Stage FocusPre-Seed, Seed
GeographyUS
TypeVC
Last Activity2025
Industry Focus
Industries
Climate TechTransport & MobilityRoboticsAdvanced MaterialsIoT & EdgeAdvanced ManufacturingAgriTech
Technical BenchStrong
Investor TypeDeepTech Purist
ExposureMostly DeepTech Investments
Bio
Third Sphere — originally Urban Us — was founded by Shaun Abrahamson, Stonly Blue, and Shilpi Kumar. The portfolio of roughly 100 companies is distinctive in one critical way: 80% are hardware-enabled, the inverse of most VC portfolios.
The track record validates the hardware-heavy approach: 6 exits, 3 climate unicorns, and 28 million metric tons of CO2e impact. Fund I was top quartile, Fund II t...
Notable Investments
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GradientC
Climate RoboticsC
Cove ToolB
Bowery FarmingO
OneWheelS
Singularity EnergySimilar Funds
360 Capital
Paris, France
Pure DeepTechClimate TechAI InfrastructureRoboticsPre-SeedSeed
Congruent Ventures
San Francisco, United States
Pure DeepTechClimate TechFusion EnergyRoboticsPre-SeedSeed
Austin Technology Incubator
Austin, United States
Pure DeepTechClimate TechMedTechAgriTechPre-SeedSeed
E8 Angels
Seattle, United States
DeepTech NativeClimate TechAI InfrastructureTransport & MobilitySeedSeries A
Fifty Years
San Francisco, United States
Pure DeepTechClimate TechSynthetic BiologyBiotechPre-SeedSeed
Munich Venture Partners
Munich, Germany
Pure DeepTechClimate TechTransport & MobilityAgriTechSeedSeries A