Buddy Arnheim
Founding Partner @ lobby capital
Los Altos Hills, United States
Buddy Arnheim is a Series A investor at lobby capital in Los Altos Hills focused on Drones and Software. Buddy Arnheim - Partner, Chair of Emerging Companies and VC Practice @ Perkins Coie
- Total investments:
- 11
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 27%
Last updated:
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Industries Buddy Arnheim invests in
DronesSoftwareVideo GamesVideo StreamingDrone Management
Stages Buddy Arnheim invests in
Series ASeedPre-Seed
Countries Buddy Arnheim invests in
United StatesCanadaIsrael
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Investment Focus
Industry
- Drones 2 (18%)
- Software 2 (18%)
- Video Games 2 (18%)
- Video Streaming 2 (18%)
- Drone Management 2 (18%)
Stage
- Series A 5 (45%)
- Seed 4 (36%)
- Pre-Seed 2 (18%)
Country
- United States 8 (73%)
- Canada 1 (9%)
- Israel 1 (9%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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| Apera AI builds a Robot Vision Intelligence Software for manufacturing when speed and precision matters. | Series A / Mar 29, 2025 | ||
| Founded and run by Marcus Segal and Michael Pagano Doom, the company is creating category defining games with social play that offer entertainment for people of all ages. Launched in 2020 during one of the strangest times in human history, ForeVR understands that VR’s time is now. The accessibility of VR technology, the need for socially distantentertainment options and nostalgia for popular in person games set the stage for success. As well as the fact that 42.9 million people in the US will use VR at least once a month this year and gaming and entertainment media hold 40.5% of the VR market share (Statista).The ForeVR team includes gaming veterans, imagineers, and a death metal guitarist. This collective are also early pioneers of social gaming, VR-AR immersives and AAA branded toys. Together they have one goal --Translate the most popular and classic IRL games into immersive virtual reality experiences where friends and families of all ages can connect and have fun. | $10M / Series A / Oct 27, 2022 | ||
| Hidden Level provides cutting-edge technologies for passive radar and drone detection, specializing in RF spectrum signal analysis. Their technology focuses on passive radar systems designed for drone detection and airspace monitoring, serving sectors such as critical infrastructure, defense, and public safety. Hidden Level's AirspaceMonitoring Service (AMS) utilizes networks of passive sensors to detect and track various aerial vehicles, including drones, over large geographic areas. This service is designed to be compliant with Title 18 regulations, ensuring adherence to privacy laws. | $17.3M / Series A / Jun 14, 2021 | ||
| Kermdinger Studios is a video game development studio that's building Boondogl, the world's first platform agnostic video game marketplace. Kermdinger was originally founded as an indie game development studio, but after struggling for close to 3 years to make a hit game, the team pivoted to a tremendous, scalable opportunity in platformagnostic content distribution.Boondogl unites the fragmenting video game hardware marked by providing a centralized marketplace of high-quality digital games that run on virtually any gaming device. The platform is equally beneficial for game developers and gamers. Game developers can host one single build on Boondogl, and it will be immediately available on any platform whose controls they support. Gamers can now buy a game on Boondogl and immediately own and access it on any device.Boondogl launches in July 2015 on PC, Mac and Linux, with mobile, consoles, and VR to follow. Boondogl will be as ubiquitous as Netflix by the end of 2016. | $1.9M / Series A / Sep 19, 2017 | ||
| Peer5 operates the world’s largest peer-to-peer (p2p) content delivery network. Peer5's P2P CDN improves content delivery for live and on demand video streams. As video streaming continues to become more mainstream and the streams themselves become HD and 4K, traditional CDNs struggle to deliver high quality viewing experiences. Manypublishers try to keep up with peak demand by paying for more servers, many of which are almost never used and struggle with video playback. Not only is this expensive, but it's also inefficient, which is why at Peer5, they have created a P2P CDN to boost your video streaming capabilities. | $2.5M / Seed / Mar 31, 2017 | ||
| Vetcove is like Kayak.com for veterinary hospitals to order their supplies. We aggregate the catalogs of all veterinary suppliers across the country, resulting in the largest veterinary catalog in the world, spanning more than 200,000 skus and 2,100 manufacturers. Clinics search one unified catalog with rich content, compare pricing and what'sin stock, and order in one place. Manufacturers, compounding pharmacies, and diagnostic laboratories manage their own product listings, receive payments, and offer free samples. For the first time ever, veterinarians and their staff can use collective insights to discover new products, buy smarter, and advance their practice of veterinary medicine. Our goal is to help vet hospitals operate profitably and assist them in providing the best possible products and services to pets and their pet parents. | $3M / Seed / Aug 22, 2016 | ||
| Vetcove is like Kayak.com for veterinary hospitals to order their supplies. We aggregate the catalogs of all veterinary suppliers across the country, resulting in the largest veterinary catalog in the world, spanning more than 200,000 skus and 2,100 manufacturers. Clinics search one unified catalog with rich content, compare pricing and what'sin stock, and order in one place. Manufacturers, compounding pharmacies, and diagnostic laboratories manage their own product listings, receive payments, and offer free samples. For the first time ever, veterinarians and their staff can use collective insights to discover new products, buy smarter, and advance their practice of veterinary medicine. Our goal is to help vet hospitals operate profitably and assist them in providing the best possible products and services to pets and their pet parents. | $3M / Pre-Seed / Aug 22, 2016 | ||
| Sunshine is a digital lifestyle service that learns and predicts your feelings based on your environment, location, and time of day and provides personalized advice for your wellbeing. | $240K / Pre-Seed / Jan 10, 2013 | ||
| Skydio is a drone manufacturer that uses artificial intelligence to create flying drones that are used by consumers, enterprises, and government customers.It develops AI-powered drones to deliver the power and flying cameras without the complexity. The company's drones use an array of cameras and proprietary computer vision technology torecognize, avoid objects in real-time, and predict into the future to make intelligent decisions, enabling users by flying themselves through the most demanding tasks or keeping them safe from obstacles when they want to take control. The company's debut drone, the R1, could track a target and film them while avoiding obstacles without any human intervention required. Then the company released the Skydio 2 in 2019, its second drone, cutting off more than half the price while improving it its autonomous tracking and video capabilities. Its flagship product, the X2, is equipped with seven cameras, 100x zoom, night vision, and promises to turn ordinary users into expert pilots thanks to its self-piloting abilities. It is backed by top investors and strategic partners including Andreessen Horowitz, Linse Capital, Next47, IVP, Playground, NVIDIA, and UP.Partners.Abraham Bachrach, Adam Bry, and Matt Donahoe founded Klarna in Redwood City, California in 2014. | $3M / Seed | ||
| Dolly is a customer service company offering delivery and services through mobile apps at an affordable price. Dolly's services are used in apartment moves, unloading and moving the furniture, storage moves, and junk removal. All Dollys are backed by their Damage Protection program and commercial liability insurance. | $1.7M / Seed | ||
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About lobby capital
Early stage venture capital investment firm.
lobby capital Contacts
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Collin Wallace
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David Hornik
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Eric Carlborg
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Kevin H. Johnson
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FAQ
What does Buddy Arnheim invest in?
Buddy Arnheim invests primarily in Drones, Software and Video Games startups, most often at Series A and Seed stage. Most of the 11 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
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When did Buddy Arnheim last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Buddy Arnheim closed in Mar 2025. Shizune tracks 11 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.
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