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Generalist seed fund composed of 500+ Y Combinator alumni backing top YC companies across all sectors; not robotics-focused but holds multiple YC robotics investments.

HeadquartersSan Francisco, US

Portfolio6 companies

Cited round volume$19M

Cited rounds6

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Physical AI portfolio

Round-by-round participation

TornyolRobot maker · early · corporate

2025-10-01Seed (YC F25)$4MSource

Pave RoboticsRobot maker · early · corporate

2025-04-02Seed$5MSource

Red Barn RoboticsRobot maker · early · corporate

2025-03-12Seed$3MSource

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AutoPallet RoboticsRobot maker · early · corporate

2024-09-01Seed$500KSource

UltraRobot maker · registered · corporate

2024-08-01Seed$4MSource

Pivot RoboticsRobot maker · registered · corporate

2024-07-01Seed$3MSource

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Source ledger

6 unique public sources

Tornyol: We build micro-drones that kill mosquitoes. | Y CombinatorY Combinator · retrieved 2026-07-05

Pave Robotics Secures $5M Seed Funding to Revolutionize Road Repairs with RoboticsSignalBase · retrieved 2026-07-05

Red Barn Robotics: AngelsRoundAngelsRound · retrieved 2026-07-05

AutoPallet Robotics YC S24Y Combinator · retrieved 2026-07-05

Ultra: Practical, general-purpose robots for repetitive industrial tasks (YC S24)Y Combinator · retrieved 2026-07-05

YC-backed AI startup Pivot Robots raises funding from NuVenturesBusiness Standard · retrieved 2026-07-05