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Rock Yard Ventures published 'Research from the Rock: Rethinking Reverse Logistics' exploring where technology delivers value in returns management.

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Daniel Dart was featured in Fortune's Term Sheet Breakfast at Brainstorm AI, discussing AI bubble concerns alongside other VCs. Dart argued AI represents a TAM we can't yet imagine, comparing it to 'the birth of fire.'

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Rock Yard Ventures' latest investment was on 01-Aug-2026 in SpecMade, an AI-native home inspections company.

SpecMade

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Rock Yard Ventures invested in Magnetic (robotic factories for American hardware startups) in an Unattributed VC round in March 2026.

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Rock Yard Ventures participated in Iridius AI's $8.6M Seed round on April 23, 2026, alongside Accenture Ventures, Chalfen Ventures, and Osage Venture Partners. Iridius AI is a platform for highly regulated companies like pharma to ship AI while staying compliant.

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Rock Yard Ventures added SurrealDB to its portfolio. SurrealDB is a unified data layer for AI.

SurrealDB

SurrealDB Rock Yard Ventures

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Rock Yard Ventures added Radley to its portfolio. Radley is an AI-native radiology practice.

Radley

Radley Rock Yard Ventures

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Rock Yard Ventures added OneTriangle to its portfolio. OneTriangle provides cheaper, faster inference optimized from KV cache transfer.

OneTriangle

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Rock Yard Ventures added Belvedir to its portfolio. Belvedir is a custom model factory for cheaper, better, faster AI.

Belvedir

Belvedir Rock Yard Ventures

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Rock Yard Ventures added Abraxas to its portfolio. Abraxas builds infrastructure for human-machine abundance.

Abraxas

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Updated the commitments page to add Apollo Atomics, Autonomous Production, Bluevia Health, Immunara, Iridius AI, Magnetic, and SpecMade.

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JUN 14, 2026

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The New York Times featured Autonomous Production in a story about Central Ohio's tech and manufacturing hub.

Autonomous Production

Autonomous Production Rock Yard Ventures

nytimes.comJUN 5, 2026

JUN 5, 2026

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Apollo Atomics launched on Y Combinator as a compact nuclear company.

Apollo Atomics

Apollo Atomics Rock Yard Ventures

ycombinator.comMAY 27, 2026

MAY 27, 2026

Investment

Participated in $139M Series A for Sygaldry (quantum-accelerated AI servers), led by Breakthrough Energy Ventures.

Sygaldry

Sygaldry Rock Yard Ventures

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MAR 2026

Rock Yard Ventures Activity

Rock Yard Ventures published 'Research from the Rock: Rethinking Reverse Logistics' exploring where technology delivers value in returns management.

Daniel Dart was featured in Fortune's Term Sheet Breakfast at Brainstorm AI, discussing AI bubble concerns alongside other VCs. Dart argued AI represents a TAM we can't yet imagine, comparing it to 'the birth of fire.'

Rock Yard Ventures' latest investment was on 01-Aug-2026 in SpecMade, an AI-native home inspections company.

Rock Yard Ventures invested in Magnetic (robotic factories for American hardware startups) in an Unattributed VC round in March 2026.

Rock Yard Ventures participated in Iridius AI's $8.6M Seed round on April 23, 2026, alongside Accenture Ventures, Chalfen Ventures, and Osage Venture Partners. Iridius AI is a platform for highly regulated companies like pharma to ship AI while staying compliant.

Rock Yard Ventures added SurrealDB to its portfolio. SurrealDB is a unified data layer for AI.

Rock Yard Ventures added Radley to its portfolio. Radley is an AI-native radiology practice.

Rock Yard Ventures added OneTriangle to its portfolio. OneTriangle provides cheaper, faster inference optimized from KV cache transfer.

Rock Yard Ventures added Belvedir to its portfolio. Belvedir is a custom model factory for cheaper, better, faster AI.

Rock Yard Ventures added Abraxas to its portfolio. Abraxas builds infrastructure for human-machine abundance.

Updated the commitments page to add Apollo Atomics, Autonomous Production, Bluevia Health, Immunara, Iridius AI, Magnetic, and SpecMade.

The New York Times featured Autonomous Production in a story about Central Ohio's tech and manufacturing hub.

Apollo Atomics launched on Y Combinator as a compact nuclear company.

Participated in $139M Series A for Sygaldry (quantum-accelerated AI servers), led by Breakthrough Energy Ventures.