VU Venture Partners

OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company. Our mission is to ensure that artificial general intelligence benefits all of humanity.

Figure is the first-of-its-kind AI robotics company bringing a general purpose humanoid to life, focusing on creating robots that can assist in home environments.

Wayflyer is a financing platform designed specifically for consumer brands, providing them with tailored funding options and insights to help scale their businesses. By utilizing real-time business performance assessments, Wayflyer enables SMBs to access capital quickly and efficiently, transforming the traditional financing model.

Flywheel Labs is a technology company specializing in revenue optimization for airlines and hotels, utilizing AI to enhance revenue management and decision-making.

Beyond Meat produces vegan meat and plant-based meat substitutes, focusing on creating products that nourish and protect health while promoting sustainability.

Shopkick is a leading shopping rewards app that allows users to earn rewards for shopping both online and in-store by scanning products, uploading receipts, and engaging with brands.

Made in Space achieved a historic milestone in 2014 by manufacturing the first object in space using 3D printing. The company continues to innovate in in-space manufacturing. Their work is pivotal for the future of the global space economy.

Sensity AI specializes in AI-generated deepfake detection, utilizing deep learning and classical forensics to address the challenges posed by manipulated media in various sectors including law enforcement and finance.

Kangaroo Biomedical is a biotechnology company focused on reproductive health, addressing infertility and menopause through innovative cell engineering and iPSC-derived technologies.

Tyme Group offers solutions for companies, catering services, self-ordering kiosks, and commission-free delivery. It focuses on delivering high-quality food and enhancing customer satisfaction.

Early-stage, multi-thematic firm investing in purpose-driven founders reimagining the building blocks of life and society. Portfolio includes Magic Leap, Recursion, and other deeptech companies.

Invests at seed and early stages in purpose-driven, trailblazing entrepreneurs with unique ideas capable of reinventing entire industries. Focuses on companies founded by mission-driven founders building transformative technologies.

Early institutional backer that sources tech from academia and government labs, partnering with scientist- and engineer-led teams to deeply interrogate science, dual-use/defense opportunities, and amplify through an in-house media platform. Explicitly aims to "turn science fiction into science fact" by backing companies at the intersection of the new and the not-yet-imagined, built around scientists, engineers, and polymaths rather than traditional finance backgrounds who can deeply interrogate emerging science and complex tech. The firm systematically mines academia and government labs for "technological gems" and has become one of the earliest institutional backers of dual-use and defense technology.

Early-stage investor in deep-tech—AI, cybersecurity, quantum, robotics, space tech, synthetic biology—with rare bioengineering focus and technically deep partners who engage with complex product and R&D.