Investors / United States / Braid Theory
Braid Theory
Venture capital · San Pedro, CA, United States · North America
Braid Theory is a venture platform that supports science- and engineering-led companies in the regenerative blue economy. It runs cohort-based programs, connects founders with mentors and industry partners, and provides commercialization, validation, and pilot deployment support.
Invests inAI & Machine LearningIndustrial & Manufacturing
In its own wordsblue economyocean techclimate techmaritimemarine energycoastal resilience
Your fit with Braid Theory
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Or find every investor that fitsBraid Theory lists 107 checked portfolio companies on its own site and is named in 1 funding round. Its most frequent entry is Seed, 100% of the companies with a known first round. Its largest themes are AI & Machine Learning (29%), Industrial & Manufacturing (24%) and Education (10%). 54% of its companies are based in United States. It invests most often alongside Creative Destruction Lab, Elemental Impact and HAX.
Counts come from funding rounds that name Braid Theory, 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 Braid Theory's whole history. Rounds on record name 1 company; its own site lists 107. 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 roundBraid Theory does not state its stages on its site, so only what it does is shown.
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| 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 | 0 |
Investor profile
percentile among all firmsShow as a table
| Measure | Percentile of all firms | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio size | 96th | 107 companies |
| Recent activity | 59th | 1 rounds in 12 months |
| Early stage | 100th | 100% of entries at pre-seed or seed |
| Evidence | 53th | 1% of companies confirmed by a round |
| Sector focus | 48th | 29% in its largest sector |
| Reach | 97th | 12 countries |
Investment themes
share of its checked companiesThis firmAll checked companies
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| This firm | All checked companies | |
|---|---|---|
| AI & Machine Learning | 29% | 18% |
| Industrial & Manufacturing | 24% | 7% |
| Education | 10% | 7% |
| Healthcare & Biotech | 10% | 15% |
| Climate & Energy | 7% | 1% |
| Space & Defense | 6% | 3% |
| Enterprise Software | 4% | 8% |
| Fintech | 3% | 12% |
Invests most often with
firms sharing its portfolio companiesShow as a table
| Share | |
|---|---|
| Creative Destruction Lab | 8 |
| Elemental Impact | 2 |
| HAX | 2 |
| Hatch Blue | 2 |
| Imagine H2O | 2 |
| IndieBio | 2 |
| Launch Alaska | 2 |
| NextFab Ventures | 2 |
Its portfolio companies
where they are based, and what their own sites showSite status
- Site answers10598%
- No longer answers00%
- Points to another company22%
- 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 togetherAll co-investors or Compare portfolios with Creative Destruction Lab
Compare Braid Theory 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 Braid Theory| Date | Company | Stage |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Jul 2026 | Seed |
Round details for Braid Theory
Amounts, full round histories and every co-investor in Braid Theory's rounds are on Fundup AI. VCinfo covers investors and their portfolios.
Portfolio
107 companies checked against their own sites| Company | What it does | Themes | First round with it | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Actea transforms sparse ocean data to solve problems | Climate & EnergyAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
AI & Machine LearningAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | |||
| The company installs cost-effective anchors for various industries including aquaculture and ocean energy using robots. | Industrial & ManufacturingAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| Bakman Technologies manufactures terahertz sensors, components, and systems, including portable spectrometers and photomixer assemblies | Industrial & Manufacturing | Portfolio page | ||
| Basepaws offers DNA tests for cats and dogs to help pet owners understand their pets' genetic blueprint and health | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Biodiversity Links helps organizations reduce negative impact on nature and contribute to restoring ecosystems and species with measurable results. | ConsumerIndustrial & Manufacturing | Portfolio page | ||
| Blaze Energy develops technology to enable vessels to run on any alternative fuel, allowing for fuel flexibility in maritime shipping. | EducationIndustrial & Manufacturing | Portfolio page | ||
| Blue Lotus Energy generates portable power from ocean waves. | EducationHealthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| The company provides AI-powered aerodynamic retrofits for cargo ships to reduce fuel costs and emissions. | AI & Machine LearningSpace & Defense | Portfolio page | ||
| Blue Ocean Gear provides real time tracking for deployed gear using intelligent, connected buoys. | FintechAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| Bluesonde Technologies provides real-time water quality monitoring systems | AI & Machine LearningSpace & Defense | Portfolio page | ||
| Canada Pump & Power provides industrial marine services tailored to the management of industrial ponds, rivers, and lakes, including equipment sales and rentals, and experienced operators and professionals. | Industrial & ManufacturingAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| Capilano Maritime Design provides engineering services including naval architecture, marine survey, and marine engineering design | Industrial & ManufacturingAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| CarBonne is developing a removable CO2 capture cartridge that mounts to fleet vehicles and uses airflow generated during normal driving. | Climate & Energy | Portfolio page | ||
| Castus Technologies predicts where floating hazards will drift using ocean physics and satellite observations to forecast their movement | AI & Machine LearningClimate & Energy | Portfolio page | ||
| Cellectgen develops saliva-based point-of-care platform technologies to help dentists identify patients with high risk of emerging active disease lesions | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| CHITELIX is an innovative biotech company specialised in producing chitosan and bio-ingredients by up-cycling seafood byproducts. | AI & Machine LearningAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| Clean Earth Rovers provides water pollution solutions using autonomous vessels and smart buoys to monitor and clean waterways. | Enterprise SoftwareIndustrial & Manufacturing | Portfolio page | ||
| Coastal Resilience Solutions builds artificial breakwater structures to reduce wave and protect against coastal erosion | EducationReal Estate & Construction | Portfolio page | ||
FintechLegal & Compliance | Portfolio page |
About this data
site last read 5 Nov 2026- Site
- braidtheory.com
- Last read
- 5 Nov 2026
- Watching since
- 6 Nov 2026
- Rounds since
- 1 Jul 2026
- Companies checked
- 107
Rates come from what VCinfo has observed since observation_start. Firms tend to remove companies that closed, so early rates understate reality. A company leaving a portfolio page does not mean it closed or exited. An unreachable site means our checks failed, nothing more.
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