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The VentureBridge portfolio is collectively valued at over $1 billion. Read more about what our companies are doing from features in the news media and in our blogs section below.

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Kaavio raises $2.9M pre-seed

Kaavio (VB '25) raises a $2.9M pre-seed round led by Baukunst with participation from Techstars, Looking Glass Capital, and others. (May 2026, Kaavio)

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Fort (VB '25) featured in WIRED's "The Fort Strength Training Wearble Tracks Your Sets" (Mar 2026, WIRED) 

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Wood Wide AI (VB '25) featured as a top three startup on Technical.ly's RealLIST Startups 2026 rankings in Pittsburgh. (Mar 2026, Technical.ly)

Trainwell x Peloton Partnership Launch

Trainwell (VB '19) announces partnership with Peloton with the launch of Peloton Personal Trainer, powered by Trainwell. Available in beta on a waitlist basis. (Feb 2026, Trainwell)

Gather AI raises $40M Series B

Gather AI (VB '18) raises a $40M Series B led by Smith Point Capital to build dock-to-dock intelligence. Physical AI for complete intralogistics. (Feb 2026, TechCrunch)

Addy AI x Willow Partnership

Addy AI (VB '23) secures partnership with Willow Processing (the #1 loan processing company in America) with the launch of its new Loan Officer Assistant Service powered by Addy AI. (Jan 2026, Addy AI)

Trainwell (VB '19) Co-Founders: Matt Spettel and Gabe Madonna selected for the 2026 Forbes 30 Under 30 list in the Sports Industry. Forbes

Refiberd (VB '20) Co-Founders: Sarika Bajaj and Tushita Gupta selected for the 2026 Forbes 30 Under 30 list in the Social Impact industry. Forbes

Mach9 (VB '21) Co-Founders: Alexander Baikovitz, Zachary Sussman, Haowen Shi, and Michael Mong selected for the 2026 Forbes 30 Under 30 list in the Transportation/Aerospace Industry. Forbes

RoboForce (VB '24) Highlighted by NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang in GTC Keynote. PR Newswire

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Advanced Optronics (VB '22) secures $2.6M in NIH SBIR Phase II Funding with a grant focused on reducing structural damage and adverse surgical events during cochlear implantation using an intraoperative sensing system. Advanced Optronics

Conduit (VB '23) raises $375K to tackle worker shortage issues. Startup Newswire

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Focal (VB '22) is Heating People, Not Spaces. Harvard Technology Review