VC  Type One Ventures

https://type1ventures.com/





     Office Locations:

22619 Pacific Coast Hwy., Floor 3
Malibu, CA 90265
Phone: 818-447-1740

 

Stages:

  • Early
  • Seed


 

Industries:

  • Defense & Homeland Security
  • Electronics & Advanced Materials
  • Information Technology
  • Life Sciences & Healthcare
  • Software & Internet

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    Description:

    Inspired by astrophysicist Nikolai Kardashev's method for measuring a civilization's level of technological advancement (the Kardashev scale), Type One Ventures has the goal of advancing humanity closer to a technologically advanced Type One Civilization. The firm is a venture capital fund investing in Seed and Series A startups with operational expertise, capital, and industry resources. The firm targets Space, Robotics, AI &Automation, Mobility, Nanotechnology, and Longevity.



    Investment Firm Key

       VC = Venture Capital
       PE = Private Equity
       A = Angel
       I = Incubator
       MB = Merchant Bank
       VD = Venture Debt
       FI = Family Investment Office
       FOF = Fund of Funds
       ED = Economic Development Office   
       TT = Technology Transfer Office
       CVC = Corporate Venture Capital
       SEC = Secondary Purchaser
       HF = Hedge Fund/Mutual Fund
       
       
       
    COMPANY STAGEREVENUE
    Venture Capital
    Seed Stage
    (includes "pre-seed," or
    concept stage)
    No Revenue
    Early StageMinimal
    Revenue
    Growth Stage
    (also called Mid-stage)
    $2M-$7M
    Expansion Stage
    (also called Late-stage)
    $7M and greater
    Private Equity
    Lower Middle Market$10M-$249M
    Middle Market$250M-$499M
    Upper Middle Market$500M-$1B
    Large Cap>$1B
       
       
     

    Investment Team:


    Name   Title
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    Tarek Waked Founding Partner

     

    Recent Funding Events (trailing 12 months):


      Date


      Name


      State


      Amount


      Stage


      11/13/2024


      Lunar Outpost


      CO


      undisclosed


      Series A


      08/05/2024


      Groq


      CA


      $640,000,000


      Series D


      05/17/2024


      Active Surfaces


      MA


      $5,600,000


      Pre-Seed


     

    Portfolio companies include:


      1X


      Active Surfaces
        web link


      Anthropic


      Cuby


      Gravitics


      Groq


      Hubble Network
        web link


      Lunar Outpost
        web link


      Neuralink


      Radian Aerospace


      Space Forge


     

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