Portfolio Companies
We invest in exceptional companies and partner with visionary founders.
PORTFOLIO COMPANIES
Aarna - (Silicon Valley)
Cloud Edge Orchestration
AI-Automation.
[SERIES A]
Pebble - (Silicon Valley)
AI automation to eliminate wasted compute.
[SERIES A]
SCIP - (Silicon Valley)
A New Category Of Supply Chain Software.
[Seed+]
StarCore - (Toronto)
Nuclear energy - Small Modular Reactors (SMRs).
[SERIES A]
Applied Atomics - (London)
The world’s first in-space mobility network
[Seed+]
DUGU Systems - (Los Angeles)
Low Pressure gas turbines with high efficiency and low cost clean energy.
[Seed+]
ARMA Bio - (Toronto)
Universal Bioelectronic Sensors for Decentralized Diagnostics
[Seed+]
A.G.T. - (Boston)
BioTech gene therapy to relieve human suffering from serious diseases.
[SERIES A+]
WGI.ai - (NYC)
AI Agents & LLM for Private Equity Markets.
[Seed+]
ATEIOS - (Indiana)
Battery High Energy Electrodes With Near Zero Inputs at 5X Production Speed
[Series A]
Inspiring Leaders
Deep-tech founders often struggle to balance a bold long-term vision with focused execution, and that broader vision can easily be dismissed. Carat stood out by immediately understanding our technology’s multi-industry potential while pushing us to stay grounded.
Dr. Rajan Kumar
CEO & Founder at Ateios Systems
Working with Carat Venture Partners has been a refreshing experience and a real pleasure. The process has been crisp, clear, respectful, transparent, and super-fast. Two weeks from first conversation to investment decision. No shortcuts on rigor, just a team that knows how to move.
If you want a partner who treats your time like it matters and adds value from day one, that is Carat.
Lahav Gil
CEO at ArmaBio
Our Pre-Seed was 2x oversubscribed, but we made room for Carat. In diligence, they moved quickly and understood our novel science, starting with first principles before widening to market opportunity. Since close, they've been responsive and brought seasoned perspective to every conversation. We look forward to the collaboration."
Adam Brenner
CEO & Founder at Dugu Systems
Carat’s value isn’t just capital deployment. It’s disciplined engagement. Their weekly involvement across product, positioning, and introductions has had a measurable impact on our trajectory. They operate with the intensity and pattern recognition of experienced builders, which is exactly what early stage companies need.
Andy Kohm
CEO & Founder at SCIP
CARAT's profound grasp of the edge computing market and unparalleled support in accelerating customer acquisition resonates deeply with us.
Armar Kapadia
CEO & Founder at Aarna, now Armada