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Calibrate Ventures

Last cheque observed Jul 2026; 9 cheques on record.

VC firmDeploying nowNew fund $1000K, Jun 2026

SeedSeries ADeep-techAIComputer Vision

Deploying now
50%of best year1cheques in 12 months, 9 on record
Since the last cheque113days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$13MRounds led3 of 9Mostly inUnited States, 100%
Pitch Calibrate Ventures

Calibrate Ventures highlights

  1. 01

    1 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Series A: 100% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Led 3 rounds

What they do

Calibrate Ventures backs visionary founders scaling deep-tech to transform industries such as manufacturing, security, and warehousing.From their own website
Type
VC firm
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
SeedSeries A
Sectors
Deep-techAIComputer Vision
Based in
Los Angeles, United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first9 appearances

  1. 2026

    1 round

  2. Jul
    Walden RoboticsSeed · US · Google News search$300MWith 12 others
  3. 2025

    1 round

  4. Sept
    Vibranium LabsSeed · AlleyWatch$4.6MLed
  5. 2022

    1 round

  6. Jun
    RegardSeries A · US · Foundry Group$15MLed
  7. 2020

    1 round

  8. Dec
    Parallel DomainSeed · US · Foundry GroupUndisclosedWith 2 others
  9. 2019

    2 rounds

  10. Sept
    RealizedSeries A · US · FinSMEs$6.0MWith 1 other
  11. May
    XStream TruckingSeries A · US · FinSMEs$11MLed
  12. 2018

    2 rounds

  13. May
    AlphaUS · VentureBeat$10MWith 3 others
  14. May
    Soft RoboticsUS · FinSMEs$20MWith 8 others
  15. 2017

    1 round

  16. Oct
    Madison ReedUS · FinSMEs$25MWith 2 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

The team

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration3 named

DKDunlap KevinManaging DirectoriFiling they signed
JMJason Michael SchoettlerManaging Member of Calibrate Ventures GP, LLC, General PartneriFiling they signed
KEKevin Eric DunlapManaging Member of Calibrate Ventures GP, LLC, General PartneriFiling they signed

We also hold 8 people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

What the register says

From the firm's own filings with the SEC, which it must file accurately by law

$368Mgross assets of its fundsOct 2026
Exemptreporting adviserventure or small private funds
Legal name
Calibrate Ventures Management, LLC
SEC number
CRD 287636

What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

21 of 28 we have independently watched raise

BroadlyBuild RoboticsCollaborative RoboticsEeroQFarmWiseFeedback LoopFluxGray Matter RoboticsGrid.AeroHowsoManifoldParallel DomainProrata.aiRealizedSenseiSigIQTrellisTruckLabsVibraniumWaldenregardFortyFive LabsHdwKronosAIOxipital AIRangeviewSydekick RoboticsaiXplain

Weaker than a round we watched, stronger than a list somebody sold us. A firm is far less willing to put a company on its own site that it never funded.

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Calibrate Ventures. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Recently backed

The latest companies Calibrate Ventures put money into.

Quick answers about Calibrate Ventures

What does Calibrate Ventures invest in?

Calibrate Ventures invests most often at Seed and Series A (100% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Deep-tech, AI and Computer Vision.

How active is Calibrate Ventures?

9 investments on record, 1 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 3. The most recent was in Jul 2026.

What has Calibrate Ventures invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Walden Robotics (Seed, Jul 2026), Vibranium Labs (Seed, Sept 2025) and Regard (Series A, Jun 2022).

How big are Calibrate Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $13M.

Does Calibrate Ventures lead rounds?

Yes: it led 3 of its 9 investments on record (33%).

Where does Calibrate Ventures invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (100%).

Is Calibrate Ventures investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 1 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Calibrate Ventures invest alongside?

Most often Foundry Group (2 rounds together).

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