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We use our domain expertise, network, and prior experiences to help our founders scale commercialization, product, and engineering. Post-science project investing We recognize that starting and building a company is hard. Startups by definition are outliers being built by unique collections of humans. We utilize our deep domain expertise to uniquely understand the problems of companies in the categories we care about. Pairing this with our experience working with deep technology, allows us to provide leverage in taking a company from pre, to post-commercialization and building engineering teams across both research and production-level eng.

We are in the midst of technological shifts at a pace faster than ever before. Calculus VC capitalizes on these shifts to deliver returns and impact. We invest in the Series A and Series B stages of startups in the below sectors: FUTURE OF COMPUTING AND AI Continued advancements in AI will demand new developments in hardware and software. New computing materials and interfaces may emerge. Computing power may be more distributed, and the world will be infinitely more connected. These and more, are our areas of interest: Intelligence beyond language: We expect AI to understand quantitative models and physical phenomenon just as well as it understands language. Large Quantitiative Models are a focus for us. New hardware, materials, and architectures: We expect that demand for computing power will grow exponentially. Quantum computing, as well as distributed computing are expected to grow. We expect advancements in computing materials beyond silicon. Immersive and neural interfaces: These interfaces already exist, we expect they will become more mainstream. Spatial computing, integrating the physical world with digital environments may be our future. COMPUTATIONAL LIFE SCIENCES AND HEALTHTECH Breakthroughs in biology, materials, sensors, and data science are converging to redefine healthcare. Precision and personalization will take center stage as AI enhances how we detect, monitor, and treat disease. Areas of interest include: AI-First Therapeutics and Discovery Platforms: ML-powered platforms designing drugs and biologics via simulation, predictive modeling, and data-rich experimentation. Infrastructure for Programmable Biology: Tools that make biology engineerable – lab automation, bioinformatics, 3D bioprinting, next-gen diagnostics and R&D devices. Continuous, Data-Driven and Personalized Care: Wearables, medical devices, and diagnostics to deliver patient-centric care. These models turn users into real-time data streams, enabling adaptive treatment and personalized interventions. ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGIES As we expand the frontiers of possibility, we expect industry to evolve with intelligence, autonomy and environmental sustainability at its core. Areas of focus include: AI and automation in industry: Intelligent machines will optimize production, reduce waste, and enable new workflows. From predictive maintenance to robotic manufacturing, automation will power the next industrial revolution. We support startups enabling this vision. Land, ocean, and space transport and communications: We are interested in advanced materials, robotics, sensors, systems and software that will unlock new frontiers from deep-sea mapping to planetary missions. Resource efficiency: Building the future will demand large reserves of energy and natural resources. Technologies that can serve our energy, food, water, and agricultural needs while supporting a better planet are of interest to us.

YXS is an award-winning venture platform, recognized for top 1% returns. At YXS Capital, we forge strategic partnerships with visionary founders dedicated to driving innovation, advancing sustainable growth, and creating lasting impact across both emerging and established sectors. Our track record of exceptional performance is rooted in a collaborative ethos, deep market insight, and an unwavering, founder-first approach that aligns our success with that of the companies we support. 14.3x Total Value Paid In $71B Portfolio Market Cap 5 Unicorns Backed 36% Unicorn Hit Rate We back emerging technology companies at critical inflection points. Investing in the trillion-dollar industries that will define the future We focus on companies generating at least $2M in ARR, primarily at the Series A to C stages in North America. We back proven founders, often with prior exits or deep domain expertise, and partner with them to accelerate growth. Beyond capital, we bring institutional expertise, strategic relationships, and operational support to help portfolio companies scale into market leaders. Our mission is to partner with companies that redefine how the world builds, powers, moves, and computes. AI & Workflow Automation: Artificial intelligence and automation platforms transforming how multi-trillion-dollar industries operate, from automated workflows to autonomous enterprise decision-making. Financial Technology: Next-generation infrastructure and applications transforming payments, banking, and financial services, enabling broader financial access and efficiency worldwide. Energy Technology: Renewable generation, storage, and grid technologies accelerating the shift to a low-carbon energy economy and reshaping energy sustainability on a global scale. Robotics and Manufacturing: Intelligent robotics and advanced manufacturing systems redefining industrial production, supply chains, and labor efficiency, changing how the world builds. Aerospace and Defense: Technologies advancing national security, aerospace mobility, and space exploration, shaping the next frontier of global infrastructure. We thrive in rapidly evolving markets with a commitment to integrity. Our proven approach blends visionary thinking + institutional expertise to drive exceptional outcomes for our trusted stakeholders. Approach Partner With Proven Operators: We identify bold founders and high-potential startups at inflection points. By engaging early and building trust, we position our portfolio for outsized growth from day one. Scale Revenues Together: We go beyond capital. We provide key introductions to strategic partners and hands-on operational support that help portfolio companies rapidly capture market share. Monitor Portfolio Performance: We stay engaged by tracking key metrics, providing proactive guidance, and ensuring founders have the resources they need to navigate challenges and seize opportunities. Exit Planning and Analysis: We work proactively with each company to map successful exit strategies, leveraging our network and knowledge to maximize outcomes, whether through IPO, acquisition, or strategic partnership.

