# Baukunst

> Baukunst is a VC fund backing Manufacturing and Industrial Engineering. See 19 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Total investments: 19
- Last investment: Jun 2026
- Lead investor: 42%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/company/baukunstco
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/_baukunst
- Website: https://baukunst.co

Baukunst is a VC fund focused on Manufacturing and Industrial Engineering. A collective of creative technologists advancing the art of building companies at the frontiers of technology and design

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Manufacturing | 2 | 11% |
| Industrial Engineering | 2 | 11% |
| CAD | 1 | 5% |
| SaaS | 1 | 5% |
| Books | 1 | 5% |

32 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 8 | 42% |
| Pre-Seed | 6 | 32% |
| Series A | 2 | 11% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 9 | 47% |
| Germany | 1 | 5% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Axel Bichara | Co-Founder and General Partner | 21 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/axel-bichara |
| Kate McAndrew | Co-Founder and General Partner | 17 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kate-mcandrew-2 |
| Matt Thoms | Co-Founder and General Partner | 16 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/matt-thoms |
| Tyler Mincey | Co-Founder and General Partner | 4 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tyler-mincey |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Recess | Recess is a marketplace platform that matches parents with enrichment programs, after-school care, and camps for their children. | $4M | Seed | Jun 01, 2026 |  |
| Obello | Obello is a design platform built for brands that need to create high-quality content at speed. | $8.5M | Seed | Nov 13, 2025 |  |
| Dig Energy | Dig Energy produces purpose-built drilling technology to create highly efficient geothermal heating and cooling systems that are cost-competitive with fossil fuels. | $5M | Seed | Sep 09, 2025 |  |
| Eyebot | Eyebot develops eye examination technologies and manufactures eyeglasses that remove barriers to getting vision care. | $20M | Series A | Aug 26, 2025 |  |
| Eyebot | Eyebot develops eye examination technologies and manufactures eyeglasses that remove barriers to getting vision care. | $20M | Series A | Aug 26, 2025 |  |
| gNucleus AI | gNucleus AI is the first multimodal generative AI platform purpose-built for 3D CAD modeling, design, and simulation. We’ve delivered core capabilities including Text-to-CAD, Text-to-Assembly, Image-to-CAD, and Simulation AI Agents. Our GenAI models generate fully editable CAD models from text and images across all major CAD formats. Paired withour AI Agent service, we automate simulation workflow— enabling 10–100x faster design cycles and up to 80% cost savings. |  | Pre-Seed | Jun 21, 2025 |  |
| Recess | Recess is a marketplace platform that matches parents with enrichment programs, after-school care, and camps for their children. | $1.8M | Pre-Seed | Mar 19, 2025 |  |
| Motif | Motif provides tools that empower, inspire, and connect people so that they can concentrate on designing environments that influence the world |  | Seed | Jan 30, 2025 |  |
| Motif | Motif provides tools that empower, inspire, and connect people so that they can concentrate on designing environments that influence the world | $46M | Series A | Jan 30, 2025 |  |
| ReScale | ReScale is a platform that provides genuine specialists to assist with co-manufacturing activities such as search, testing, and negotiation. | $2.3M | Seed | Sep 17, 2024 |  |

10 of 19 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Village Global](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/village-global-2) — VC Fund, 8 deals together
- [General Catalyst](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/general-catalyst-partners) — VC Fund, 6 deals together
- [AlleyCorp](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alleycorp) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Humba Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/humba-ventures) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Ravelin Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ravelin-capital) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Ubiquity Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ubiquity-ventures) — VC Fund, 4 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Baukunst invest in?

Baukunst invests primarily in Manufacturing, Industrial Engineering and CAD startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 19 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 Baukunst?

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### Who are the partners at Baukunst?

The team at Baukunst includes Axel Bichara (Co-Founder and General Partner), Kate McAndrew (Co-Founder and General Partner) and Matt Thoms (Co-Founder and General Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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