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The Westly Group
Venture capital · Menlo Park, CA, United States · North America
The Westly Group is a venture firm that runs a seed fund and a venture and growth fund, investing in AI-native software and hardware companies in the physical economy. It also operates a global syndicate of corporate partners that invest in its funds and gain early access to its portfolio companies.
Invests inAI & Machine LearningIndustrial & Manufacturing
In its own wordsenergyindustrialsmobilityroboticscybersecurityai
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Or find every investor that fitsThe Westly Group lists 35 checked portfolio companies on its own site and is named in 8 funding rounds, 2 of them as lead. Its most frequent entry is Seed, 43% of the companies with a known first round. Its largest themes are AI & Machine Learning (30%), Industrial & Manufacturing (28%) and Cybersecurity (12%). 90% of its companies are based in United States. It invests most often alongside Activate Capital, Salesforce Ventures and 10x Group.
Counts come from funding rounds that name The Westly Group, 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 The Westly Group's whole history. Rounds on record name 7 companies; its own site lists 35. 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 | 43% |
| Series A | 0% |
| Series B | 14% |
| Growth | 43% |
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 | 3 | 1 |
| '26 | 5 | 1 |
Investor profile
percentile among all firmsShow as a table
| Measure | Percentile of all firms | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio size | 72th | 34 companies |
| Recent activity | 86th | 5 rounds in 12 months |
| Early stage | 67th | 43% of entries at pre-seed or seed |
| Evidence | 89th | 18% of companies confirmed by a round |
| Sector focus | 50th | 30% 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 | 30% | 18% |
| Industrial & Manufacturing | 28% | 7% |
| Cybersecurity | 12% | 4% |
| Education | 8% | 7% |
| Space & Defense | 5% | 3% |
| Real Estate & Construction | 5% | 3% |
| Enterprise Software | 3% | 8% |
| Mobility & Logistics | 3% | 1% |
Invests most often with
firms sharing its portfolio companiesShow as a table
| Share | |
|---|---|
| Activate Capital | 5 |
| Salesforce Ventures | 4 |
| 10x Group | 3 |
| G2 Venture Partners | 3 |
| Grok Ventures | 3 |
| StartX | 3 |
| Techstars | 3 |
| Accel | 2 |
Its portfolio companies
where they are based, and what their own sites showSite status
- Site answers3291%
- No longer answers00%
- Points to another company39%
- 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 Activate Capital
Compare The Westly Group head to head
portfolio size, rounds, entry stages, themes and the companies both backThree or more firms at once: portfolio overlap.
Funds
as stated on its siteRecent portfolio activity
when companies last raised with The Westly Group| Date | Company | Stage |
|---|---|---|
| 17 Sept 2026 | Series A | |
| 16 Sept 2026 | Seed | |
| 30 Jul 2026 | Series C+ | |
| 16 Jun 2026 | Seed | |
| 15 Jun 2026 | Series C+ Led | |
| 12 Aug 2025 | Series B Led | |
| 21 Jul 2025 | Seed | |
| 7 Apr 2025 | Series C+ |
Round details for The Westly Group
Amounts, full round histories and every co-investor in The Westly Group's rounds are on Fundup AI. VCinfo covers investors and their portfolios.
Portfolio
35 companies checked against their own sites| Company | What it does | Themes | First round with it | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ampcontrol optimises energy and operation for depots and industrial sites with solutions for charging management systems, energy management, and fleet management. | Industrial & ManufacturingMobility & Logistics | Portfolio page | ||
| Antora Energy develops and deploys thermal battery storage systems for industrial heat and power | Industrial & ManufacturingEducation | Portfolio page | ||
| Antora develops and deploys thermal battery storage systems for industrial heat and power | Industrial & ManufacturingEducation | Jul 2026Series C+ | Funding round | |
Real Estate & ConstructionAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | |||
| AttoTude develops a new interconnect technology for data centers to support high-speed parallel processing and supercomputing applications | AI & Machine LearningCybersecurity | Jun 2026Series C+ | Page + round | |
| Circulor provides digital product passports and supply chain traceability solutions | Healthcare & BiotechIndustrial & Manufacturing | Portfolio page | ||
| The company applies integrated technology solutions to parking, congestion, and compliance problems by leveraging real-time occupancy and payment data. | AI & Machine LearningMobility & Logistics | Portfolio page | ||
| Clutch provides a platform for identity, agent, and secret security | CybersecurityAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| Condoit provides digital tools for the electrical industry to manage and utilize electrical data | Industrial & ManufacturingEnterprise Software | Portfolio page | ||
| CyCognito provides a platform for preemptive exposure management and attack surface management to help companies identify and fix external threats. | CybersecurityAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| The company provides a search platform for used industrial equipment. | Industrial & Manufacturing | Portfolio page | ||
| Enpal provides energy solutions, including photovoltaic systems, heat pumps, and energy storage, to households and businesses. | EducationIndustrial & Manufacturing | Apr 2025Series C+ | Page + round | |
| Fictiv provides custom manufacturing services, including CNC machining, sheet metal, injection molding, and other capabilities. | Industrial & ManufacturingAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| Gecko Robotics develops and uses AI and robotic tools to inspect and maintain critical infrastructure | Industrial & ManufacturingAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| Generalist is a company that builds general intelligence for the physical world by training robots | AI & Machine LearningRobotics & Hardware | Portfolio page | ||
| Awair monitors and manages indoor air quality | Healthcare & BiotechConsumer | Portfolio page | ||
| Giga Energy builds and provides infrastructure solutions for AI data centers and power distribution systems | AI & Machine LearningIndustrial & Manufacturing | Portfolio page | ||
| Ethos provides AI-powered visibility into workforce capability and offers solutions for various industries, including defense, life sciences, and athletics. | AI & Machine LearningEducation | Portfolio page | ||
Industrial & ManufacturingAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | |||
| Magentic develops AI agents for procurement and supply chain work for global manufacturers | AI & Machine LearningIndustrial & Manufacturing | Jul 2025Seed · 2 rounds | Page + round |
About this data
site last read 11 Nov 2026- Site
- westlygroup.com
- Last read
- 11 Nov 2026
- Watching since
- 5 Nov 2026
- Rounds since
- 7 Apr 2025
- Companies checked
- 35
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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