# 5G Open Innovation Lab

> 5G Open Innovation Lab is a VC fund backing Software. See 17 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Seattle, United States
- Total investments: 17
- Last investment: Mar 2024
- Lead investor: 53%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/5g-open-innovation-lab/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/5GOILab
- Website: https://www.5GOILab.com

5G Open Innovation Lab is a VC fund in Seattle focused on Software and Information Technology. A global collaboration ecosystem bringing together multi-stage startups, enterprises, carriers and industry to create the software opportunity for 5G and edge computing a reality

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 10 | 59% |
| Information Technology | 10 | 59% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 6 | 35% |
| Cloud Computing | 3 | 18% |
| Information Services | 3 | 18% |

42 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Non-equity Assistance | 9 | 53% |
| Series B | 3 | 18% |
| Seed | 2 | 12% |
| Series A | 2 | 12% |
| Series C | 1 | 6% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 12 | 71% |
| Canada | 1 | 6% |
| Israel | 1 | 6% |
| Australia | 1 | 6% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 6% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Jim Brisimitzis | Founder & General Partner | 0 | — |
| Kristopher Francisco | Innovation Partner & Corporate Advisor | 0 | — |
| Michael Rubel | Director Of Strategic Partnerships | 0 | — |
| Scott Waller | Chief Technology Officer | 0 | — |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Radium | The Next Generation of Cloud for the development of Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning. Completely rethinking the way users access and consume all necessary development resources in the Cloud for AI 40% reduction in AI application development time when compared to AWS, GCP & MS Azure |  | Non-equity Assistance | Mar 06, 2024 |  |
| Boon Logic | BoonLogic is a machine learning technology startup that provides recognition applications. The company's proprietary next-generation clustering algorithm, performs model training and clustering 1,000x faster than competing algorithms. It performs model training and clustering 1,000X faster than traditional modeling methods, which are complexand involve lengthy model training that can take several weeks to several months. Boom Nano allows industry leaders and visionaries to take advantage of solutions and applications that improve operational efficiency, product quality, and safety.Boon Logic was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. |  | Non-equity Assistance | Mar 06, 2024 |  |
| Harper | HarperDB Inc. is a software company focused on making data management easy. The HarperDB software runs on anything with an operating system, and allows clients to collect, process and distribute data across their enterprise, from edge devices to on premise servers and into the cloud. HarperDB leverages standard interfaces so that you can use thereporting and analysis tool that best meets your needs. |  | Non-equity Assistance | Mar 06, 2024 |  |
| Fixposition | Fixposition simplifies autonomous navigation by increasing reliability and expanding availability of precise positioning.The combination of cutting edge computer vision techniques and leading satellite navigation know-how allows Fixposition to develop products that provide high-precision and ultra-reliable navigation. The positioning is oncentimetre accurate-level and stays operational in challenging environments, such as so-called urban-canyons, forests, or generally places with limited satellite signal reception. This facilitates a wide variety of tasks such as off-road autonomous robots, industrial drone inspection, high-precision control of autonomous machines, and many others that need precise positioning. |  | Non-equity Assistance | Mar 06, 2024 |  |
| Graphiant | Graphiant is a venture-funded stealth startup working on next-generation networking technologies. It was founded in 2020 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California. |  | Non-equity Assistance | Mar 06, 2024 |  |
| Sensorz | Sensorz is an AI-powered RF spectrum intelligence platform that enables real-time detection, classification, and response to wireless threats for defense, homeland security, and critical infrastructure environments. The platform supports applications such as electronic warfare, border security, counter-drone operations, spectrum monitoring, andprotection of sensitive assets through automated threat detection and spectrum awareness. |  | Non-equity Assistance | Mar 06, 2024 |  |
| Archetype AI | Archetype AI is a group of designers and technologists they are pioneering revolutionary artificial intelligence and interaction technologies for the real world. |  | Non-equity Assistance | Mar 06, 2024 |  |
| Weavix | Weavix is a software company that develops an IoW platform with smart radio, workforce management, and communication services. |  | Non-equity Assistance | Mar 06, 2024 |  |
| Cognitag | Cognitag is an IoT-enabling platform that aims to accelerate the creation of next-generation, smart, and secure IoT solutions. |  | Non-equity Assistance | Mar 06, 2024 |  |
| Synadia Communications | Synadia utilizes the NATS.io technology challenging the fundamental way our digital world connects. Synadia maintains and leads the development of NATS.io, a CNCF project, and NGS, a secure and globally available communications platform built on NATS.io. Along with the NGS offering, Synadia also provides Commercial Support, Consulting, NRE, andTraining. | $25M | Series B | Feb 22, 2024 |  |

10 of 17 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Dreamit Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dreamit-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [LDV Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ldv-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Samsung NEXT](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/samsungnext) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Accenture](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/accenture) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Almaz Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/almaz-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Ascend](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ascend-vc) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does 5G Open Innovation Lab invest in?

5G Open Innovation Lab invests primarily in Software, Information Technology and Artificial Intelligence startups, most often at Non-equity Assistance and Series B stage. Most of the 17 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact 5G Open Innovation Lab?

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### Who are the partners at 5G Open Innovation Lab?

The team at 5G Open Innovation Lab includes Jim Brisimitzis (Founder & General Partner), Kristopher Francisco (Innovation Partner & Corporate Advisor) and Michael Rubel (Director Of Strategic Partnerships). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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