Anorak Ventures | Activity

Investment

Anorak Ventures participated in Heaviside Industries' $60M Series B led by Felicis, alongside Hedosophia, Menlo Ventures, Cantos, Flume Ventures, Qstar Capital, Friends & Family Capital, and MVP Ventures. Heaviside builds multi-domain precision munitions platforms. The round values the company at $600M.

Heaviside Industries

Heaviside Industries Anorak Ventures

theheaviside.comAUG 12, 2026

Investment

Participated in Heaviside Industries' $28M Series A, led by Interlagos, as the company emerged from stealth with autonomous precision munitions technology.

Heaviside Industries

Heaviside Industries Anorak Ventures

finsmes.comMAY 11, 2026 lasvegassun.com

MAY 11, 2026

Essay

Greg Castle published a detailed thesis essay outlining 10 focus areas for 2026: Industrial Autonomy, Government & Defense, Domestic Manufacturing, Energy, AI-Native Infrastructure, Safety & Security, Sovereign Technology Stacks, Exploration Technologies, Health/Longevity/Human Systems, and Critical Infrastructure Modernization.

Anorak Ventures

Anorak Ventures Anorak Ventures

anorak.vcMAR 18, 2026

MAR 18, 2026

Essay

Published a 2026 investment thesis outlining ten focus areas in physical-world infrastructure, from industrial autonomy to sovereign technology stacks.

What we're looking for in 2026

Anorak Ventures

anorak.vcMAR 18, 2026

MAR 18, 2026

Essay

Published detailed investment themes covering industrial autonomy, government/defense, energy infrastructure, and other focus areas.

2026 Investment Themes

Anorak Ventures

anorak.vcMAR 2026

MAR 2026

Investment

Led Arinna's $4M seed round for space power and solar energy solutions.

Arinna

Arinna Anorak Ventures

techcrunch.comMAR 2026

MAR 2026

Milestone

Portfolio company Onebrief closed a $200M Series D at a $2.15B valuation and acquired Battle Road Digital.

Onebrief

Onebrief Anorak Ventures

siliconangle.comJAN 13, 2026

JAN 13, 2026

Essay

Published updated 2026 investment thesis focusing on industrial autonomy, government & defense, domestic manufacturing, energy infrastructure, AI-native systems, security automation, sovereign tech stacks, exploration technologies, health & longevity, and critical infrastructure modernization.

What we're looking for in 2026

Anorak Ventures

anorak.vcJAN 2026

JAN 2026

Exit

Portfolio company Innerworld was acquired by XRHealth.

Innerworld

Innerworld Anorak Ventures

prweb.comDEC 2025 mobihealthnews.com

DEC 2025

Milestone

Announced two new portfolio unicorns (Sesame and Onebrief) at annual LP Partner Meeting, showcasing strong portfolio performance.

Two new unicorns: Sesame and Onebrief

Anorak Ventures

anorak.vcNOV 5, 2025

NOV 5, 2025

Milestone

Portfolio company Onebrief reached unicorn status ($1.1B valuation).

Onebrief

Onebrief Anorak Ventures

anorak.vcNOV 2025

NOV 2025

Milestone

Portfolio company Sesame reached unicorn status.

Sesame

Sesame Anorak Ventures

anorak.vcNOV 2025

NOV 2025

Investment

Co-led Verustruct's $2.44M pre-seed round for sustainable 3D-printed construction technology with novel gantry-less printing system.

Verustruct

Verustruct Anorak Ventures

som.yale.eduSEP 24, 2025

SEP 24, 2025

Investment

Participated in NOX Metals' seed round ($5.1M total).

Nox Metals

Nox Metals Anorak Ventures

pitchbook.comSEP 2025

SEP 2025

Anorak Ventures Activity

Participated in Heaviside Industries' $28M Series A, led by Interlagos, as the company emerged from stealth with autonomous precision munitions technology.

Published a 2026 investment thesis outlining ten focus areas in physical-world infrastructure, from industrial autonomy to sovereign technology stacks.

Published detailed investment themes covering industrial autonomy, government/defense, energy infrastructure, and other focus areas.

Led Arinna's $4M seed round for space power and solar energy solutions.

Portfolio company Onebrief closed a $200M Series D at a $2.15B valuation and acquired Battle Road Digital.

Published updated 2026 investment thesis focusing on industrial autonomy, government & defense, domestic manufacturing, energy infrastructure, AI-native systems, security automation, sovereign tech stacks, exploration technologies, health & longevity, and critical infrastructure modernization.

Portfolio company Innerworld was acquired by XRHealth.

Announced two new portfolio unicorns (Sesame and Onebrief) at annual LP Partner Meeting, showcasing strong portfolio performance.

Portfolio company Onebrief reached unicorn status ($1.1B valuation).

Portfolio company Sesame reached unicorn status.

Co-led Verustruct's $2.44M pre-seed round for sustainable 3D-printed construction technology with novel gantry-less printing system.

Participated in NOX Metals' seed round ($5.1M total).