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Robot Ventures

Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 135 cheques on record.

Deploying nowNew fund $5.0M, Jul 2026VC firm

Pre-seedAppsInternetVenture Capital & Private Equity

Deploying now
25%of best year13cheques in 12 months, 135 on record
Since the last cheque24days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$6.0MRounds led3 of 135Sole investor1 roundsMostly inUnited States, 78%
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Robot Ventures highlights

  1. 01

    13 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Series A: 73% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 1 rounds, median $1.6M

What they do

Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
Pre-seed
Sectors
AppsInternetVenture Capital & Private Equity
Based in
New York, United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first135 appearances

  1. 2026

    11 rounds

  2. Oct
    Nous ResearchSeries B · US · Firms' own news pages$90MLed
  3. Sept
    Physical SuperintelligenceSeed · US$58MWith 3 others
  4. Jul
    Nous ResearchSeries B · US · TechCrunch$75MLed
  5. Jul
    CantinaVenture · US$8.0MWith 3 others
  6. Jun
    RangeSeries A · US$8.3MWith 2 others
  7. Apr
    SquadsTechStartups$18MWith 5 others
  8. Mar
    MathSeed · US$15MWith 2 others
  9. Mar
    PayySeed · US$6.0MWith 1 other
  10. Feb
    Sorella LabsVenture · US$5.2MWith 2 others
  11. Feb
    Lyra FinanceVenture · CAUndisclosedWith 4 others
  12. Jan
    BleapSeed · GB$5.5MWith 2 others
  13. 2025

    29 rounds

  14. Dec
    PolybaseSeed · US$6.0MWith 4 others
  15. Dec
    Asgard FinanceSeed$2.2MWith 1 other
  16. Oct
    Alpen LabsVenture · USUndisclosedWith 3 others
  17. Oct
    FhenixVentureUndisclosedWith 3 others
  18. Oct
    MegaETHToken sale · US$50MWith 2 others
  19. Oct
    GroundPre-seed · US$3.6MWith 3 others
  20. Sept
    BulkSeed · Ventureburn$8.0MLed
  21. Sept
    Wildcat LabsSeed · KY$3.5MWith 2 others
  22. Aug
    HyloSeed · US$1.5MWith 1 other
  23. Jul
    Resolv LabsSeed · US$44KWith 2 others
  24. Jun
    DefxSeed · SG$2.5MWith 2 others
  25. Apr
    IncoSeed · US$5.0MWith 4 others
  26. Apr
    CAP LabsSeed · US$8.0MWith 4 others
  27. Apr
    Nous ResearchSeries A · US$50MWith 3 others
  28. Apr
    Embr LabsPre-seed · US$1.8MWith 3 others
  29. Apr
    MagicBlockSeed · SG$7.5MWith 4 others
  30. Apr
    OptimumSeed · US$11MWith 4 others
  31. Apr
    Resolv LabsSeed · US$10MWith 2 others
  32. Mar
    RakuraiSeed · US$3.0MWith 2 others
  33. Mar
    Stoffel MPCPre-seed · GB$1.6MSole investor
  34. Mar
    Chronicle LabsSeed · CH$12MWith 2 others
  35. Mar
    FragmetricSeed · US$5.0MWith 2 others
  36. Mar
    LevelSeed · US$2.6MWith 4 others
  37. Mar
    FastLaneVenture · US$6.0MWith 2 others
  38. Mar
    Axelar NetworkToken sale · CA$30MWith 4 others
  39. Feb
    LigeroSeed · US$4.0MWith 5 others
  40. Jan
    Alpen LabsVenture · US$8.5MWith 3 others
  41. Jan
    GTESeed · US$10MWith 2 others
  42. Jan
    IrreducibleSeries A · US$24MWith 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 registration4 named

JNJeremy NeilsonManaging Director of the Partner's ManageriFiling they signed
RTRichard ThomsOfficer of the Issuer's Administrative ManageriFiling they signed
RSRobert Silver LeshnerOwner and Manager of Robot Ventures Management, LLCiForm ADV
TCTarun ChitraOwner and Manager of Robot Ventures Management, LLCiForm ADV

We also hold 3 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

$154Mgross assets of its fundsOct 2026
Exemptreporting adviserventure or small private funds
Legal name
Robot Ventures Management, LLC
SEC number
CRD 324017

What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

15 of 33 we have independently watched raise

AgoraBulkExolabsFairblockFlashbotsGauntletMagicblockMathMegaethNansenNousresearchPayyPolymarketSuccinctTogetherAftermathAppArgentAtlascardBackpackConduitEclipseEigenlayerEuphoriaJitoLastLayerzeroPhysical IntelligenceSpearbitSprinterSuilendZamaZircuit

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 Robot Ventures. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Recently backed

The latest companies Robot Ventures put money into.

Quick answers about Robot Ventures

What does Robot Ventures invest in?

Robot Ventures invests most often at Seed and Series A (73% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Apps, Internet and Venture Capital & Private Equity.

How active is Robot Ventures?

135 investments on record, 13 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 3. The most recent was in Oct 2026.

What has Robot Ventures invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Nous Research (Series B, Oct 2026), Physical Superintelligence (Seed, Sept 2026) and Cantina (Venture, Jul 2026).

How big are Robot Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $6.0M.

Does Robot Ventures lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 3 of its 135 investments on record (2%).

Where does Robot Ventures invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (78%), Canada (6%) and the United Kingdom (6%).

Is Robot Ventures investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 13 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Robot Ventures invest alongside?

Most often Coinbase Ventures (24 rounds together), Y Combinator (17 rounds together) and Paradigm (13 rounds together).

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