# Arunas Chesonis

> Arunas Chesonis is a Series B investor at Safar Partners backing Information Technology. See 14 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Safar Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/safar-partners-7ab4)
- Location: Rochester, United States
- Total investments: 14
- Last investment: Jul 2026
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/arunaschesonis

Arunas Chesonis is a Series B investor at Safar Partners in Rochester focused on Information Technology and Robotics. Arunas Chesonis - Chairman of the Board and CEO @ Sweetwater Energy

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Information Technology | 4 | 29% |
| Robotics | 3 | 21% |
| Software | 3 | 21% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 3 | 21% |
| Manufacturing | 2 | 14% |

28 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series B | 5 | 36% |
| Seed | 2 | 14% |
| Series A | 2 | 14% |
| Series C | 1 | 7% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 7% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 7 | 50% |
| China | 1 | 7% |
| Italy | 1 | 7% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Quaise Energy | Quaise is an energy company that is developing and commercializing novel millimeter-wave drilling systems to harness geothermal energy around the globe, overcoming the geographic constraints limiting this energy source today. The company was founded in 2018 and is based in Cambridge, Massachusetts. | $134.1M | Series B | Jul 07, 2026 |  |
| DMAT | DMAT develops highly-advanced concrete formulas that increase durability and reduce carbon emissions. Our mission is to bring a new level of sustainability and innovation to the concrete industry. | $4.5M | Seed | Oct 21, 2025 |  |
| Finwave Semiconductor | Finwave Semiconductor develops a 3DGaN technology designed to enhance 5G devices. |  | Series B | May 14, 2025 |  |
| Finwave Semiconductor | Finwave Semiconductor develops a 3DGaN technology designed to enhance 5G devices. | $8.2M | Venture - Series Unknown | May 14, 2025 |  |
| Verve Motion | Verve Motion focuses on lightweight wearables that protect and power workers for a safer work experience and restful nights. | $20M | Series B | Dec 13, 2023 |  |
| Quaise Energy | Quaise is an energy company that is developing and commercializing novel millimeter-wave drilling systems to harness geothermal energy around the globe, overcoming the geographic constraints limiting this energy source today. The company was founded in 2018 and is based in Cambridge, Massachusetts. | $21M | Series A | Dec 12, 2023 |  |
| Liquid AI | Building AGI, AI as Service, Generative AI | $37.5M | Seed | Dec 01, 2023 |  |
| Liquid AI | Building AGI, AI as Service, Generative AI | $5.6M | Seed | May 05, 2023 |  |
| Veo Robotics | Veo Robotics is transforming manufacturing with products that incorporate advanced computer vision, 3D sensing, and AI. Their first product lets high-performance industrial robots work collaboratively with people to enable much more flexible, productive, and efficient manufacturing workcells. | $14M | Series B | Apr 25, 2023 |  |
| Venti Technologies | Venti Technologies is a safe-speed autonomous vehicles developer company. | $28.8M | Series A | Mar 28, 2023 |  |

10 of 14 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Prelude Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/prelude-ventures-llc) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Fine Structure Venture](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fine-structure-venture) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Engine Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/engine-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Helium-3 Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/helium-3-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [OSS Capital L.P.](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/oss-capital-l-p) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [THL](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/thomash-lee-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

## About Safar Partners

VC Fund · Cambridge, United States

Safar Partners is a seed- to growth-stage venture fund investing primarily in technology companies out of MIT, Harvard, and the University of Rochester. We invest in platform technologies in the cleantech and advanced materials, AI/IT and robotics, and life science/medical device areas.

3 contacts available at Safar Partners.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Arunas Chesonis | Managing Partner & Investment Committee Member | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/arunas-chesonis |
| Nader Motamedy | Founder & Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nader-motamedy-ab57 |
| Vera Schroeder | Associate | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/vera-schroeder |

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## FAQ

### What does Arunas Chesonis invest in?

Arunas Chesonis invests primarily in Information Technology, Robotics and Software startups, most often at Series B and Seed stage. Most of the 14 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Arunas Chesonis last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Arunas Chesonis closed in Jul 2026. Shizune tracks 14 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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