# Howard Morgan

> Howard Morgan is a seed investor at Nacre Capital backing Software and Artificial Intelligence. See 82 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Nacre Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nacre-capital)
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 82
- Last investment: Jul 2026
- Lead investor: 21%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/hlmorgan
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/HLMorgan
- Website: https://x.com/HLMorgan
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/howard.morgan

Howard Morgan is a seed investor at Nacre Capital in New York focused on Software and Artificial Intelligence. Howard Morgan is currently the Chairman of B Capital. He co-founded First Round Capital with Josh Kopelman as the first professional Seed Stage Fund, where he remains Senior Advisor. Prior to First Round, Howard helped found Idealab with Bill Gross, and served as President of Renaissance Technologies, which he co-founded with Jim Simons. Prior tohis move into the business of technology, Howard served as a professor at the Wharton School and the Moore School, both at the University of Pennsylvania, as well as at Cornell University. He is also an Executive Fellow at UC Berkeley. Howard’s research on user interface technology and the optimization of computer networks was critical to bringing the ARPAnet to Philadelphia in the 1970s. Through this early internet participation, he helped corporate and government agencies use technology to improve the efficiency of both large and small organizations. He also has deep experience with very large databases, and served as the first Editor of the ACM Transactions on Database Systems Journal. Throughout his career, Howard has sought out great people and nurtured them so that they could realize their dreams. His mentees have included both PhD students researching a key topic, and early stage entrepreneurs building companies and taking them from seed stage through initial public offerings. He currently serves as a Director of Idealab, and he is on the board of several non-profits including Cold Spring Harbor Laboratories and Math For America. He has also served on a number of public company Boards, including Franklin Electronic Publishers and Internet Brands, Inc. He was CEO of Kentek and Franklin during various turnover or transitional periods and in 1997 he was named Delaware Valley Entrepreneur of the Year. Howard is a respected author and a frequent speaker at major industry conferences. Howard received a PhD in Operations Research from Cornell University in 1968, and a BS in Physics from City College of the City University of New York in 1965.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $1.2M–$7.3M |
| Series A | $2M–$85M |
| Series B | $857k–$28M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 15 | 18% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 11 | 13% |
| Health Care | 7 | 9% |
| Information Technology | 7 | 9% |
| SaaS | 6 | 7% |

100 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 28 | 34% |
| Series A | 18 | 22% |
| Series B | 10 | 12% |
| Series C | 3 | 4% |
| Funding Round | 3 | 4% |

7 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 38 | 46% |
| Israel | 4 | 5% |
| India | 1 | 1% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Hemispheric | Hemispheric develops fundamental AI technologies aimed at deciphering brain activity for innovative applications. | $52M | Series A | Jul 15, 2026 |  |
| Grace Investment Machine | Grace Investment Machine is a next-generation, self-evolving intelligent agent investment platform designed to continuously learn from market dynamics, adapt its strategies in real time, and deliver data-driven insights that help investors optimize portfolio performance, manage risk effectively, and make smarter, faster investment decisions in anever-changing financial landscape. |  | Series A | Jun 25, 2026 |  |
| Star Catcher | Star Catcher creates first energy grid for space. Star Catcher's orbital infrastructure will transform how satellites are powered. | $65M | Series A | May 12, 2026 |  |
| Knox | Knox Systems is a provider of security solutions, dedicated to enhancing safety and efficiency for businesses and organizations. With a focus on innovative technology, Knox Systems offers a comprehensive range of products and services, including access control systems, surveillance solutions, and integrated security management. | $25M | Series A | Mar 17, 2026 |  |
| Apptronik | Apptronik develops humanoid robots designed to operate alongside human workers and assist with physical tasks. The company focuses on creating general-purpose robotic systems that combine hardware, software, and AI to perform activities such as material handling, case picking, palletizing, and machine tending in industrial and logisticsenvironments. Its flagship product, the Apollo humanoid, is engineered to navigate spaces built for people and interact with existing tools and infrastructure. Apptronik also integrates robotic solutions through service and ownership models to support operational workflows. The company partners with technology and industrial firms to advance robot capabilities and real-world deployment. | $520M | Series A | Feb 11, 2026 |  |
| CurbWaste | CurbWaste is a cloud-based software platform designed for waste hauling companies that integrates order management, fleet dispatch, inventory tracking, driver mobile apps, and automated invoicing into a single system. The solution enables businesses to create and manage customer orders through an eCommerce-enabled website, dispatch drivers viareal-time map or board views, and monitor asset status and live ETA for improved operational visibility. It also supports integration with accounting systems like QuickBooks for seamless billing and payment processing, and includes detailed data-centric reporting tools to analyze business performance. The platform accommodates roll-off, residential and commercial waste operations, offering modules tailored to each use case. Implementation includes onboarding, training and support to help companies with the transition from manual tools to the unified system. | $28M | Series B | Oct 22, 2025 |  |
| HavocAI | HavocAI is an artificial intelligence company that offers maritime autonomy solutions to the defense and commercial markets. | $85M | Series A | Oct 09, 2025 |  |
| Apptronik | Apptronik develops humanoid robots designed to operate alongside human workers and assist with physical tasks. The company focuses on creating general-purpose robotic systems that combine hardware, software, and AI to perform activities such as material handling, case picking, palletizing, and machine tending in industrial and logisticsenvironments. Its flagship product, the Apollo humanoid, is engineered to navigate spaces built for people and interact with existing tools and infrastructure. Apptronik also integrates robotic solutions through service and ownership models to support operational workflows. The company partners with technology and industrial firms to advance robot capabilities and real-world deployment. | $415M | Series A | Feb 13, 2025 |  |
| Lidwave | Lidwave’s deep-tech solution revolutionizes 3D sensing and the verticals relying on it by examining the biggest challenge in LiDAR technology from a new perspective, free of bandwidth limitations. | $10M | Seed | Oct 14, 2024 |  |
| Garden | Garden assists lawyers and businesses in automating the creation of new patents and analyzing potential infringements. The company develops AI agents that manage routine tasks, enabling users to concentrate on patent strategy. | $6.8M | Seed | Aug 15, 2024 |  |

10 of 82 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Baroda Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/baroda-ventures) — VC Fund, 8 deals together
- [First Round Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/first-round-capital) — VC Fund, 6 deals together
- [RRE Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rre-ventures) — VC Fund, 6 deals together
- [Tribeca Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tribeca-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 6 deals together
- [New Enterprise Associates](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/new-enterprise-associates) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [New York Angels](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/new-york-angels) — VC Fund, 5 deals together

## About Nacre Capital

VC Fund

Nacre Capital is a global venture builder specialized in creating, building and growing disruptive start-ups with deep technologies .

1 contacts available at Nacre Capital.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Howard Morgan | Chairman | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/howard-morgan |

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## FAQ

### What does Howard Morgan invest in?

Howard Morgan invests primarily in Software, Artificial Intelligence and Health Care startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 82 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 Howard Morgan's check size?

Howard Morgan typically joins rounds of $1.2M–$7.3M at Seed, $2M–$85M at Series A and $857k–$28M 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 Howard Morgan participates in.

### When did Howard Morgan last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Howard Morgan closed in Jul 2026. Shizune tracks 82 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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