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Why we invested in OpenInfer

Why we invested in OpenInfer

The MFV team is excited today (February 21, 2025) to share our investment in OpenInfer, the…

Robotics Re-born: Why AI Will Usher in a Third Generation of ‘Humanoid’ Robots in 2025

Robotics Re-born: Why AI Will Usher in a Third Generation of ‘Humanoid’ Robots in 2025

TESLA‘s unveiling of its Optimus robot in October was met with a rightful dose of skepticism,…

Jensen Was Right on Robotics, Wrong on Quantum Computing

Jensen Was Right on Robotics, Wrong on Quantum Computing

Nvidia’s Jensen Huang made the biggest headlines at CES earlier this month with two strikingly different…

Software won’t solve the climate crisis: Deep tech investment is needed

Software won’t solve the climate crisis: Deep tech investment is needed

Karthee Madasamy In 2011, Marc Andreessen famously wrote that “software is eating the world,” predicting that…

Chicago has positioned itself to become a superstar hub for quantum computing

Chicago has positioned itself to become a superstar hub for quantum computing

As a Silicon Valley-based venture capitalist immersed in deep tech and an investor in quantum pioneers…

The Last Mile of EV Innovation: The Powertrain

The Last Mile of EV Innovation: The Powertrain

Batteries have owned the public’s mind share when it comes to boosting performance and decreasing the…

Investing in Irrigreen’s Robotic Sprinklers to Eliminate Water Waste

Investing in Irrigreen’s Robotic Sprinklers to Eliminate Water Waste

Today (March 29, 2023), the MFV team is thrilled to announce our investment in Irrigreen, the…

Trump’s plans to kill EV subsidies signal a new era of climate tech Darwinism

Trump’s plans to kill EV subsidies signal a new era of climate tech Darwinism

A few weeks after an election win, the Trump transition team’s plan to kill the $7,500 consumer…

Is Deep Tech Poised to Take Off

Is Deep Tech Poised to Take Off

There’s been no shortage of doom and gloom about the venture capital market lately — and…

Deep tech exits: Not just science fiction anymore

Deep tech exits: Not just science fiction anymore

These industries lead the way  Karthee Madasamy  Since reaching lofty, all-time highs in 2021, startup exits…

MFV Partners Doubles Down On Agility Robotics with Follow-on Investment

MFV Partners Doubles Down On Agility Robotics with Follow-on Investment

MFV Partners joins DCVC, Playground Global and others in $150M Series B to Accelerate Blended Human-Robot…

Why we invested in Akridata!

Why we invested in Akridata!

Today, we welcome Akridata, an Edge data platform company for data-centric AI, to our portfolio. We are…

Semiconductor Startups – Are they back?

Semiconductor Startups – Are they back?

Semiconductor startups used to rule the roost in Silicon Valley. Not so much in the last…

MFV Partners’ new investment – Agility Robotics

MFV Partners’ new investment – Agility Robotics

Today, we welcome our newest addition to MFV Partners’ portfolio – a bipedal, humanoid Robotics company,…

Investments in Edge AI and Quantum Computing

Investments in Edge AI and Quantum Computing

Explosive growth in the digital world has been driven by rapid advances in computing — from…

Announcing our new investment: Boostup.ai

Announcing our new investment: Boostup.ai

We are delighted to welcome MFV Partners’ newest portfolio company, Boostup.ai, an Enterprise Sales Intelligence Platform.…

It’s Time to Go After Industry Verticals

It’s Time to Go After Industry Verticals

Why Today’s Most Disruptive Startups are Taking a Vertical Perspective The most disruptive technologies today are…