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IBX

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i-b-x.com

IBX is an innovation and investment firm led by Dr. Kam Ghaffarian that focuses on space, energy, and deep technology. It develops investment strategies, incubates new business concepts, and builds companies in these areas.

Invests inAI & Machine LearningIndustrial & Manufacturing

In its own wordsspaceenergynucleardeep techaerospace

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6portfolio companies
0funding rounds on record

IBX lists 6 checked portfolio companies on its own site. Its largest themes are AI & Machine Learning (46%), Industrial & Manufacturing (27%) and Space & Defense (9%). 100% of its companies are based in United States. It invests most often alongside The Venture Collective, ARK Venture Fund and Green Sands Equity.

No funding round on record names IBX yet, so the figures come from its portfolio page.

Investor profile

percentile among all firms
Portfolio size: 6 companiesRecent activity: 0 rounds in 12 monthsEarly stage: 0% of entries at pre-seed or seedEvidence: 0% of companies confirmed by a roundSector focus: 46% in its largest sectorReach: 1 countryPortfolio size8th pctRecent activity46th pctEarly stage54th pctEvidence52th pctSector focus80th pctReach19th pct
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IBX compared with all firms
MeasurePercentile of all firmsValue
Portfolio size8th6 companies
Recent activity46th0 rounds in 12 months
Early stage54th0% of entries at pre-seed or seed
Evidence52th0% of companies confirmed by a round
Sector focus80th46% in its largest sector
Reach19th1 country

Its portfolio companies

where they are based, and what their own sites show

Headquarters

Site status

  • Site answers583%
  • No longer answers00%
  • Points to another company117%
  • 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.

Investment themes

share of its checked companies

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Investment themes
This firmAll checked companies
AI & Machine Learning46%18%
Industrial & Manufacturing27%7%
Space & Defense9%3%
Education9%7%
E-commerce & Marketplaces9%6%

Co-investor network

who it backs companies with, and who they back together
9 shared companies9 shared companies8 shared companies8 shared companies7 shared companies6 shared companies5 shared companies5 shared companies5 shared companies4 shared companies4 shared companies4 shared companies4 shared companies3 shared companies3 shared companies3 shared companies3 shared companies3 shared companies3 shared companies3 shared companies3 shared companies3 shared companies2 shared companies2 shared companiesThe Venture Collective: 3 shared companiesThe Venture Collective3ARK Venture Fund: 2 shared companiesARK Venture Fund2Green Sands Equity: 2 shared companiesGreen Sands Equity2Litquidity Ventures: 2 shared companiesLitquidity Ventures2Prime Movers Lab: 2 shared companiesPrime Movers Lab2Alumni Ventures: 1 shared companiesAlumni Ventures1Alumni Ventures: 1 shared companiesAlumni Ventures1American DeepTech: 1 shared companiesAmerican DeepTech1Capital Factory: 1 shared companiesCapital Factory1Capitoria: 1 shared companiesCapitoria1Corner: 1 shared companiesCorner1Cortado Ventures: 1 shared companiesCortado Ventures1
Shared portfolio companies with IBXFirms that also back companies together

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Compare IBX head to head

portfolio size, rounds, entry stages, themes and the companies both back

Three or more firms at once: portfolio overlap.

Portfolio

6 companies checked against their own sites
CompanyWhat it doesThemesFirst round with itEvidence
Axiom Spaceaxiomspace.com · United StatesAxiom Space operates end-to-end missions to the ISS and develops human-rated space infrastructure, including a space station and spacesuits.
Space & Defense
Portfolio page
Casimircasimirspace.com · United StatesCasimir harvests energy from all around us to provide unlimited power for devices without batteries, cords, or charging.
E-commerce & MarketplacesIndustrial & Manufacturing
Portfolio page
PTXptx-llc.com · United StatesPTX delivers leading-edge engineering services and strategic materials technology to Federal customers
AI & Machine LearningAI & Machine Learning
Portfolio page
Quantum Spacequantumspace.us
AI & Machine LearningAI & Machine Learning
Portfolio page
Terrionterrion.io · United StatesTerrion produces domestic synthetic graphite from American anthracite
Industrial & ManufacturingAI & Machine Learning
Portfolio page
x-energy.comx-energy.com · United StatesX-energy designs and deploys advanced small modular reactors and fuel solutions for global energy markets
EducationIndustrial & Manufacturing
Portfolio page

About this data

site last read 5 Nov 2026
The homepage of IBX, as last read
i-b-x.com as VCinfo last read it
Site
i-b-x.com
Last read
5 Nov 2026
Watching since
6 Nov 2026
Companies checked
6

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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