# Atlas Innovate

> Atlas Innovate is a VC fund in New York backing Software and Manufacturing. See 17 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 17
- Last investment: Jul 2022
- Lead investor: 41%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/atlas-innovate/
- Website: https://www.atlasinnovate.com/

Atlas Innovate is an early-stage venture firm that identifies disruptive and transformational solutions to meet industry’s biggest problems–and opportunities. We find the most impactful industrial technologies and provide direct avenues for these change agents to tap into pre-transformation companies and catalyze that transformation. We supportentrepreneurs by providing access and targeting high-impact use-cases that can strengthen their ideas. We help guide product launch and accelerate commercialization by providing our CEOs with a network of industry experts. Our sister company, Atlas Holdings, is a multi-billion dollar industrial holding company and a private investment firm with a diversified group of over 20 industrial manufacturing and distribution businesses.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $4M–$8.2M |
| Series A | $14M–$21M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 5 | 29% |
| Manufacturing | 4 | 24% |
| Automotive | 3 | 18% |
| Analytics | 2 | 12% |
| Logistics | 2 | 12% |

29 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 4 | 24% |
| Series A | 4 | 24% |
| Series B | 2 | 12% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 6% |
| Series C | 1 | 6% |

6 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 8 | 47% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 6% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Claire Champy | Vice President - Investments | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/claire-champy |
| Drew Gardner | Senior Associate - Investments | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/drew-gardner-e96d |
| Alain Rothstein | Partner | 2 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alain-rothstein |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| VulcanForms | VulcanForms is a digital manufacturing company that provides industrial-scale metal production services by combining advanced additive manufacturing, precision machining, automation, and AI-driven software into integrated digital production systems. The company’s platform uses laser powder bed fusion and subtractive processes to fabricate complex,high-performance metal components with tight tolerances and scalability for sectors such as aerospace, defense, medical devices, semiconductors, and industrial equipment. Its workflow supports product realization from CAD design refinement through simulation, production, inspection, and qualification, enabling engineering teams to compress development cycles and maintain traceability across manufacturing stages. VulcanForms also works with material selection and optimization to tailor solutions for strength, thermal performance, and regulatory compliance across demanding applications. The company’s digital thread and automated systems help reduce production complexity, improve quality consistency, and support secure, localized supply chains. Its services aim to assist customers with precision-engineered parts and assemblies that align with industry specifications and production needs. | $250M | Series C | Jul 05, 2022 |  |
| Optivolt | Optivolt builds the world's leading shade tolerant solar systems to seamlessly power electric devices & machines. Compared to today’s best solar technologies, Optivolt’s full-stack solar products are up to 25X more powerful in shade.Optivolt is taking solar where it's never gone before & creating an era of perpetually-poweredelectric machines that completely run on the sun. We enable fundamentally new solar applications such as self-powered 5G infrastructure, mission critical energy solutions for the military, & solar powered vehicles that can still charge when in shade. | $8.2M | Seed | May 17, 2022 |  |
| Modumetal | Modumetal has enabled a revolutionary new class of nanolaminated materials with broad application in structural, corrosion and high temperature performance of coatings, bulk materials and partsModumetal is based on the interaction of different materials at their interfaces. By laminating metals, Modumetal creates a new way to influence materialproperties. By growing metal using low-cost electrochemical methods, Modumetal enables a whole new class of applications of these materials.Modumetal is currently producing nanolaminated alloys for applications in construction, energy and aerospace markets. | $14M | Series A | Feb 07, 2022 |  |
| Modumetal | Modumetal has enabled a revolutionary new class of nanolaminated materials with broad application in structural, corrosion and high temperature performance of coatings, bulk materials and partsModumetal is based on the interaction of different materials at their interfaces. By laminating metals, Modumetal creates a new way to influence materialproperties. By growing metal using low-cost electrochemical methods, Modumetal enables a whole new class of applications of these materials.Modumetal is currently producing nanolaminated alloys for applications in construction, energy and aerospace markets. | $14M | Series A | Feb 07, 2022 |  |
