Pathbreaker Ventures
San Francisco, California, United StatesFounded 2016
Pathbreaker Ventures focuses on inception and pre-seed stage companies that are solving critical global problems with a potential market of $100B+ through emerging hardware and software technologies, particularly in AI, robotics, and computer vision. The firm's strategy involves being flexible, patient, and often acting as the first institutional investor.
Average disclosed round size is $19.6M (across 12 rounds with reported amounts).
Portfolio
13
Fund Size
$12.9M
Top Stage
Seed
Last 12 Mo
0
Portfolio Breakdown
Stage Distribution
Sector Distribution
Investment Activity
DealsAvg Round Size
Portfolio
13 investments
| Company | Round | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
 Slip Robotics | Series B | $28M | Dec 2024 |
 BurnBot | Series A | $20M | Apr 2024 |
 PaintJet | Series A | $10M | Dec 2023 |
 K2 Space | Seed | $8.5M | Oct 2023 |
| TTenyx | Seed | $15M | May 2022 |
 Reliable Robotics | Series C | $100M | Oct 2021 |
 VergeSense | Series B | $12M | Dec 2020 |
 Presso | Pre-Seed | $1.6M | Dec 2020 |
 Iron Ox | Series B | $20M | Sep 2020 |
 Bandit ML | Seed | $1.3M | Sep 2020 |
| VergeSense | Unknown | $9M | May 2020 |
| Iron Ox | Unknown | — | — |
| Presso | Series A | $10M | — |
Top Co-Investors
Y Combinator4 shared
AME Cloud3 shared
Crosslink Capital2 shared
R72 shared
Eniac Ventures2 shared
Amplify Partners2 shared
JLL Spark2 shared
West2 shared
1517 Fund2 shared
Breakthrough Energy Ventures1 shared
Webb Investment Network1 shared
Liquid 2 Ventures1 shared
Haystack1 shared
Jigsaw1 shared
Basecamp Fund1 shared
Tuesday Capital1 shared
DCVC1 shared
Tech Square Ventures1 shared
Hyde Park Venture Partners1 shared
Overline1 shared
Last updated: 16 April 2026