Linse Capital

https://www.linsecapital.com

Last activity: 06.10.2026

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Venture Capital

Funds raised 2

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Oct 20, 2016	$22M	Linse Capital Closes Second Venture Capital Fund, at $22M

Portfolio 12

Date	Name	Website	Total Raised	Location
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May 28, 2026	Thea Energy	thea.energy	$120M	United States
Feb 26, 2026	Freeform	freeform.co	$126M	United States
Jan 28, 2026	Waabi	waabi.ai	$1.2B	Canada
Dec 23, 2025	Kargo	kargo.com		United States
Dec 23, 2025	Kargo	kargo.ai	$60.4M	United States
May 3, 2023	Redaptive	redaptive.com	$1.13B
Apr 20, 2023	Whisper Aero	whisper.aero	$32M
Mar 1, 2021	Skydio	skydio.com	$500M	United States, California, Redwood City
	ChargePoint	chargepoint.com	$797.82M	United States, California, Campbell
	Redaptive, Inc	redaptiveinc.com	$176.5M	United States, California, San Francisco
	Valens	valens.com	$123M	Israel, Center District, Hod HaSharon

Persons 7

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	Jessica	Radomski	Executive Assistant	LinkedIn		j*****[email protected]
	Regan	Brady	Analyst	LinkedIn		r***[email protected]
	Michael	Linse	Founder and Managing Director	LinkedIn
	Bastiaan	Janmaat	Managing Director	LinkedIn
	Alex	Gross		LinkedIn
	Tim	Krysiek		LinkedIn

