Engine Ventures

engineventures.com ↗Activity from announced rounds

Activity in this selectionOct 24, 2026 · Hardware · Jan 1, 2026

A venture firm backing Tough Tech companies that commercialise scientific and engineering advances.

Investment focus

Engine Ventures invests in Tough Tech: companies applying scientific and engineering breakthroughs to foundational industries. It provides capital, operating expertise and connections across academic, commercial and government networks as teams move from technical validation toward manufacturing and deployment.

Activity recorded on RoundOS

RoundOS records include Form Energy, Superlight, Foundation Alloy, CorePower Magnetics and Axiomatic AI. This published selection spans energy storage, commercial vehicles, materials, power components and scientific AI. It reflects the financing announcements in this database.

Sources
Rounds participated in
5
Confirmed lead rounds
1
4 roles undisclosed
New companies
5
First participation on record · 0 follow-on
Funding in participating rounds
$131.6M
5 disclosed · full round size, not this investor’s share

By stage

Series A3
Seed1
Undisclosed1

By primary sector

AI1
Climate tech1
Hardware1
Industrial tech1
Mobility1

By country

United States4
United Kingdom1

Rounds

5 in this selection
CorePower Magnetics

CorePower manufactures high-performance inductors, transformers and motors from proprietary magnetic materials for power-electronics applications.

$10.6MFinancing
Lead
Superlight

Manufactures commercial electric vehicles for middle mile logistics

$21MSeries A
Role not disclosed
Foundation Alloy

Builds solid-state metallurgy platform producing engineered alloys for aerospace, defense, and industrial applications without melt-based processes

$22MSeries A
Role not disclosed
Axiomatic AI

Builds the verification standard for engineering-focused artificial intelligence

$18MSeed
Role not disclosed
DG Matrix

Provides solid-state transformer solutions for AI data centers and mass electrification

$60MSeries A
Role not disclosed