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 $13.2M (across 6 rounds with reported amounts).
Portfolio
7
Fund Size
$12.9M
Top Stage
Series B
Last 12 Mo
0
Portfolio Breakdown
Stage Distribution
Sector Distribution
Investment Activity
DealsAvg Round Size
Portfolio
7 investments
| Company | Round | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
 Slip Robotics | Series B | $28M | Dec 2024 |
 BurnBot | Series A | $20M | Apr 2024 |
 VergeSense | Series B | $12M | Dec 2020 |
 Presso | Pre-Seed | $1.6M | Dec 2020 |
| VergeSense | Series A | $9M | May 2020 |
 K2 Space | Seed | $8.5M | — |
 Iron Ox | Unknown | — | — |
Top Co-Investors
JLL Spark2 shared
Y Combinator2 shared
West2 shared
DCVC1 shared
Tech Square Ventures1 shared
Hyde Park Venture Partners1 shared
Overline1 shared
First Round Capital1 shared
Republic1 shared
Boost VC1 shared
Side Door Ventures1 shared
Breakthrough Energy Ventures1 shared
Crosslink Capital1 shared
R71 shared
Eniac Ventures1 shared
Amplify Partners1 shared
MetaProp NYC1 shared
ReGen Ventures1 shared
Toyota1 shared
Convective Capital1 shared
Last updated: 6 March 2026