Mentions in press and media 30

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Sep 19, 2026	Venture Capital Navigates Shifting Tides: Space, AI, and Biotech Secure Billions	Venture capital remains selective. Major funding rounds target critical sectors. Impulse Space secured $308M, valuing orbital logistics at $5.4B. AI innovators Arcee AI, Hang Ten, Noetive, Rune attracted significant capital. Biotech firm Sl...
Sep 17, 2026	Impulse Space Inks $308M Series D Extension	REDONDO BEACH, CA, Impulse Space, the in-space mobility leader, announced a $308 million extension to its Series D round. >> Click here for more funding data on Impulse Space >> To export Impulse Space funding data to PDF and E...
Jun 4, 2026	Impulse Space Secures Half-Billion Boost, Propels Space Tugs to New Heights	Impulse Space secured a massive $500 million in Series D funding. This catapults its valuation to an impressive $4.26 billion. The American space firm pioneers "space tugs," advanced vehicles designed to efficiently maneuver satel...
Jun 2, 2026	Американский космический стартап Impulse Space привлек $500 млн при оценке $4,26 млрд	Американский космический стартап Impulse Space, поддерживаемый фондом Founders Fund миллиардера Питера Тиля, привлек $500 млн инвестиций в новом раунде финансирования, говорится в сообщении компании. По итогам сделки оценка компании достигл...
Jun 1, 2026	Thea Energy Secures $100M for Commercial Fusion Power	Thea Energy secured $100 million in Series B funding. This investment propels their advanced stellarator fusion technology. The company aims to build scalable, commercial fusion power plants. Funds expand magnet manufacturing and accelerate...
May 28, 2026	Thea Energy: $100 Million Series B Raised To Build Scalable Fusion Power Plants	Thea Energy, a fusion energy company advancing stellarator technology for commercial power generation, announced it has raised $100 million in Series B funding. The oversubscribed round was led by US Innovative Technology Fund (USIT) with p...
Feb 27, 2026	Freeform Secures $67M, Igniting AI-Native Manufacturing Revolution	Freeform secured $67 million in Series B funding. This capital fuels a massive expansion in AI-native metal additive manufacturing. The company's innovative Skyfall platform, launching in 2026, will dramatically boost production capacity by...
Feb 26, 2026	Freeform Raises $67M to Build AI‑Driven Metal 3D Printing Factory with Skyfall Platform	US-based technology company that develops autonomous, software-defined metal 3D printing factories Freeform has closed a $67 million Series B round, with participation from Apandion, AE Ventures, Founders Fund, Linse Capital, Nvidia’s NVent...
Feb 23, 2026	Freeform Raises $67M in Series B Funding	Freeform, a Hawthorne, CA-based 3D-printing metal manufacturing company, raised $67m in Series B funding. Backers included Apandion, AE Ventures, Founders Fund, Linse Capital, NVentures, Threshold Ventures, and Two Sigma Ventures. The compa...
Feb 22, 2026	Freeform Announces $67 Million Series B To Advance Scalable AI-Native Manufacturing	Freeform announced that it has closed a $67 million Series B funding round to accelerate its mission of scaling advanced metal additive manufacturing and eliminate traditional constraints on production capacity. The company said demand for ...
Jan 31, 2026	Waabi Secures $1 Billion, Unleashing Robotaxi Expansion with Uber	Waabi, a Canadian Physical AI innovator, just secured $1 billion in fresh capital. This massive funding, comprising a $750 million Series C and a $250 million Uber commitment, propels its autonomous truck efforts and launches it into the ro...
Jan 30, 2026	Waabi: $1 Billion Raised To Expand Physical AI Platform And Launch Robotaxis With Uber	Waabi announced it has closed an oversubscribed $750 million Series C round and lined up additional milestone-based capital from Uber tied to a new robotaxi partnership, bringing total “new funding” support to $1 billion. The Canadian auton...
Jan 29, 2026	Waabi Raises $750M USD in Series C Funding	Waabi, a Toronto, Canada-based Physical AI company, raised $750M USD in Series C funding. The round was led by Khosla Ventures and G2 Venture Partners, with participation from Uber, NVentures, Volvo Group Venture Capital, Porsche Automobil ...
Jan 28, 2026	Waabi raises $750M as Uber separately commits up to $250M for robotaxi partnership Send us a News Tip EXTRACT THE SIGNAL FROM THE NOISE Cookies	Canadian autonomous truck startup Waabi Innovation Inc. announced today that it has raised $750 million in new funding and secured a separate, milestone-based future investment of up to $250 million from Uber Technologies Inc. The latter de...
Dec 25, 2025	Kargo Secures $42 Million to Revolutionize Supply Chain with AI Automation	Kargo secures $42M Series B funding, led by Avenir. The AI firm rapidly scales its smart loading dock and warehouse technology. This automates freight inspection, verification, and real-time data flow for global logistics. Kargo’s revenue t...
Dec 25, 2025	Kargo Accelerates AI Revolution in Warehousing with $42M Series B	Kargo, a San Francisco-based innovator, secured $42M in Series B funding. The capital fuels its advanced AI warehouse technology. Over 1,000 AI-powered camera towers are already deployed. These systems deliver unparalleled real-time freight...
Dec 23, 2025	Kargo closes on $42M funding round to automate loading dock and warehouse operations Send us a News Tip EXTRACT THE SIGNAL FROM THE NOISE Cookies	Freight shipping artificial intelligence startup Kargo Inc. said Tuesday it has closed on $42 million in new funding in order to scale up deployments of its smart loading dock and warehouse technology. The Series B round was led by Avenir a...
Dec 23, 2025	Kargo Raises $42M in Series B Funding	Kargo, a San Francisco, California based-provider of industrial artificial intelligence technology for supply chain and logistics, raised $42M in Series B funding. The round was led by Avenir Growth, with participation from Linse Capital, H...
Dec 23, 2025	Kargo: $42 Million Series B Raised To Expand AI-Powered Warehouse Deployments	Kargo, an industrial artificial intelligence company focused on supply chain and logistics, has raised a $42 million Series B funding round as it looks to scale deployments of its warehouse and loading dock technology with large enterprise ...
Dec 23, 2025	Kargo Raises $42M for AI Warehouse Tech Plans	Kargo Towers deployed at loading dock. Source: Kargo San Francisco-based startup Kargo has secured a $42 million Series B funding round for its warehouse tech ambitions. The round was led by Avenir with backing from Linse Capital, Hearst Ve...
Jun 9, 2025	Impulse Space: $300 Million Series C Raised For Advancing In-Space Mobility Platform	Impulse Space, an in-space mobility leader, announced it has raised $300 million in a Series C funding round. The funding round was led by Linse Capital and it brings Impulse’s total capital raised to $525 million. The round also included p...
Jun 4, 2025	Impulse Space closes $300M Series C round	Impulse Space, a four-year-old startup focused on the transportation aspects of space, has captured $300 million in Series C capital to aid in scaling the production of its two flagship vehicles. The company is emphasizing the use of electr...
Dec 28, 2022	Daily AI Roundup: Biggest Machine Learning, Robotic And Automation Updates 27th December 2022	This is our AI Daily Roundup today. We are covering the top updates from around the world. The updates will feature state-of-the-art capabilities in artificial intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Robotic Process Automation, Fintech, and hu...
Dec 27, 2022	Linse Capital Raises $700 Million to Back the Next Generation of World-leading Industrial Technology Companies	Linse Capital, a San Juan, Puerto Rico-headquartered growth equity firm, announced the successful close of $700 million in capital raised. The capital will be allocated across the firm’s flagship fund –– Linse Capital Fund I (LCFI) –– along...
Dec 19, 2022	Linse Capital Raises $700M To Back Industrial Technology Companies	Linse Capital, a San Juan, Puerto Rico-based growth equity firm, raised $700m to back industrial technology companies. LPs include affiliates of Oppenheimer & Co., Daimler Truck, Taiwan Mobile and a syndicate of more than 400 family off...
May 24, 2022	Klarna layoffs signal trouble ahead for unicorns—and consumers	This is the web version of Term Sheet, a daily newsletter on the biggest deals and dealmakers. Sign up to get it delivered free to your inbox. It’s happening. Paid Content How does ESG investment push innovation within a company From Northr...
Aug 10, 2020	ChargePoint Raises an Additional $22.6 Million in Venture Capital Funding	EV charging system provider, ChargePoint of California, has announced on Wednesday (5th August, 2020) that it has secured USD 127M in its latest funding round to develop a U.S. and European charging network in order to meet the needs of fas...
Oct 20, 2016	Linse Capital Closes Second Venture Capital Fund, at $22M	Linse Capital, a Menlo Park, CA-based venture capital firm, closed its second fund, at $22m. According to a regulatory form filed with the SEC, nineteen participated in the offering of Linse Capital CP II. Led by Managing Director Michael L...
	Driving the next wave of autonomous mobility, Wayve waves in $200 million	London-based startup Wayve has raised $200 million in a Series B funding round. Aiming to move the needle on autonomous driving, Wayve is using deep learning techniques to train and develop artificial intelligence capable of complex driving...

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FAQ about Linse Capital

What funds has Linse Capital raised?

Linse Capital has announced 2 funds on Parsers VC, among them a $22M fund on Oct 20, 2016.

How many startups has Linse Capital invested in?

Linse Capital has 12 portfolio companies on Parsers VC, among them Thea Energy, Freeform and Waabi.

What has the press written about Linse Capital?

Parsers VC has collected 30 articles mentioning Linse Capital, among them “Venture Capital Navigates Shifting Tides: Space, AI, and Biotech Secure Billions” (Sep 19, 2026) and “Impulse Space Inks $308M Series D Extension” (Sep 17, 2026).

Is Linse Capital still active?

Yes, Linse Capital is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Oct 6, 2026.