| Optivolt | Optivolt builds the world's leading shade tolerant solar systems to seamlessly power electric devices & machines. Compared to today’s best solar technologies, Optivolt’s full-stack solar products are up to 25X more powerful in shade.Optivolt is taking solar where it's never gone before & creating an era of perpetually-poweredelectric machines that completely run on the sun. We enable fundamentally new solar applications such as self-powered 5G infrastructure, mission critical energy solutions for the military, & solar powered vehicles that can still charge when in shade. |  | Seed | Nov 01, 2021 |  |
| Zdaly | Zdaly is the system of Predictive Intelligence that integrates internal data with the largest unified source of world trends and econometrics. Our technology maps billions of internal data points to external trends to discover key insights for optimizing global operations, supply chain, pricing, procurement and financial decisions. |  | Series A | Sep 01, 2021 |  |
| Modumetal | Modumetal has enabled a revolutionary new class of nanolaminated materials with broad application in structural, corrosion and high temperature performance of coatings, bulk materials and partsModumetal is based on the interaction of different materials at their interfaces. By laminating metals, Modumetal creates a new way to influence materialproperties. By growing metal using low-cost electrochemical methods, Modumetal enables a whole new class of applications of these materials.Modumetal is currently producing nanolaminated alloys for applications in construction, energy and aerospace markets. | $15M | Venture - Series Unknown | Aug 30, 2021 |  |
| Modumetal | Modumetal has enabled a revolutionary new class of nanolaminated materials with broad application in structural, corrosion and high temperature performance of coatings, bulk materials and partsModumetal is based on the interaction of different materials at their interfaces. By laminating metals, Modumetal creates a new way to influence materialproperties. By growing metal using low-cost electrochemical methods, Modumetal enables a whole new class of applications of these materials.Modumetal is currently producing nanolaminated alloys for applications in construction, energy and aerospace markets. |  | Series A | Feb 15, 2021 |  |
| Seegrid | Seegrid combines autonomous mobile robots (AMRs), enterprise software, and best-in-class services for a complete, connected material handling automation solution.Seegrid Palion AMRs — including Palion Lift, Palion Pallet Truck, and Palion Tow Tractor — deliver turnkey automation for the most challenging environments, solving for labor shortages,increasing throughput, and helping businesses across the supply chain improve overall productivity. Seegrid’s best-in-class services portfolio extends from project design through user training, deployment, change management, and data-driven consultation, accelerating automation initiatives today and into the future.Seegrid’s Fleet Central enterprise software portfolio provides vital information about the status and performance of your Palion AMR fleet and the flow of materials. The Fleet Central portfolio includes Supervisor fleet management software, and the cloud-based Fleet Geek analytics platform. Fleet Geek provides real-time actionable insights that empower decision-making throughout facilities. When you work with Seegrid, our team becomes your team. Our best-in-class services portfolio extends throughout your entire journey, enabling a high-performing fleet working safely, predictability, and efficiently—achieving your goals today and as you grow. |  | Series B | Sep 01, 2020 |  |
| Coreshell Technologies | Coreshell Technologies is accelerating the world’s transition to electric transportation and renewable energy by solving the key degradation issue in rechargeable batteries. Their breakthrough nanolayer thin-film coating technology protects batteries from degrading chemical reactions and is uniquely capable of seamlessly fitting into existingmanufacturing while producing the step change needed in the capacity, safety, and cost of batteries. | $4M | Seed | Aug 13, 2020 |  |

10 of 17 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Eclipse](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/eclipse-ventures) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
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- [Fontinalis Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fontinalis-partners) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Stata Venture Partners (SVP)](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/stata-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Boston Seed Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/boston-seed-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [City Light Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/city-light-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Atlas Innovate invest in?

Atlas Innovate invests primarily in Software, Manufacturing and Automotive startups, most often at Seed and Series A 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.

### What is Atlas Innovate's check size?

Atlas Innovate typically joins rounds of $4M–$8.2M at Seed and $14M–$21M 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 Atlas Innovate participates in.

### How do I contact Atlas Innovate?

Public channels for Atlas Innovate include LinkedIn and the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### Who are the partners at Atlas Innovate?

The team at Atlas Innovate includes Claire Champy (Vice President - Investments), Drew Gardner (Senior Associate - Investments) and Alain Rothstein (Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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