# Startbot

> Startbot is a VC fund in Pittsburgh backing Robotics, Software and Apps. See 6 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Pittsburgh, United States
- Total investments: 6
- Last investment: Feb 2020
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/startbot
- Website: http://www.startbot.io/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/startbot

Startbot is an affiliate program of Industrial Scientific founded to give robotics startups the ability to stand on their own by offering timely vital resources to early-stage businesses. Instead of being dragged down by cost issues or staying tethered to companies and institutions that have other priorities, Startbot allows motivated entrepreneursto strike out on their own.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Robotics | 2 | 33% |
| Software | 2 | 33% |
| Apps | 1 | 17% |
| Drones | 1 | 17% |
| Big Data | 1 | 17% |

25 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 4 | 67% |
| Series A | 1 | 17% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Gridwise | The Gridwise app is the leading business platform for gig economy drivers, helping them maximize their earnings and track their business performance all in one place. Their app empowers 100s of thousands of all US gig drivers to run their businesses with unique demand insights, earnings, and activity tracking, performance reporting, and amarketplace of gig worker benefits. | $3.3M | Seed | Feb 28, 2020 |  |
| Gridwise | The Gridwise app is the leading business platform for gig economy drivers, helping them maximize their earnings and track their business performance all in one place. Their app empowers 100s of thousands of all US gig drivers to run their businesses with unique demand insights, earnings, and activity tracking, performance reporting, and amarketplace of gig worker benefits. | $1.3M | Seed | Apr 01, 2019 |  |
| Kaarta | Kaarta is the innovator of real-time mobile 3D reality capture, mapping complex environments with unprecedented speed, fidelity, and ease. It works without external signal infrastructures such as GPS or Wi-Fi. Kaarta’s patent-pending technology, rooted in advanced robotics, accurately transforms the real world into multi-dimensional 3D digitalmodels, streamlining workflow, reducing time, lowering cost, and providing a new level of understanding of spaces for humans and autonomous machines alike. The company was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. | $6.5M | Series A | Mar 20, 2019 |  |
| Adrich | Adrich connects brands and retailers through product usage data and analytics. Its post-purchase engagement platform is comprised of two essential components which include smart packaging hardware and customized software. The company was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. |  | Seed | Jul 07, 2016 |  |
| Vigilant Technologies | VIT is a health and safety company that is using smart technology to create products that help you better understand your body. By focusing on the patterns and behaviors that cause problematic behavior, their products can help identify the root cause of health problems before complications occur. |  | Seed | Oct 09, 2015 |  |
| Identified Technologies | Identified Technologies offers its industrial customers with a mapping drone solution to increase project visibility and team productivity. Its integrated software and services take care of everything from FAA compliance and flight planning to advanced analytics. It was founded in 2013 and headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. | $2M | Seed | Apr 07, 2015 |  |

6 of 6 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Innovation Works](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/innovation-works) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Beni VC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/beni-vc) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Mountain State Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mountain-state-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [412 Venture Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/412-venture-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [AlphaLab Gear](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alphalab-gear) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Audrey's Kitchen](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/audrey-s-kitchen) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Startbot invest in?

Startbot invests primarily in Robotics, Software and Apps startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 6 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 Startbot last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Startbot closed in Feb 2020. Shizune tracks 6 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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