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Pre-Seed
We write first checks. If you already have a Series A story, we are not the right partner — and we will say so quickly.
RHV · Est. 2020 · San Francisco
Humanism × Machines
We fund the sustainable, abundant, humanist future.
Humanism × Machines = Sustainable Abundance
The Mandate
We Invest Exclusively In Early-Stage DeepTech Hardware.
Four filters. If you miss one, we pass — so you can spend the time on someone who will actually write the check.
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DeepTech Hardware
Atoms, not just bits. Energy, robotics, space, nuclear, cybernetics, transportation — machines that move the physical world.
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Built In The USA
Based here. Building here. We invest exclusively in startups that are based and building in the United States.
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Humanist By Design
We back teams that unapologetically evangelize humanist values — technology in service of human flourishing, not the reverse.
Where We Hunt
Energy, Robotics, Space, Dual-Use, And More...
Energy & Nuclear
Abundant, sovereign power. Energy systems that make civilization cheaper, cleaner, and harder to coerce.
Robotics & Cybernetics
Machines that extend human capability — industrial, field, and humanoid systems.
Space
Access, industry, and the infrastructure of an off-world economy. Hardware that actually flies.
Autonomy & Dual-Use
Field systems at the seam of commercial and defense. Border-protective hardware that decreases political tension by making intervention by force expensive.
The Full Thesis“I won’t consider investing in a company that I don’t consider socially responsible.”
Two Doors
Founders Build. LPs Underwrite The Future.
We are a small firm on purpose. You will deal with Brian. No associate theater, no six-week process for a no.