# Arup Ventures

> Arup Ventures is a VC fund backing Robotics, Consulting and Smart Home. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Oct 2024
- Lead investor: 33%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: https://www.arup.com/our-firm/ventures

Arup Ventures is a VC fund focused on Robotics and Consulting. Arup Ventures enables commercial innovation by developing and commercializing ideas generated in-house and by partnering with private companies creating technologies and services in our core and adjacent markets.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Robotics | 1 | 33% |
| Consulting | 1 | 33% |
| Smart Home | 1 | 33% |
| Construction | 1 | 33% |
| Smart Building | 1 | 33% |

9 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 33% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 33% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Terran Robotics | Terran Robotics is a construction company that specializes in AI and robotics. The company's headquarters are in Bloomington, Indiana. |  | Pre-Seed | Oct 07, 2024 |  |
| Flexnode | Flexnode offers a novel and sustainable data computing, storage, and networking lifecycle solution. | $9M | Seed | Feb 27, 2024 |  |
| Nationwide Engineering Group | Nationwide Engineering Group is a construction-focused service provider with specific integrated firms for Building, Rail, Air, Energy, and Professional Services. They assist all of these disciplines from original idea to delivery and continuous long-term maintenance. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Mar 28, 2023 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Zacua Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/zacua-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Arup](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/arup) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [DivcoWest](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/divcowest) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [JE Dunn Construction](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/je-dunn-construction) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [SHoP Architects](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/shop-architects) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [SOSV](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sosv) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Arup Ventures invest in?

Arup Ventures invests primarily in Robotics, Consulting and Smart Home startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 3 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 Arup Ventures last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Arup Ventures closed in Oct 2024. Shizune tracks 3 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?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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