# Dupont

> Dupont is a VC fund in Wilmington backing Manufacturing and RFID. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Wilmington, United States
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Oct 2023
- Lead investor: 25%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/dupont
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/dupont_news
- Website: http://www.dupont.com
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/dupontco

Dupont is a VC fund in Wilmington focused on Manufacturing and RFID. DuPont offers sustainable solutions for agriculture, electronics, communications, construction, transportation, and apparel markets. DuPont offers a wide range of innovative products and services for markets including agriculture, nutrition, electronics, communications, safety and protection, home and construction, transportation and apparel.DuPont was founded in 1802 and headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Dupont. Shizune tracks 11 team members at Dupont. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/dupont?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Manufacturing | 2 | 50% |
| RFID | 1 | 25% |
| Chemical | 1 | 25% |
| Consumer | 1 | 25% |
| Publishing | 1 | 25% |

11 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series B | 2 | 50% |
| Series A | 1 | 25% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 25% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| James Gallogly | Board of Directors | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jim-gallogly |
| Axel Dinter | Global Regulatory Ecotoxicologist | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/axel-dinter |
| Bertrand P. Collomb | Director | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bertrand-p-collomb |
| Edward Breen | CEO | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/edward-d-breen |
| Guillermo Heins | General Manager of the Andean Region | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/guillermo-heins |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Azul 3D | Azul 3D aims to revolutionize advanced manufacturing with high-throughput 3D printing technologies that take ideas from prototyping to manufacturing in a streamlined, low-cost solution. With High-Area Rapid Printing (HARP) technology, Azul 3D can print large objects at unparalleled speeds from a wide range of consumer and industrial-grade plastics. | $15M | Series A | Oct 10, 2023 |  |
| Provivi | Provivi is developing biopesticides for agriculture, commercial, household, and public health pest management. It has a world-class team of founders, scientists, and advisors with significant experience in biotechnology (including biocatalysis), the fine chemicals industry, and, in particular, the agchem industry. It pursues disruptiveopportunities enabled by breakthrough biological processes for making supply-limited products that are efficacious, safe, and environmentally benign.Provivi was founded in 2013 based on biocatalysis technology developed at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) which has since become a licensor, shareholder, and research collaborator. It is based in Santa Monica, California. | $21M | Series B | Nov 29, 2017 |  |
| PsiloQuest | PsiloQuest develops and commercializes CMP polishing pads for the semiconductor industry. | $7M | Series B | Jan 06, 2004 |  |
| Alien Technology | Alien Technology is a provider of reliable, high-volume, low cost, EPC compliant Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) products. Using Fluidic Self Assembly (FSA ), a patented manufacturing process, Alien manufactures electronic product code (EPC) class 1 tags and readers used in a variety of applications including supply chain management,logistics operations and anti-counterfeiting to improve inventory management and reduce operating costs. Alien Technology Corporation is an active member of EPC Global. More information about Alien Technology Corporation can be found on the Company's website at www.alientechnology.com. Alien, Alien Technology and FSA are trademarks or registered trademarks of Alien Technology Corporation in the United States and other countries. | $80M |  | Aug 22, 2000 |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Air Products and Chemicals](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/air-products) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [BASF Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/basf-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Beta Lab](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/beta-lab) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Cycad Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cycad-group) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Grace Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/grace-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [GS Futures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gs-futures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Dupont invest in?

Dupont invests primarily in Manufacturing, RFID and Chemical startups, most often at Series B and Series A stage. Most of the 4 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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### Who are the partners at Dupont?

The team at Dupont includes James Gallogly (Board of Directors), Axel Dinter (Global Regulatory Ecotoxicologist) and Bertrand P. Collomb (Director), among 11 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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