# Henry Crown and Company

> Henry Crown and Company is a VC fund backing Autonomous Vehicles, Military and Robotics. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Dec 2021
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

Henry Crown and Company is a VC fund focused on Autonomous Vehicles and Military. Henry Crown and Company

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Autonomous Vehicles | 3 | 100% |
| Military | 2 | 67% |
| Robotics | 2 | 67% |
| Automotive | 2 | 67% |
| Consulting | 2 | 67% |

7 industries tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Robotic Research | Robotic Research, LLC, is a small engineering firm founded by Alberto Lacaze and Karl Murphy in 2002. Both worked together in the Intelligent Systems Division of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (Gaithersburg, MD) when they decided to make the move (across the street as it turned out) to pursue focused interest in unmannedvehicles. | $228M | Series A | Dec 09, 2021 |  |
| Forterra | Forterra provides autonomous systems for ground-based movement in the working world. The company is among the earliest innovators in driverless technology, focused on building systems that protect front-line soldiers and enable civilian workers in our industrial base. Forterra is a go-to provider of autonomous solutions for the U.S. Department ofDefense, which harnesses autonomy for asymmetric warfare in critical conditions. | $243M | Series A | Dec 09, 2021 |  |
| Forterra | Forterra delivers autonomous mission systems for defense. From self-driving land systems to coordinated swarms of robotic platforms, the company builds scalable, robust, mission-critical hardware and software designed to empower customers to deploy autonomy as a force multiplier - extending reach, survivability, and effectiveness across thebattlespace and industrial domains. | $243M | Series A | Dec 09, 2021 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Crescent Cove Advisors](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/crescent-cove-advisors) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Enlightenment Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/enlightenment-capital) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [SoftBank Vision Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/softbank-vision-fund) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Luminar](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/luminar-technologies) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Luminar Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/luminar-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Henry Crown and Company invest in?

Henry Crown and Company invests primarily in Autonomous Vehicles, Military and Robotics startups, most often at Series A stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Henry Crown and Company last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Henry Crown and Company closed in Dec 2021. Shizune tracks 3 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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