Omni Ventures

We are proud to share that our first (stealth) investment from our new fund is backed by an all-star team of co-investors: Eclipse, Khosla Ventures, Bessemer Venture Partners and Kleiner Perkins. This powerful alliance validates our investment thesis and signals a bright future for the startups we support. Also pumped to see industry titans investing in deals that are core to our thesis and excited for them to continue fostering and investing in our startups as they scale. Thank you to all our incredible founders, LPs, co-investors that have believed in us and helped us come this far!

Which countries have the most robots? The absence of the US in the top 5 countries might surprise you. To put things into perspective: - Oct 2024:?133.89 million FTE in the US - The graph counts robots per 10k staff In other words: there's close to 4 million industrial robots in the US alone! But it comes to show there is still a lot of room to grow for automation on the American continent compared to most Asian nations. We are excited about the future! #robots #automation #manufacturing

The hard reality is... ?? down rounds are on the rise!?? Founders and GPs -?the best way to protect your equity this new reality is to really understand your terms sheet and cap table math so you know exactly what to negotiate for. We’re thrilled to have one of the best in the industry, Chris Harvey, the Emerging Fund Lawyer, join us to break down some important topics that every founder and investor should know. Chris will be giving us a masterclass on surviving and thriving in today’s market. We’ll actually be going through a terms sheet and some sample cap tables - you won’t want to miss it! Grab a drink (maybe a coffee this time for some focus!) and get ready to learn how to protect your startup and your equity in these turbulent times! ?? #VentureCapital #CapTable #BeerswithVCs #TermsSheets

Thank you so much to everyone who came to SPIN with us, especially keynote speaker Simon Lancaster, Founding GP of Omni Ventures! With every SPIN, we curate an invite list of powerhouse, industry-leading startups, entrepreneurs, investors, and more. Last time, we had over 200 attendees — all ready to build connections, collaborate, and make life-changing ideas a reality. Looking to join us next time? Follow us here >>>?bit.ly/3ApqQgn #Entrepreneurship #EmergingTechnologies #StartUpInvestor #BusinessInvestor #TechBusiness #OmniVentures

Last week we were asked: Why are there no significant advancements in material science with AI? There are! Here is one: Earlier this month, GenMat was acquired by Comstock, superseding a milestone-based investment of $50 million for 50% of equity back in 2021. It’s a great showcase of how AI can advance humanity and science: GenMat uses machine learning and quantum computing to accelerate breakthroughs in materials engineering. It is one of the world’s first AI for materials science and uses physics-based modeling to rapidly discover new materials: ?? Determine and access the required materials ?? Understanding of material properties at quantum level ?? Lower R&D costs of advanced materials ?? Optimized design and manufacturing The models were optimized for silicon-based semiconductors and are being expanded for photovoltaics, superconductors, and batteries. We expect to see a lot more activity happening. If you are a founder at the intersection of materials and AI - reach out! #materials #ai #quantum

?? Calling all Mechanical Engineers, Manufacturing Engineers, and Product Designers! You’re not going to want to miss this one. ?? Join us for our next Beers with VCs as we sit down with the founders of Drafter, Chris Barton and Peter Atkin, to dive into their groundbreaking vision for the future of part design and manufacturing. They’re transforming the process of creating physical parts from CAD by automating the tedious steps, so engineers can focus on the exciting and creative aspects of the process. We’ll hear firsthand how they plan to transform the industry. This is going to be a fun one! ?? #EngineeringDesign #ManufacturingInnovation #CAD #Drafter #BeerswithVCs

Don't miss this opportunity to network with vetted founders and investors, including Simon Lancaster, founding GP at Omni Ventures, along with NEC X and Qlay. That's not all — we're welcoming 10 startups to pitch in front of the audience! Join us on 10/28 from 6-9 PM PT at this official TechCrunch Disrupt side event. Register now >>> https://bit.ly/4du6TSM #TechStartup #StartupCompany #Entrepreneurship #EmergingTechnologies #StartupInvestor #TechCrunchDisrupt

Emerging Managers, this one's for you! We’ll be having a conversation with the one and only Winter Mead. Winter is founder of Coolwater Capital, which has successfully launching over 200 emerging managers in the past 4 years alone, and the author of “How to Raise a Venture Capital Fund”. We’re going to be diving deep into the history of the macroeconomic environment and outline why emerging managers will continue to be a pillar of the venture capital ecosystem, how to stand out as an emerging manager, the importance of institutionalizing your back office, and take a look at how to support innovation on a global scale. You won’t want to miss it! #VentureCapital #EmergingManagers #CoolwaterCapital #OmniVentures

Huge Congratulations to the whole Drafter team for reaching this milestone! Drafter holds a very special place in my heart. During my career at Apple, I spent literally thousands of hours working on drawings for assemblies of hundreds of parts. Frankly, it was a pain in the ass. From balancing the needs of the design assembly to understanding the manufacturing complexity implications to predicting the cost implications, working on drawings required months of back and forth between multiple teams for every product launch. The more tenured folks on the team had this sixth sense around what would work better and what wouldn't, but I was always frustrated that the learnings sharing couldn't happen on a more efficient basis. A lot of this knowledge base was well defined, but not well shared until after you suffered through a few expensive mistakes. And given the bandwidth constraints of more tenured members of the team, I'm sure lots of potential optimization was left unrealized in each of our programs. Drafter is the first step at solving these pain points! I've been so impressed by Chris Barton, Peter Atkin, and the whole Drafter team for their thoughtfulness and strategy in bringing this vision to life. This product launch is just the first step in many exciting things to come. We started Omni Ventures to support companies exactly like this. I can't wait for the worst parts of my old job to be a thing of the past!

?? We're Excited to Announce Our Investment in Drafter! ?? Omni Ventures is thrilled to announce our investment into Drafter. Drafter is revolutionizing the way designers and manufacturers communicate by streamlining the alignment of design functionality, cost, and production time. They are unlocking modern levels of efficiency for engineering design and manufacturing for all industries, from aerospace to automotive to consumer electronics. Their first product, the automation of 2D Drawing creation, marks the first big step towards that goal. This product launch is just the beginning, and we’re eager to support them as they continue to pave the way for creating a new standard for how parts are designed and manufactured. #VentureCapital #ProductDesign #ManufacturingTech #2DDrawings #Innovation #OmniVentures