# 99 Tartans

> 99 Tartans is a VC fund in Pittsburgh backing Robotics and Software. See 23 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Pittsburgh, United States
- Total investments: 23
- Last investment: Oct 2022
- Lead investor: 4%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/9022367/
- X (Twitter): https://www.twitter.com/gustly
- Website: http://www.99tartans.com
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gust-246116808757618

99 Tartans is a VC fund in Pittsburgh focused on Robotics and Software. Carnegie Mellon Alumni investing in Carnegie Mellon Founders

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $255k–$7.7M |
| Series A | $10M–$12M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Robotics | 6 | 26% |
| Software | 2 | 9% |
| Industrial | 2 | 9% |
| Agriculture | 2 | 9% |
| Health Care | 2 | 9% |

37 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 13 | 57% |
| Series A | 4 | 17% |
| Pre-Seed | 2 | 9% |
| Series B | 2 | 9% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 14 | 61% |
| Canada | 1 | 4% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Alejandra Rovirosa | MBA Associate | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alejandra-rovirosa |
| Brian Hayt | MBA Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brian-hayt |
| Jasmine Cheng | Associate | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jasmine-cheng |
| Lawrence LaPorta | MBA Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lawrence-laporta |
| Mickey Columbo | MBA Associate | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mickey-columbo |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Gather AI | Gather AI is a provider Physical AI solutions for logistics and modern warehouses. The company provides a physical intelligence platform that serves as a system of record for operations across warehouses, plants, and yards. The platform uses AI-powered computer vision on consumer-grade hardware, such as drones and material-handling equipment, todigitize pallets, tasks, and movements in real time, without requiring infrastructure changes, and synchronizes ground-truth data with WMS and ERP systems. | $10M | Series A | Oct 06, 2022 |  |
| Barnstorm Agtech | Barnstorm Agtech is a robotic swarm-farming venture providing an open platform for precision and powered deployment of farm technology. The company was co-founded by Parker Wells a 4th generation farmer in Saskatchewan Canada who operates a 6,000 acre farm, and Mitchell London (who previously founded Astrobotic Technology, Venture Foundry,ConnectSoft, and Headroom Learning). | $255K | Seed | Sep 27, 2022 |  |
| Finish Robotics | Finish Robotics' mission is to solve the labor crisis on the construction job site through job-specific mobile robots. It was founded in 2021 and is based in Sewickley, Pennsylvania. | $355K | Seed | May 01, 2022 |  |
| Duality | At Duality, we are building Falcon — our Digital Twin Integration platform for solving real-world problems, powered by our best-in-class 3D simulator. The data produced in our enterprise metaverse has efficacy and behaviors from participants or autonomous agents predictive of the real world. | $12M | Series A | Dec 07, 2021 |  |
| ESTAT Actuation | ESTAT Actuation is a developer of electroadhesive clutches to make robots or machines more capable and affordable. The company was founded in 2019 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. | $1.2M | Pre-Seed | Oct 01, 2021 |  |
| Barnstorm Agtech | Barnstorm Agtech is a robotic swarm-farming venture providing an open platform for precision and powered deployment of farm technology. The company was co-founded by Parker Wells a 4th generation farmer in Saskatchewan Canada who operates a 6,000 acre farm, and Mitchell London (who previously founded Astrobotic Technology, Venture Foundry,ConnectSoft, and Headroom Learning). | $788.5K | Seed | Feb 18, 2021 |  |
| Arieca | Arieca manufactures and distributes a thermally conductive rubber composite. Arieca's composite is a stretchable, thermally conductive rubber that combines elasticity of soft silicone with the thermal of metal to be used as circuit wiring, sensors, and passive heat exchangers, allowing manufacturers to deploy an alternative form of rubber thatimprove the performance electronics and help them to safely interact with humans. | $600K | Seed | Jan 01, 2021 |  |
| sovaSage | SovaSage is a digital healthcare platform used to come up with the treatment of sleep apnea patients and other chronic conditions. It was founded in 2020 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. | $700K | Seed | Nov 01, 2020 |  |
| Aurochs Brewing | Aurochs Brewing set out to honor the spirit of the Aurochs, a legendary beast that roamed the wild countryside thousands of years ago. We brew with ancient, untamed grains to impart complex flavors shaped by generations of growth in the wilderness. We develop our own unique, original recipes that hark back to a time when man and beast refused togive up a life of freedom. Our commitment to quality ensures that every beer is naturally gluten-free and brewed from only the purest ingredients. We give our consumers the right to choose something wild and untamed because, much like the Aurochs, our beers are Never Domesticated. Always Free. | $35K | Seed | Jul 29, 2020 |  |
| Aurochs Brewing | Aurochs Brewing set out to honor the spirit of the Aurochs, a legendary beast that roamed the wild countryside thousands of years ago. We brew with ancient, untamed grains to impart complex flavors shaped by generations of growth in the wilderness. We develop our own unique, original recipes that hark back to a time when man and beast refused togive up a life of freedom. Our commitment to quality ensures that every beer is naturally gluten-free and brewed from only the purest ingredients. We give our consumers the right to choose something wild and untamed because, much like the Aurochs, our beers are Never Domesticated. Always Free. |  | Series A | Jun 21, 2020 |  |

10 of 23 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Innovation Works](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/innovation-works) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [TSVC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tsvcap) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Drive Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/drive-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [HG Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hg-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Lemnos VC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lemnos-labs) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Monozukuri Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/makers-boot-camp) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does 99 Tartans invest in?

99 Tartans invests primarily in Robotics, Software and Industrial startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 23 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is 99 Tartans's check size?

99 Tartans typically joins rounds of $255k–$7.7M at Seed and $10M–$12M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds 99 Tartans participates in.

### How do I contact 99 Tartans?

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### Who are the partners at 99 Tartans?

The team at 99 Tartans includes Alejandra Rovirosa (MBA Associate), Brian Hayt (MBA Partner) and Jasmine Cheng (Associate), among 7 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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