully reusable medium-lift rocket (Nova) targeting 100% first- and second-stage reuse from Kent, Washington.
Investors in this sector
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+ND Capital
Venture capital firm investing in science-led companies across deep technology, health and advanced computing.
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2048 Ventures
Thesis-driven pre-seed and seed firm based in New York and Boston, leading $500K–$3M checks in Vertical AI, deep tech, healthcare, and biotech.
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AgriZeroNZ
New Zealand agritech investment company focused on technologies that can reduce agricultural greenhouse-gas emissions. It led ArkeaBio’s $15 million Series A2 in September 2026.
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Alamo Angels
San Antonio angel network (founded 2016 as San Antonio Angel Network; rebranded Alamo Angels in 2017) providing seed and early-stage capital, education, and deal flow for Texas entrepreneurs. Associated with VelocityTX / Texas Research & Technology Foundation ecosystem. Members are accredited investors syndicating into technology and life-science startups.
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BioGenerator Ventures
St. Louis company-creation and early-stage investor focused on healthcare and agriculture. Part of the BioSTL ecosystem; BioGenerator dates to 2003 as a regional life-science formation engine. BioGenerator Ventures builds companies from concepts/EIRs, invests from an evergreen model, and syndicates with national venture and strategic capital. Sectors: therapeutics, diagnostics, research tools, and agtech. HQ St. Louis, MO.
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Breakthrough Energy Ventures
Climate-technology venture fund within Breakthrough Energy, investing in technologies capable of materially reducing greenhouse-gas emissions. It backed ArkeaBio’s Series A and Series A2 financings.
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BrightStar Wisconsin
Milwaukee 501(c)(3) venture philanthropy foundation investing donated capital into Wisconsin early-stage tech companies; returns recycle into new investments. Address: 710 N. Plankinton Ave., Ste. 340, Milwaukee, WI 53203.
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Chang Robotics Fund
Jacksonville manufacturing-tech venture fund (founded 2024) investing in disruptive robotics, automation, and industrial technology addressing labor shortages, energy transformation, healthcare manufacturing, and environmental remediation.
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Clarevia Ventures
Midwest healthcare VC formerly Venture Investors Health Fund (founded 1984). ~$350M AUM. Madison HQ at University Research Park (510 Charmany Drive, Suite 250, Madison, WI 53719) with Ann Arbor and Milwaukee offices. Early-stage medtech and life sciences.
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Clean Energy Ventures
Climate technology venture capital firm investing in companies with potential to materially reduce greenhouse-gas emissions.
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Compound
New York thesis-driven deep-tech firm led by Michael Dempsey. Known for research-heavy, n-of-1 investing across AI/ML, robotics, biology, crypto, and frontier infrastructure—often backing technically ambitious teams before categories are obvious.
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Cottonwood Technology Fund
Southwest deep-tech venture firm (founded 2010) investing in patent-based hard science at pre-seed and seed — photonics, advanced materials, nanotechnology, robotics, medical technology, and climate hardware. Offices in Santa Fe, Denver, and the Netherlands; Fund IV first close March 2025 targeting $80M.