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Bow Capital
Venture capital · Menlo Park, CA, United States · North America
Bow Capital is a venture firm that invests in founders building AI for the physical world, including robotics, industrial automation, defense, logistics, and AI-powered healthcare. It is anchored by a partnership with the University of California, drawing deal flow from UC research and campuses.
Invests inAI & Machine Learning
In its own wordsphysical airoboticsindustrial automationdefensedigital biologylogistics
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Or find every investor that fitsBow Capital lists 42 checked portfolio companies on its own site and is named in 1 funding round, 1 of them as lead. Its most frequent entry is Seed, 100% of the companies with a known first round. Its largest themes are AI & Machine Learning (26%), Healthcare & Biotech (13%) and Industrial & Manufacturing (10%). 91% of its companies are based in United States. It invests most often alongside Y Combinator, Soma Capital and Acre Venture Partners.
Counts come from funding rounds that name Bow Capital, complete from mid-2025: earlier rounds appear only when they were reported later. Round amounts and full round histories are on Fundup AI.
Round figures show recent activity, not Bow Capital's whole history. Rounds on record name 1 company; its own site lists 42. Funding rounds are complete from mid-2025, so counts and the yearly trend undercount a firm that invested before then. The portfolio, themes and places come from its own site and are not affected.
Entry stage
share of companies by the stage of its first roundShow as a table
| Value | |
|---|---|
| Pre-seed | 0% |
| Seed | 100% |
| Series A | 0% |
| Series B | 0% |
| Growth | 0% |
Activity by year
rounds it joined, last 10 yearsShow as a table
| Total | Rounds it led | |
|---|---|---|
| '17 | 0 | 0 |
| '18 | 0 | 0 |
| '19 | 0 | 0 |
| '20 | 0 | 0 |
| '21 | 0 | 0 |
| '22 | 0 | 0 |
| '23 | 0 | 0 |
| '24 | 0 | 0 |
| '25 | 0 | 0 |
| '26 | 1 | 1 |
Investor profile
percentile among all firmsShow as a table
| Measure | Percentile of all firms | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio size | 78th | 42 companies |
| Recent activity | 59th | 1 rounds in 12 months |
| Early stage | 100th | 100% of entries at pre-seed or seed |
| Evidence | 55th | 2% of companies confirmed by a round |
| Sector focus | 40th | 26% in its largest sector |
| Reach | 58th | 3 countries |
Investment themes
share of its checked companiesThis firmAll checked companies
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| This firm | All checked companies | |
|---|---|---|
| AI & Machine Learning | 26% | 18% |
| Healthcare & Biotech | 13% | 15% |
| Industrial & Manufacturing | 10% | 7% |
| Fintech | 10% | 12% |
| Enterprise Software | 8% | 8% |
| E-commerce & Marketplaces | 7% | 6% |
| Robotics & Hardware | 6% | 1% |
| Mobility & Logistics | 4% | 1% |
Invests most often with
firms sharing its portfolio companiesShow as a table
| Share | |
|---|---|
| Y Combinator | 4 |
| Soma Capital | 3 |
| Acre Venture Partners | 2 |
| Comcast Ventures | 2 |
| FundersClub | 2 |
| Gutter Capital | 2 |
| Swift Ventures | 2 |
| 10VC | 1 |
Its portfolio companies
where they are based, and what their own sites showSite status
- Site answers3993%
- No longer answers00%
- Points to another company37%
- Parked or sold domain00%
A site that stops answering three checks in a row is counted as no longer answering; that is not proof of closure. A site that points to another company is often an acquisition.
Co-investor network
who it backs companies with, and who they back togetherCompare Bow Capital head to head
portfolio size, rounds, entry stages, themes and the companies both backThree or more firms at once: portfolio overlap.
Recent portfolio activity
when companies last raised with Bow Capital| Date | Company | Stage |
|---|---|---|
| 25 Mar 2026 | Seed Led |
Round details for Bow Capital
Amounts, full round histories and every co-investor in Bow Capital's rounds are on Fundup AI. VCinfo covers investors and their portfolios.
Portfolio
42 companies checked against their own sites| Company | What it does | Themes | First round with it | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Industrial & ManufacturingAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | |||
| Ambi Robotics develops and provides AI-powered robotic tools for tasks such as stacking and sorting parcels | Robotics & HardwareAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| Arango provides a platform that unifies graph, vector, document, and search data for building and scaling AI-powered applications. | AI & Machine LearningEnterprise Software | Portfolio page | ||
| The company sells personal care products, such as pads, underwear, and boosters, for people with bladder leaks. | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Bentoml provides a platform for serving AI/ML models and custom inference pipelines in production | AI & Machine LearningIndustrial & Manufacturing | Portfolio page | ||
| Claritype embeds conversational AI into existing software to deliver trusted insights across industrial systems | AI & Machine LearningIndustrial & Manufacturing | Portfolio page | ||
| CNaught provides a platform for buying and managing carbon credits | FintechClimate & Energy | Portfolio page | ||
| Deepcell develops an AI-integrated platform for imaging, analysis, and enrichment of viable cells. | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| EasyPost provides a shipping API and related services for businesses to manage their shipping operations | E-commerce & MarketplacesFintech | Portfolio page | ||
| Portfolio page | ||||
| The company sells sustainable period products, including disposable and reusable discs and cups. | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | |||
| Jerry handles insurance, maintenance, and more for cars and homes | FintechMobility & Logistics | Portfolio page | ||
| GetRev helps B2B marketing teams identify relevant audiences, design campaigns, and reach buyers through fully managed, AI-powered demand generation. | AI & Machine LearningMedia & Entertainment | Portfolio page | ||
| Victus develops and provides autonomy software for various platforms, including drones, aircraft, and satellites. | Enterprise SoftwareAI & Machine Learning | Mar 2026Seed | Page + round | |
| Motive provides a platform for fleet management and driver safety | Industrial & ManufacturingAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| GoodRec connects players with pickup sports games in various cities | Legal & ComplianceEnterprise Software | Portfolio page | ||
| GrayMatter Robotics builds end-to-end solutions for new and existing factories that expand capacity, guarantee quality, and future-proof production | Industrial & Manufacturing | Portfolio page | ||
| HumanSignal provides labeling, evaluation, and quality workflows for AI teams. | AI & Machine LearningRobotics & Hardware | Portfolio page | ||
| Infinant Health develops products that help unlock the potential of the infant gut microbiome to build a foundation for better health | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page |
About this data
site last read 5 Nov 2026- Site
- bowcapital.com
- Last read
- 5 Nov 2026
- Watching since
- 6 Nov 2026
- Rounds since
- 25 Mar 2026
- Companies checked
- 42
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