Investor Type | Firm |
Type of Fund | Corporate VC |
Industries | Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • IoT (& Wearables) • CleanTech • A.I. (& Big Data) • Analytics • Logistics (& Distribution) • Material Science • Robotics • Nanotechnology • Woman Focused |
Stages | MBO/LBO, Recapitalization, Pre-Seed, Seed, Early Stage, Series A |
Investing | United States |
Investment Range | $300,000 - $4,000,000 |
Investment Sweet Spot | $700,000 |
Hypertherm Ventures is the corporate venture capital arm of Hypertherm, which focuses on identifying and partnering with entrepreneurs and early-stage companies that are aligned with their strategic interest areas. With a commitment to bridging the gap between knowledge and investment capital, Hypertherm Ventures invests in early to mid-stage advanced manufacturing startups that are already generating revenue. They place particular emphasis on advanced manufacturing innovations, offering support and acceleration to ventures that can deliver positive change to the world. Hypertherm Ventures is known for its rich history of innovation, especially in the industrial cutting and fabrication space, with 52 years of expertise and over 500 global patents. Their investments are guided by values such as customer focus, honesty, integrity, community leadership, environmental stewardship, shared ownership, continuous improvement, and personal growth. The firm partners with universities and startups, looking particularly for leadership teams with proven success, products and technologies with strong value propositions, scalable business models, and market opportunities projected to have significant impacts within 2-7 years. They specialize in Equity investments, with a minimum of $300,000, a maximum of $4,000,000, and a sweet spot around $700,000. Their investment specialties include MBO/LBO, Recapitalization, Pre-Seed, Seed, Early Stage, and Series A funding. Hypertherm Ventures' strategic interest areas encompass industrial cutting, welding and thermal processing, robotics and automation, machine learning, AI, Industrial Internet of Things (IoT), additive manufacturing, and advanced materials. With an integrated approach to sustainability and social responsibility, they prioritize a triple bottom line approach focusing on people, planet, and profit. Hypertherm Ventures offers entrepreneurs a global footprint and access to industrial channels, a track record in scaling products, and a unique relationship with Dartmouth College and its Thayer School of Engineering, where Hypertherm's roots began.
We invest in early to mid-stage advanced manufacturing startups that are generating revenue