Stage FocusPre-Seed, Seed
GeographyUS
TypeVC
Last Activity2026
Industry Focus
Industries
RoboticsAIHardwareIoT & EdgePhotonicsAerospaceSpaceAgritechAdvanced ManufacturingBuilt EnvironmentBiotech
Technical BenchStrong
Investor TypeDeepTech Purist
ExposureMostly DeepTech Investments
Bio
Catapult Ventures is a Silicon Valley seed-stage firm founded in 2017 by Darren Liccardo and Rouz Jazayeri, based in Los Altos, California. It leads pre-seed and seed rounds at the intersection of hardware, embedded systems, and software, reserving capital for follow-on rounds and syndicating with later-stage investors. The founders bring operational hardware backgrounds: Liccardo led Tesla's Auto...
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