Calibrate Ventures

Broadly is an AI-powered customer engagement and review management platform designed specifically for local businesses. It simplifies the process of improving online reputation and customer communication through various tools, including AI chat receptionists and automated review requests, helping businesses enhance client satisfaction and drive growth.

Built Robotics transforms heavy equipment into autonomous robots for construction, focusing on solar and trenching applications.

EeroQ is a quantum computing company focused on developing scalable quantum processors and has made significant breakthroughs in quantum technology, including a method to build a quantum computer by starting from scale.

FarmWise deploys state-of-the-art AI and computer vision weeding technology to help farmers achieve their productivity and profitability goals.

DISQO is a leading disruptor in advertising measurement, providing advanced platforms for measuring advertising effectiveness across various media channels.

Flux Clinic is a healthcare company focused on ending terminal cancer through automated MRI interpretation. The company leverages advanced AI technologies to address acute market pain caused by radiologist shortages, aiming to revolutionize cancer diagnosis and treatment.

FortyFive Labs is focused on building the human data infrastructure to create useful and aligned AI, with a particular emphasis on robot safety and capabilities. They develop cloud-based platforms and tools for simulating robotics environments and enhancing AI models.

Gray Matter Robotics empowers manufacturers with AI-powered robotic solutions designed to enhance productivity and alleviate the physical strain of repetitive tasks. Their technology enables easy deployment of smart robotic cells that improve efficiency and quality in high-mix manufacturing environments.

Grid Aero is building a distributed, autonomous air cargo network designed for resilience and affordability, featuring uncrewed long-range cargo aircraft known as Lifters.

Howso is transforming how enterprises interact with data through its advanced AI reasoning engine, providing auditable, deterministic outputs and enhancing transparency in AI and machine learning workflows.

KronosAI offers an AI-first approach to multiphysics simulations, enabling engineers to conduct high-fidelity simulations autonomously and instantly through a natural language interface and advanced AI models.

Stage Venture Partners is led by a former value investor who applies value-investing tools like unit economics and downside analysis to seed-stage venture investing, while maniacally focusing on deep-tech B2B use cases in space tech, industrial robotics, life sciences, and defense that have high technical risk but low competition risk. The firm has become the go-to seed investor for ex-SpaceX and deep-tech founders in LA, backing teams that can ship enterprise-grade products on tens of thousands of dollars rather than millions, and explicitly targeting regulated environments like hospitals, clinical trials, and space missions where legacy companies like Boeing and Lockheed represent national-security liabilities.

Global VC/PE platform with a 70+ distributed investor team and Venture University accelerator, offering on-the-ground presence across six continents, proprietary deal sourcing and hands-on portfolio support.

Pre-seed/seed specialist focusing on physical AI and deep-tech (robotics, sensors, quantum/next-gen compute, energy transition) that commercializes University of Chicago deep-tech for real-world industries. The firm uniquely runs Harper Court Ventures Fund I, a $25M pre-seed/seed fund formed via an exclusive cooperation agreement with the University of Chicago to commercialize the university's deep-tech research in quantum, AI, energy, and life sciences.

Targets deep-tech companies at the post-seed/pre-growth inflection with $500K–$2M tickets. Doesn't lead rounds, was built from founders' capital/SPVs, and enforces an equal-effort response policy.