UpHonest Capital is an early-stage venture capital based in Silicon Valley. We commit our investments to the most outstanding entrepreneurs and rapidly scaling early-stage startups, applying our considerable resources and networks to catalyze value creation. We are here to help and support game changers for the big greatness. Stage: Angel to Series A Investment Landscape: 500+ portfolios, 30 Unicorns Industries: ConsumerTech, Enterprise, Deeptech Sectors: New Brand, New Lifestyle, Creative Content, New E-Commerce, Productivity, vSaaS, DevTool, Robotics, Clean Energy, AgriTech, AI+ Featured Companies: Rippling, Instacart, Hims & Hers, Lime, Ironclad, Astranis, Boom Supersonic, Rescale, Dialpad, Checkr

TUM Venture Labs are new entrepreneurial innovation hubs re-enforcing in a unique way tech-based business creation at the interfaces of engineering, natural, life and data sciences and medicine. The joint initiative of TUM and UnternehmerTUM supports entrepreneurial talents in tech-based business translation from science, offering an entire ecosystem with the necessary development environments. Our offers range from technical and social infrastructure to entrepreneurship training and support through our top-class industry and investor networks. Discover and strengthen your entrepreneurial qualities and develop a business idea into a successful enterprise at TUM Venture Labs! Our offerings for talents and founders Whether you are a student, a scientist or a well-established team, the TUM Venture Labs offer tailored support within your technological domain. Various formats along our four pillars are available to you -- from initial inspiration to founding your company. Training formats to deepen specialized knowledge in an application-oriented way, to develop start-up ideas or to grow personally. Domain-specific startup support on your journey from initial idea or technology to starting your venture. Our network of top-class entrepreneurs, mentors, industry partners, scientific/domain experts and investors. Access to spaces and infrastructure in the form of workstations, labs or technical infrastructure (e.g. MakerSpace), individually tailored in each Venture Lab. Discover and strengthen your entrepreneurial skills and develop your business idea into a successful company at the TUM Venture Labs! 11 Venture Labs with entrepreneurial know-how in your tech-domain In order to bring high-tech start-up projects to success, teams need deep knowledge of technology, management know-how as well as specific industry and market understanding. The TUM Venture Labs can support you in enriching your tech know-how with management expertise and deep understanding of your industry and market. To this end, the TUM Venture Labs focus on 11 technology domains and thus create a support offering that specifically addresses the needs of founders and founding teams in the respective technology fields. Discover the Venture Lab that's right for you! Aerospace ChemSPACE Built Environment Robotics/AI Food/Agro/Biotech Software/AI Healthcare Quantum Additive Manufacturing Sustainability & Circular Economy Legal Tech Colab Additional venture lab "mobility" is currently being planned.

We are obsessed with finding & funding passionate, brave & resilient entrepreneurs who are solving real world problems leveraging technology. TARGET SECTORSE-mobility Battery Packs Cell Chemistry Motor & Controller Technologies Battery Management Systems EV Financing Autonomous/Connected Vehicles Net zero & decarbonization Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage Carbon Accounting, Exchange and Trading Green Buildings and Materials Climate Intelligence Green hydrogen Electrolysers Transportation Storage Fuel Cells Capture Technology Other IOT Edge Computing Augmented Reality Advance Robotics Health Tech Genomics