Pre-seed & seed · Deep tech · North America

Rebuilding the American industrial base.

We back engineering-driven founders building critical infrastructure across defense, manufacturing, logistics, advanced computing and applied AI. We invest before institutional consensus.

Three challenges. One industrial base.

We wrap software around hardware across defense, manufacturing, logistics & maritime, energy & infrastructure, and advanced computing.

01

Automation

Machines that do the work the workforce can't.

  • AI-driven machine tending, inspection & QA
  • Autonomous ports, yards & fleets
  • Semiconductor tooling & lithography
02

Trust

Systems you can verify, defend and depend on.

  • Secure, sovereign supply chains
  • OT / ICS security & part provenance
  • Quantum systems & trusted hardware
03

Sustainability

More output from less energy, material and waste.

  • Maritime & fleet electrification
  • Storage & grid modernization
  • Energy-efficient compute & power
How we underwrite

Engineering first.

Narrative follows execution, not the reverse.

  1. Technical defensibility
  2. Manufacturing feasibility
  3. Capital pathway clarity
  4. Regulatory & federal alignment
  5. Measurable industrial performance
Value Creation Group

Operators who do the hard work.

Our operator-led team partners with executive and product leadership to fix go-to-market, scale enterprise sales, tighten operations and get M&A-ready. We want the work.

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Ryan Else, General Partner, helped us meet investors at later stage funds while assisting with corporate development. He helped us secure $1.5 billion in new funding.
Jeremy O'Brien · Founder & CEO, PsiQuantum
For accredited investors · Rule 506(c)

First close complete. Raising to final close.

A $5M deep tech seed fund, already deploying into companies building critical industrial infrastructure.

Offering limited to verified accredited investors under Rule 506(c).

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