Boston-based Cybernetix Ventures (a leading US early-stage venture capital firm investing in robotics, automation, and physical AI technology companies) announced its second fund. Utilizing its longstanding leadership in robotics and a vast network in the field, the firm is launching this fund to fuel the next generation of breakthrough solutions for industries where innovation matters most.

This fund will build on the success of the firm’s current fund, which has 23 investments in companies across the US and Europe, developing solutions for critical vertical markets, including manufacturing, logistics, construction, agriculture, climate, and healthcare.

With approximately 1,200 deal flow opportunities per year, Cybernetix Ventures has already established an investment portfolio of leading early-stage robotics and physical AI companies, covering their target technology and market sectors. Among these are:

1.) Raise Robotics – which helps workers with challenging tasks on construction sites, making jobs safer and improving productivity

2.) Rugged Robotics – which uses automation and robotics to automate facilities, such as warehouses, data centers, and construction sites

3.) Airworks – which utilizes geospatial surveying for large-scale infrastructure. Cybernetix has seen significant markups in valuations as many of these companies have moved through their funding rounds.

Team: Cybernetix is led by robotics experts Fady Saad and Mark Martin, who have a combined 50 years of experience in robotics technologies, operations, and investing.

The Cybernetix expertise is also supported by key advisors from iRobot, Kiva/Amazon Robotics, Flagship Ventures, Locus Robotics, Tufts University, and Cummings Foundation. And this new fund will expand into agriculture and climate, which is why the firm is adding Mark DeSantis, an expert in agricultural robotics, to its impressive advisory roster.

KEY QUOTES:

“We’ve been evangelizing the inevitable potential of intelligent machines for over a decade, and the emergence of physical AI has finally made once-theoretical use cases commercially viable. Robotics is no longer a fringe interest; it’s a distinct, nuanced asset class with unique dynamics. In today’s venture environment, investors are increasingly paying higher prices for early-stage exposure, often without the operational insight to manage the associated risk. At Cybernetix, we’re purpose-built for this moment. Our deep sector expertise, active corporate partnerships, and intimate understanding of the ecosystem allow us to underwrite risk more intelligently and unlock real value where others simply speculate.”

General Partner Fady Saad

“Cybernetix was designed from the ground up to serve one purpose: backing the world’s most promising robotics startups with the insight, capital, and network they need to scale. We’ve built one of the most targeted and efficient investment models in the robotics sector today. If you believe in the long-term power of the robotics megatrend, and you understand that the highest returns come from getting in early, Cybernetix is the firm to watch. Our conviction is deep, our lens is precise, and our track record speaks to the strength of this category when approached with discipline and domain focus.”

General Partner Mark Martin