# Carl Bass

> Carl Bass is a seed investor in Berkeley backing Software and Manufacturing. See 9 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Location: Berkeley, United States
- Total investments: 9
- Last investment: May 2025
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carl-bass-8608ab25
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/carlbass
- Website: https://x.com/carlbass

Carl Bass is a seed investor in Berkeley focused on Software and Manufacturing. Carl Bass is based out of Somerville, Massachusetts and was the Board of Director of Formlabs. Carl previously worked at Autodesk as a CEO and President. Carl attended Cornell University.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $2M–$13M |
| Series A | $8M–$40M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 5 | 56% |
| Manufacturing | 5 | 56% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 3 | 33% |
| Computer | 2 | 22% |
| Real Estate | 2 | 22% |

19 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 3 | 33% |
| Series A | 3 | 33% |
| Series B | 1 | 11% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 11% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 11% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 6 | 67% |
| New Zealand | 1 | 11% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 11% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Infinitform Inc | InfinitForm is at the forefront of creating GenAI software. This business specializes in transformative software that automates the design-to-manufacturing process, integrating seamlessly with multiple manufacturing methods to improve cost, speed, efficiency, and performance. | $12.7M | Seed | May 15, 2025 |  |
| Toolpath | Toolpath is a distributed machining platform that creates CNC machined parts to accelerate innovation from prototype to production. The company is also developing intelligent CAM software that determines how to efficiently machine it on a CNC mill. It was founded in 2021 and is based in Atlanta, Georgia. | $10M | Seed | Sep 09, 2024 |  |
| Higharc | Higharc is the all-in-one web platform that simplifies, connects, and improves each step of design, construction, and sales for home building. It enables builders to design, sell in 3D, and get permit-ready construction documents — all in a single platform. Higharc is on a mission to help builders create better homes and communities, moreaffordably. | $53M | Series B | Feb 15, 2024 |  |
| Pirros | Engineers and Architects end up redesigning hundreds of details a year just because they are unable to search through all their past details. Pirros allows them to effectively manage and search all their past project details so that they can find reasonable starting points rather than starting from scratch. | $2M | Seed | Aug 31, 2023 |  |
| Foundry Lab | Foundry Lab is a digital metal casting company that develops microwave casting technology that makes same-day turnaround of metal castings possible. | $8M | Series A | Nov 29, 2021 |  |
| Oqton | Oqton is building an open factory operating system that deeply integrates engineering software with manufacturing hardware. Oqton FactoryOS captures real-time data from the production environment and uses AI techniques to close the loop, generating actionable insights and optimizing and re-engineering production workflows. Oqton develops AI-poweredmanufacturing solutions to allow manufacturers to manage, optimize, and automate their additive manufacturing workflows.It was founded in 2017 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, and Ghent, Belgium. | $40M | Series A | Jan 15, 2021 |  |
| CloudNC | CloudNC develops advanced software that enables factories to autonomously manufacture precision parts. Precision manufacturing is fundamental to every aspect of modern life - without it, there are no cars, aircraft, or ships. No mobile phones or computers. No houses or hospitals, no factories or power plants. No food. In the modern world,virtually nothing can be made without precision parts. And yet, the manufacturing industry has been slow to modernize and adopt the innovations that are shaping the future. CloudNC's mission is to automate manufacturing and create a clean and sustainable industrial revolution that accelerates humanity. They’re building the autonomous factories of the future to make manufacturing 10x more efficient, sustainable and faster than anything today.They’re reimagining manufacturing, making it more efficient and productive than ever before, and opening a unique opportunity for investors to transform a $150bn industry.CloudNC elevates an entire industry and put manufacturing back at the cutting edge. | $9M | Venture - Series Unknown | Sep 30, 2020 |  |
| Dyndrite | Dyndrite Corp. develops a manufacturing software. The company offers a geometry software that allows users to draw things. The company was incorporated in 2016 and is based in San Ramon, California. | $10M | Series A | Apr 02, 2019 |  |
| Higharc | Higharc is the all-in-one web platform that simplifies, connects, and improves each step of design, construction, and sales for home building. It enables builders to design, sell in 3D, and get permit-ready construction documents — all in a single platform. Higharc is on a mission to help builders create better homes and communities, moreaffordably. |  |  |  |  |

9 of 9 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [GD1 (Global From Day One)](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/global-from-day-one-fund-ii) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Amplify Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/amplify-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Blackbird Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/blackbird-ventures-australia) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [BLH Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/blh-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Cota Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cota-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Counterpart Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/counterpart-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Carl Bass invest in?

Carl Bass invests primarily in Software, Manufacturing and Artificial Intelligence startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 9 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 Carl Bass's check size?

Carl Bass typically joins rounds of $2M–$13M at Seed and $8M–$40M 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 Carl Bass participates in.

### When did Carl Bass last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Carl Bass closed in May 2025. Shizune tracks 9 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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