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    R7 Partners

    Chicago, Illinois, United StatesFounded 2014

    R7 Partners is an early-stage venture capital firm focused on hardtech and the next generation of the industrial economy. The firm invests in companies building hardware-heavy industrial systems, robotics, AI applied to the physical world, and decarbonization technologies.

    Deal activity decreased year-over-year (1 deals in the last 12 months vs 3 prior). Average disclosed round size is $17.4M (across 13 rounds with reported amounts).

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    Portfolio

    13

    Fund Size

    Top Stage

    Series A

    Last 12 Mo

    1

    Team

    BB

    Ben Buettell

    Managing Partner (Former)

    TE

    Tyler Engh

    Founder / Managing Director

    AJ

    Ali Javidan

    Venture Partner

    WG

    Will George

    Partner

    TW

    Trey Ward

    R7 Partners

    Portfolio Breakdown

    Stage Distribution

    Sector Distribution

    Investment Activity

    DealsAvg Round Size

    Portfolio

    16 investments
    CompanyRoundAmountDate
    Pila Energy logoPila EnergySeed$4MOct 2025
    Future Fields logoFuture FieldsSeries AJun 2025
    Moddule logoModdulePre-Seed$1.5MMay 2025
    Hexium logoHexiumSeed$9.5MApr 2025
    Range Energy logoRange EnergySeed$23.5MFeb 2024
    Bedrock logoBedrockSeries A$25.5MJul 2023
    Oculii logoOculiiSeries B$55MMay 2021
    Xwing logoXwingSeries B$40MApr 2021
    Iron Ox logoIron OxSeries B$20MSep 2020
    Xwing logoXwingSeries A$10MMay 2020
    Airy3D logoAiry3DUnknown$10MJul 2018
    882 LabsSeries AFeb 2018
    ROAM ROBOTICS logoROAM ROBOTICSSeries A$12MJan 2018
    Airy3D logoAiry3DSeries A$10MJan 2018
    Iron Ox logoIron OxUnknown
    Soil Action logoSoil ActionSeed$5.3M

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    Last updated: 8 September 2026