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Prime Movers Lab

Last cheque observed Jul 2026; 5 cheques on record.

VC firmDeploying nowNew fund $993K, Aug 2026

SeedSeries ASeries BSmart ManufacturingRoboticsIndustrial IoT

Deploying now
100%of best year4cheques in 12 months, 5 on record
Since the last cheque106days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$152MCheque size, as they say$100K – $60MRounds led3 of 5Mostly inUnited States, 60%
Pitch Prime Movers Lab

Prime Movers Lab highlights

  1. 01

    4 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Series A and Seed: 100% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Led 3 rounds

What they do

Prime Movers Lab Raises $245 Million Early-Stage Fund to Advance Breakthrough Science StartupsFrom their own website
Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
$100K – $60M as they say
Stages
SeedSeries ASeries BGrowth
Sectors
Smart ManufacturingRoboticsIndustrial IoT
Based in
Jackson, United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first5 appearances

  1. 2026

    4 rounds

  2. Jul
    HumanoidSeries A · GB · TechStartups$152MLed
  3. Jun
    Focused EnergySeries A · DE · TechCrunch$240MWith 5 others
  4. May
    The PathSeed · US · Ventureburn$14MLed
  5. May
    HarkSeries A · US · TechCrunch$700MWith 11 others
  6. 2021

    1 round

  7. Nov
    CognixionSeed · US · Firms' own news pages$12MLed

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 registration4 named

DSDakin SlossManaging member of the investment adviseriFiling they signed
JLJon LaymanGeneral CounseliFiling they signed
TFTaylor FrankelVice President of Finance of the investment adviseriFiling they signed
ZHZia HuqueDirectoriFiling they signed

We also hold 16 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

$2.3Bgross assets of its fundsOct 2026
Exemptreporting adviserventure or small private funds
Legal name
Prime Movers LAB LLC
SEC number
CRD 299803

Who backs their funds

1 LP on record in Prime Movers Lab's funds

Funds
1

The institutions that put money into its funds, which the firm then invests in companies.Source: an LP list.

Recently backed

The latest companies Prime Movers Lab put money into.

On podcasts

1 episode naming Prime Movers Lab in the title.

Quick answers about Prime Movers Lab

What does Prime Movers Lab invest in?

Prime Movers Lab invests most often at Series A and Seed (100% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Smart Manufacturing, Robotics and Industrial IoT.

How active is Prime Movers Lab?

5 investments on record, 4 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 3. The most recent was in Jul 2026.

What has Prime Movers Lab invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Humanoid (Series A, Jul 2026), Focused Energy (Series A, Jun 2026) and The Path (Seed, May 2026).

How big are Prime Movers Lab's cheques?

The median round it joins is $152M. It says it writes cheques of $100K to $60M.

Does Prime Movers Lab lead rounds?

Yes: it led 3 of its 5 investments on record (60%).

Where does Prime Movers Lab invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (60%), the United Kingdom (20%) and Germany (20%).

Is Prime Movers Lab investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 4 investments in the last 12 months.

What kind of investor is Prime Movers Lab?

Prime Movers Lab is a VC firm based in Jackson, United States.

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