# RKS Ventures

> RKS Ventures is a VC fund in Austin backing Biotechnology, Manufacturing and Nanotechnology. See 5 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Austin, United States
- Total investments: 5
- Last investment: Sep 2021
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: http://www.rks-ventures.com

RKS Ventures is a VC fund in Austin focused on Biotechnology and Manufacturing. RKS Ventures offers innovation solution that helps assemble transfer fee rights to billions of dollars in real estate projects.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Biotechnology | 1 | 20% |
| Manufacturing | 1 | 20% |
| Nanotechnology | 1 | 20% |
| Market Research | 1 | 20% |
| Information Technology | 1 | 20% |

7 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series B | 2 | 40% |
| Series C | 1 | 20% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 6K | 6K develops materials into products that will advance industries in manufacturing, renewable energy, aerospace, and consumer electronics. The company assembled a team of material, process, and production experts. 6K Inc. was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in North Andover, Massachusetts. | $51M | Series C | Sep 22, 2021 |  |
| 6K | 6K develops materials into products that will advance industries in manufacturing, renewable energy, aerospace, and consumer electronics. The company assembled a team of material, process, and production experts. 6K Inc. was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in North Andover, Massachusetts. | $11M | Series B | May 21, 2019 |  |
| Amastan Technologies | Amastan Technologies LLC specializes in the development, commercialization and implementation of plasma technologies for the production and processing of nanomaterials. Amastan proudly relies on its highly educated scientists and engineers who combine industry and academic experience in a variety of fields such as plasma physics and plasmachemistry, industrial processes, material sciences, and engineering. |  | Series B | May 20, 2019 |  |
| Amastan Technologies | Amastan Technologies LLC specializes in the development, commercialization and implementation of plasma technologies for the production and processing of nanomaterials. Amastan proudly relies on its highly educated scientists and engineers who combine industry and academic experience in a variety of fields such as plasma physics and plasmachemistry, industrial processes, material sciences, and engineering. |  | Series B | Oct 26, 2017 |  |
| 6K | 6K develops materials into products that will advance industries in manufacturing, renewable energy, aerospace, and consumer electronics. The company assembled a team of material, process, and production experts. 6K Inc. was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in North Andover, Massachusetts. | $13.9M | Series B | Oct 26, 2017 |  |

5 of 5 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Anzu Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/anzu-partner) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [LaunchCapital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/launchcapital) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [Material Impact](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/material-impact-fund) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- KLP Ventures — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Catalus Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/catalus-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Prithvi Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/prithvi-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does RKS Ventures invest in?

RKS Ventures invests primarily in Biotechnology, Manufacturing and Nanotechnology startups, most often at Series B and Series C stage. Most of the 5 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 RKS Ventures last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for RKS Ventures closed in Sep 2021. Shizune tracks 5 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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