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Larta Institute
Accelerator · Los Angeles, CA, United States · North America
Larta Institute is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that runs startup accelerator programs and provides technical and business assistance to science and technology ventures. It helps innovators commercialize research, including through SBIR/STTR grant support, and connects them with its ecosystem of investors, industry partners and public agencies.
Invests inAI & Machine LearningIndustrial & Manufacturing
In its own wordssciencetechnologysustainabilityhealthfoodenergy
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Or find every investor that fitsLarta Institute lists 23 checked portfolio companies on its own site. Its largest themes are AI & Machine Learning (31%), Industrial & Manufacturing (15%) and Consumer (10%). 93% of its companies are based in United States. It invests most often alongside Breakout Ventures, Collaborative Fund and Elemental Impact.
No funding round on record names Larta Institute yet, so the figures come from its portfolio page.
Round figures show recent activity, not Larta Institute's whole history. Rounds on record name 0 companies; its own site lists 23. 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.
Investment themes
share of its checked companiesThis firmAll checked companies
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| This firm | All checked companies | |
|---|---|---|
| AI & Machine Learning | 31% | 18% |
| Industrial & Manufacturing | 15% | 7% |
| Consumer | 10% | 3% |
| Real Estate & Construction | 8% | 3% |
| Food & Agriculture | 8% | 3% |
| Education | 8% | 7% |
| Healthcare & Biotech | 8% | 15% |
| Space & Defense | 5% | 3% |
Invests most often with
firms sharing its portfolio companiesShow as a table
| Share | |
|---|---|
| Breakout Ventures | 2 |
| Collaborative Fund | 2 |
| Elemental Impact | 2 |
| Global Brain | 2 |
| Impact Science Ventures | 2 |
| Starlight Ventures | 2 |
| Techstars | 2 |
| 43 | 1 |
Investor profile
percentile among all firmsShow as a table
| Measure | Percentile of all firms | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio size | 57th | 23 companies |
| Recent activity | 46th | 0 rounds in 12 months |
| Early stage | 54th | 0% of entries at pre-seed or seed |
| Evidence | 52th | 0% of companies confirmed by a round |
| Sector focus | 54th | 31% in its largest sector |
| Reach | 42th | 2 countries |
Its portfolio companies
where they are based, and what their own sites showSite status
- Site answers23100%
- No longer answers00%
- Points to another company00%
- 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 Breakout Ventures
Compare Larta Institute head to head
portfolio size, rounds, entry stages, themes and the companies both backThree or more firms at once: portfolio overlap.
Portfolio
23 companies checked against their own sites| Company | What it does | Themes | First round with it | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross-Wen Technologies develops and implements an algae-based wastewater treatment solution | Industrial & ManufacturingAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| Aquaria produces water from air using a technology that exceeds EPA standards for drinking water quality | Industrial & ManufacturingConsumer | Portfolio page | ||
| Blue Forest is a non-profit conservation finance organization that brings communities, finance, and science together to restore and protect forests and watersheds. | ConsumerFintech | Portfolio page | ||
| Black Swift Technologies delivers reliable, robust, and highly accurate unmanned aircraft systems capable of flying scientific payloads in demanding atmospheric environments | AI & Machine LearningAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| CalWave develops wave energy technology for secure energy access | EducationIndustrial & Manufacturing | Portfolio page | ||
| The company is developing precision diagnostics to distinguish between malignant and benign adnexal masses | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Cuberg builds powerful, lightweight and safe batteries for high-performance electric mobility. | Mobility & LogisticsIndustrial & Manufacturing | Portfolio page | ||
| Gradient designs and installs window air conditioners and cold climate heat pumps for residential and commercial buildings. | Real Estate & ConstructionConsumer | Portfolio page | ||
| HyperLocal Farms grows and delivers microgreens, shoots, and edible flowers to restaurants, grocers, and distributors across the state of Florida. | AI & Machine LearningAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| Kadeya provides waste-free beverage vending stations for workplaces | Food & AgricultureSpace & Defense | Portfolio page | ||
| Kind Designs builds and installs 3D-printed seawalls and coastal infrastructure | ConsumerIndustrial & Manufacturing | Portfolio page | ||
| Kit Switch delivers pre-designed kitchen, bathroom, and storage kits for multifamily housing | Real Estate & Construction | Portfolio page | ||
| Modern Meadow produces biofabricated leather | Legal & ComplianceAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| Prosperity Market is a farmers market on wheels and food truck in one, featuring black farmers, food producers, and chefs, and traveling throughout Los Angeles bringing a curated farmers market experience to neighborhoods. | Food & Agriculture | Portfolio page | ||
| Reframe Systems is a vertically integrated design-build partner for developers that handles everything from permits to occupancy using robotics, automation, and local microfactories to deliver high-performance housing | Real Estate & Construction | Portfolio page | ||
| Regrow provides a platform for agriculture resilience and sustainability, offering tools for tracking progress and analyzing environmental outcomes. | AI & Machine LearningAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| Replate facilitates food donation by connecting organizations with surplus food to communities facing food insecurity. | Food & Agriculture | Portfolio page | ||
| Roga develops a device for vagus nerve stimulation to help with stress relief, meditation, and sleep. | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| The company helps people go solar and fight for their energy rights. | EducationEducation | Portfolio page | ||
| Terviva develops and provides products derived from the pongamia tree, including energy, food, and feed products, to stakeholders worldwide | AI & Machine LearningAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page |
About this data
site last read 11 Nov 2026- Site
- larta.org
- Last read
- 11 Nov 2026
- Watching since
- 6 Nov 2026
- Companies checked
- 23
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