Comet Labs
VC Fund
San Francisco, United States
Comet Labs is an early-stage intelligent machines venture capital fund based in San Francisco. We help startups scale, guide innovation, and generate discussion in the fields of robotics and artificial intelligence.We're a venture fund and incubator founded in 2015. We invest in early stage artificial intelligence (AI) and deep technologycompanies transforming the world’s biggest industries. Our thesis is that AI and Robotics will revolutionize productivity in every vertical and unlock human potential.AI and machine learning technology have matured dramatically in just the past few years. The line of what is possible has been pushed back. However, it has become apparent that introducing AI to traditional industries requires a new and more collaborative approach.We started as a fund focused on investing in AI startups, but quickly understood that AI startups have little trouble raising money. Instead, they have a whole assortment of other common needs and challenges with building their businesses.That’s why we didn’t stop at the fund. We created the Labs programs, each providing an environment in which to build and grow companies. We partner with established industry brands to give startups access to vital resources and knowledge that otherwise would be out of reach. Together, we set up programs to help startups and partners discover new insights about how AI and robotics can transform industries like healthcare, agriculture, construction, transportation, and more.We’re always on the lookout for new thoughts and ideas about how AI will impact our society in the not-so-distant future. We’d love to hear yours.
- Total investments:
- 44
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 9%
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Industries Comet Labs invests in
Stages Comet Labs invests in
Countries Comet Labs invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
Round size
- Seed
- $1.8M–$5M
- Series A
- $4M–$13M
- Series B
- $4M–$58M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Robotics 16 (36%)
- Artificial Intelligence 14 (32%)
- Software 10 (23%)
- Machine Learning 10 (23%)
- Hardware 8 (18%)
Stage
- Seed 25 (57%)
- Series A 5 (11%)
- Series B 3 (7%)
- Funding Round 3 (7%)
- Convertible Note 2 (5%)
Country
- United States 35 (80%)
- China 3 (7%)
- Taiwan 1 (2%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Andrew Byrnes
Portfolio Manager
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Portfolio Manager | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Samiron Ray
Principal
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Principal | Total investments: 0 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Preteckt provides PaaS to connected and autonomous vehicles and fleets by peering through vehicle data and leveraging proprietary AI, deep learning, and machine learning algorithms. Preteckt’s architecture has been designed specifically to handle automotive data and provides a 100x speed advantage over typical Big Data solutions allowing forreal-time zero false-positives. The architecture and machine learning algorithms allow for immediate scaling of the SaaS solution to work with existing connected vehicles and fleetsPreteckt provides machine learning solution for automotive prognostics. | $2M / Seed / Mar 27, 2019 | ||
| Preteckt provides PaaS to connected and autonomous vehicles and fleets by peering through vehicle data and leveraging proprietary AI, deep learning, and machine learning algorithms. Preteckt’s architecture has been designed specifically to handle automotive data and provides a 100x speed advantage over typical Big Data solutions allowing forreal-time zero false-positives. The architecture and machine learning algorithms allow for immediate scaling of the SaaS solution to work with existing connected vehicles and fleetsPreteckt provides machine learning solution for automotive prognostics. | $2.7M / Seed / Dec 19, 2018 | ||
| Esperanto delivers high-performance, energy-efficient computing solutions, the compelling choice for the most demanding AI / ML / DL applications. Their founding team, with many decades of processor design and architecture experience, is dedicated to delivering solutions to help drive future computing innovation. The changing,computationally intensive, workloads of the machine learning era mandate a new clean-sheet solution, without the baggage of existing legacy architectures. Esperanto leverages the simple, elegant, open standard RISC-V instruction set architecture (ISA) to deliver flexibility, scalability, performance and energy-efficiency advantages. | $58M / Series B / Nov 01, 2018 | ||
| Arch works with top-tier global manufacturers to extract data from any machine and drive uniform metrics for enhanced productivity and predictive analytics. We focus on the electronics manufacturing supply chains, digitizing both greenfield and brownfield factories. Using the Arch Utilization Suite, manufacturers are achieving real,state-of-the-art 20-40% machine utilization improvements.Arch provides one of the largest surface mount technology (SMT) machine connector libraries in the world and has partnerships with the leading PCB manufacturing machine vendors. We are deployed on 5 continents and connected to thousands of machines inside the facilities of 5 of the world's top 10 electronics manufacturers.Arch began by monitoring wells in Tanzania, Africa where cutting-edge IIOT technology was developed to make older machines smart. A core part of our mission is to continue making these and other building blocks of technology available for sustainable development, including monitoring wells for access to clean drinking water and projects promoting sustainable industrialization for all nations. | $6M / Seed / Sep 21, 2018 | ||
