Aris Fund I
We back industrial rebels, orbital builders, and robotic obsessives building in USA.
Aris Fund I is an early-stage VC fund backing brilliant, driven, obsessive builders working on terratial and extra terratial mechatronics. In addition to bits, we also like atoms. We invest early, sometimes before there’s a MVP, usually before there’s consensus.
Investment Style
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Check Size: $200K–$1M
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Stage: Pre-seed & Seed
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Lead: Yes
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Speed: Fast — we move within 3 - 4 weeks not months
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Ownership Target: Flexible, but we like skin in the game
We’ve built rocket components, led hardware teams, and delivered when failure wasn’t an option. Now we help founders do the same, as partners, not passengers.
Where We Invest
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Space to Earth
→ LEO infrastructure, in-space sensing, manufacturing and space-powered data applications and communications
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Automation & Robotics
→ Real-world autonomy for manufacturing, warehousing, aerospace, field ops, home, and health
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New Industrials
→ Full-stack systems reinventing legacy sectors with proven market demand
We’re hardware-native but software-literate. We believe the best companies make the two inseparable.
What We Look For
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Mission
Something is important enough and you had to do it no matter the odds
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Sharp Technical Insight
You see what’s broken, know how to fix it, and can scale the solution a million times.
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Founder-Market Fit
Quite simply, your team has an unfair advantage.
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No Tourists
You’ve thought deeply, built, tested, shipped. You move with urgency and intent.
How We Work
1. Intro Call
Share what you’re building. We’ll share where we lean in.
2. Deep Dive
One or two focused conversations, sometimes with customers or advisors.
3. Commit
