01The thesis
We invest in foundational technologies that take humanity on new tangents.
Historical arc Paradigm shift
02Expanding possibility
Foundational technologies always start as controversial ideas.
1990s ·Internet
“Its impact on the economy will be no greater than the fax machine’s.”
2000s ·Smartphone
“PC guys are not going to just figure this out.”
2010s ·Social media
“There can’t be any more deep technology in Facebook than what dozens of people could write in a couple of years.”
2010s ·Blockchains
“It’s a fraud. It’s worse than tulip bulbs.”
2020s ·AI
“ChatGPT is basically high-tech plagiarism.”
03How we invest
Skin in
the game.
About us 100%
Founders’ capital
We invest in bold ideas and people.
Every Tangent investment is funded entirely by our founders’ capital. We back our conviction with our own capital, alongside the founders and operators we support.
04What excites us
Selected investments.
Explore portfolio- Company01
Apptronik
Humanoid robotics
Robotics - Company02
Ethena
Crypto-native dollar infrastructure
Cryptographic systems - Company03
DAWN
Decentralized broadband infrastructure
Network infrastructure - Company04
Mecka.ai
Data and deployment infrastructure for physical AI
Physical AI - Company05
GEODNET
High-precision positioning infrastructure
Geospatial infrastructure - Company06
AminoChain
Biosample and research data infrastructure
Biology - Company07
Red Rabbit Robotics
Humanoid robotics for industry
Robotics - Company08
BitRobot
Distributed robotics research
Robotics & physical AI - Company09
Eigen
Verifiable compute infrastructure
Verifiable compute - Investment manager10
Retron
Specialist biotechnology investment manager
Biotechnology - Investment manager11
Vitalbridge
AI and robotics investment platform
AI & robotics - Investment manager12
Spencer Ventures
NFT trading firm
NFTs
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