| Automation Hero goes beyond traditional RPA by natively integrating AI to form an enterprise-ready intelligent process automation platform.By intelligently automating repetitive and time-consuming tasks, Automation Hero improves information worker productivity and drives more successful, optimized business outcomes. Its powerful backend focuseson three key areas: augmenting employee decision making, eliminating repetitive and time-consuming tasks and automating common customer asks.The platform offers both unattended and attended automations. Its attended version is personified by Robin, a proactive, adaptive and interactive AI assistant to create an approachable integration between AI and humans.Automation Hero empowers organizations to modernize legacy systems without adding heavy IT resources through seamless integration. | $4.5M / Seed / Apr 24, 2018 | ||
| Tailos is on a mission to bridge the gap between robots and humans - starting with Rosie - the world's very first housekeeping robot for hotels and commercial buildings. Like a self-driving car, Rosie navigates intelligently through the space while cleaning floors and collecting invaluable operational and environmental data.Tailos'automated systems deliver unprecedented value to hotel operators, room attendants, and hotel guests. There are three major issues Tailos is tackling:*Housekeeping is the highest variable cost regardless of the hotel. *Room attendants have the highest injury rates in the service sector. *Current commercial cleaning practices are inconsistent and hard to objectively manage.By using Tailos' systems, hotel and commercial cleaning operators will see an increase in profitability; healthier and happier staff; and higher guest satisfaction. In addition, room attendants will be able to focus on less strenuous tasks - ultimately reducing injury rates. Finally, guests will have a more enjoyable experience through consistent cleanliness and more flexible check-in and check-out times.Given the size and scale of the hospitality market, a lack of innovation in the field, and the potential to improve the health and safety of room attendants; Tailos transforms the industry by leveraging the power of robotics.By solving the two biggest issues in housekeeping – time and injuries – Tailos revolutionizes commercial cleaning - one bot at a time. | Venture - Series Unknown / Jan 08, 2018 | ||
| Lightform's products transform spaces & experiences using projection mapping, adding magical effects & ambient interfaces to any 3D object. | $5M / Seed / Nov 21, 2017 | ||
| OpenSpace offers photo documentation which is automatically pinned to plan location with AI. It specializes in computer vision and construction. The company was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California. | $3.5M / Seed / Sep 01, 2017 | ||
| Magnetic Insight (MI) introduced magnetic particle imaging into the preclinical diagnostic research market enabling quantitative cell tracking, imaging of vascular function, detecting metastatic tumors, visualizing inflammation, CAR-T cell therapies and initial research into regenerative medicine. | $2.5M / Convertible Note / Jul 01, 2017 | ||
| Creator is a part designer, part food revolutionary, and part roboticist. It is a collective of food lovers and engineers with decades of robotics and restaurant experience. Its first device makes gourmet burgers from scratch. Not only that, the company literally grind the meat to order, also slice tomatoes, onions, pickles, and a brioche rollfresh for clients. The team consists of roboticists from institutions including Berkeley and Stanford and firms like Tesla and NASA. Its culinary teams are veterans of Chez Panisse and Fat Duck. Its advisors include experts across fields like engineering, culinary, design, intellectual property, and even a NRN Restaurant Operator of the Year Award winner. Additionally, we’re further advised and supported by some of the top investors in Silicon Valley. | $18.4M / Jun 09, 2017 | ||
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FAQ
What does Comet Labs invest in?
Comet Labs invests primarily in Robotics, Artificial Intelligence and Software startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 44 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 Comet Labs's check size?
Comet Labs typically joins rounds of $1.8M–$5M at Seed, $4M–$13M at Series A and $4M–$58M at Series B. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Comet Labs participates in.
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Who are the partners at Comet Labs?
The team at Comet Labs includes Andrew Byrnes (Portfolio Manager) and Samiron Ray (Principal). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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