Eclipse Ventures

Venture capital firm
Palo Alto, California, USAeclipse.capitalSee connections →

Venture capital firm partnering with innovators transforming the physical economy and critical infrastructure.

At a glance

Eclipse Ventures appears in 12 funding rounds tracked by ValueAddVC since 2025, leading 5. Its most frequent sectors in these rounds are Defense & Space and Semiconductors & Hardware, and its most recent tracked deal was Tenstorrent's $1.5B Series E round (Oct 19, 2026). It co-invests most often with Riot Ventures, AMD Ventures and Atreides Management. ValueAddVC also tracks 4 funds managed by Eclipse Ventures.

Strategy

Stages
Pre-SeedSeedSeries B
Sectors
IndustrialHardware
Geographies
USAPalo Alto, California, USA
Check size
$200K-$5M

Recent changes

  1. Oct 19, 2026Invested in Tenstorrent (Series E, $1.5B) Reuters (via Investing.com)
  2. Oct 15, 2026Invested in Stand (Series C, $70M) Fortune
  3. Oct 9, 2026Invested in Oxide Computer (Series D, $445M) PR Newswire
  4. Oct 6, 2026Invested in Vinci (Series B, $250M) Financial Content
  5. Sep 29, 2026Invested in Efficient Computer (Series B, $97M) SiliconANGLE
Earlier changes (10)
  1. Sep 16, 2026Invested in Noetive (Seed, $41M) PR Newswire (Noetive)
  2. Aug 20, 2026Invested in Muon Space (Series C, $250M) Bloomberg
  3. Aug 19, 2026Invested in Also (Series D, $150M) TechCrunch
  4. Jul 30, 2026Invested in Antora Energy (Series C, $550M) Bloomberg
  5. Apr 28, 2026Follow-on: Invested in True Anomaly (Series D, $650M) Tech Funding News
  6. Jul 2025Invested in Genesis AI (Seed, $105M) TechCrunch
  7. Apr 30, 2025Invested in True Anomaly (Series C, $260M) PR Newswire
  8. Jan 1, 2017New fund: Eclipse Ventures Fund II ($184M) Value Add VC funds tracker
  9. Nov 18, 2015New fund: Eclipse Ventures Venture Fund I ($125M) SEC EDGAR Form D
  10. Jan 1, 2015New fund: Eclipse Ventures Fund I ($125M) Value Add VC funds tracker

Funds

4
FundVintageSizeStrategySource
Eclipse Partners Fund VI2026$15MSide vehicleSide vehicle (parallel, feeder, affiliate or SPV) — not the flagship close
As of Apr 21, 2026SEC EDGAR Form D
Eclipse Ventures Fund II2017$184MFlagship
As of 2017Value Add VC funds tracker
Eclipse Ventures Venture Fund I2015$125MVenture
As of Nov 18, 2015SEC EDGAR Form D
Eclipse Ventures Fund I2015$125MFlagship
As of 2015Value Add VC funds tracker

Portfolio

12 total

Recent Investment Activity

12

Track record: led 5 and participated in 7 of 12 tracked venture rounds · 10 in the last 12 months · led 2 Seed, 2 Series C, 1 Series D

DateCompanyEventRoleAmountValuationInvestorsSource
Oct 19, 2026TenstorrentSeries EParticipated$1.5B$6.2B
ARK InvestunverifiedSanDiskunverifiedMorgan StanleyunverifiedT. Rowe PriceunverifiedEclipse VenturesTechCrunch · unverifiedFidelity InvestmentsTechCrunch · unverifiedTrace CapitalInnovation XTether Investments
Reuters (via Investing.com)
Oct 15, 2026StandSeries CParticipated$70M$1B
Saga VenturesLeadunverifiedLowercarbon CapitalPulse 2.0 · unverifiedEclipse VenturesPulse 2.0 · unverifiedEqual VenturesPulse 2.0 · unverifiedInspired CapitalPulse 2.0 · unverifiedNeotribe VenturesPulse 2.0 · unverifiedJackson Square Ventures
Fortune
Oct 9, 2026Oxide ComputerSeries DLed$445M—
Eclipse VenturesLeadunverifiedRiot VenturesunverifiedJane StreetunverifiedAtreides ManagementunverifiedAMD VenturesunverifiedUS Innovative Technology Fund
PR Newswire
Oct 6, 2026VinciSeries BParticipated$250M$1.5B
Advent InternationalLeadunverifiedTemasekLeadunverifiedXoraLeadunverifiedAMD VenturesunverifiedEclipse VenturesunverifiedKhosla VenturesunverifiedMadrona Venturesunverified
Financial Content
Sep 29, 2026Efficient ComputerSeries BParticipated$97M$650MPulse story
Sep 16, 2026NoetiveSeedLed$41M—
Eclipse VenturesLeadCraft VenturesSwish VenturesFactoryunverifiedGigascale CapitalLiquid 2 VenturesThe Westly GroupIncite VenturesOperator Partners
PR Newswire (Noetive)
Aug 20, 2026Muon SpaceSeries CLed$250M$1.5BPulse story
Aug 19, 2026AlsoSeries DParticipated$150M—TechCrunch
Jul 30, 2026Antora EnergySeries CLed$550M$2.47 billion
G2 Venture PartnersLeadunverifiedEclipse VenturesLeadunverifiedBreakthrough Energy VenturesunverifiedLowercarbon CapitalunverifiedImpact Science VenturesunverifiedTrust VenturesunverifiedDecarbonization Partners
Pulse story
Apr 28, 2026True AnomalySeries DParticipated$650M—
Eclipse VenturesunverifiedRiot VenturesunverifiedParadigmunverifiedAtreides ManagementunverifiedG Squaredunverified
Tech Funding News
Jul 2025Genesis AISeedLed$105M—TechCrunch
Apr 30, 2025True AnomalySeries CParticipated$260M—
AccelunverifiedMeritech CapitalunverifiedEclipse VenturesunverifiedRiot VenturesunverifiedMenlo VenturesunverifiedACME CapitalSpace VCChampion Hill VenturesNarya
PR Newswire

Sector / Stage Activity

By sector (portfolio)
Semiconductors
4 · 33%
Robotics
2 · 17%
Energy
1 · 8%
Space
1 · 8%
AI infra
1 · 8%
Cloud
1 · 8%
Insurance
1 · 8%
Defense
1 · 8%
By stage (tracked rounds)
Series C
4 · 33%
Series D
3 · 25%
Series B
2 · 17%
Seed
2 · 17%
Series E
1 · 8%

Co-Investors

12

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Value Add Research

Latest Pulse

  1. a16z Raises $1.1B to Build AI's Physical LayerAndreessen Horowitz has closed a $1.1 billion Machine Age fund dedicated to chips, memory, cooling, power and robotics -- the hardware underneath AI rather than the software on top of it.→
  2. Muon Space Raises $250M to Build 500 Satellites a YearSatellite maker Muon Space raised a $250M Series C at a $1.5B valuation led by Eclipse, with Google and Salesforce Ventures joining, to scale production toward 500 satellites a year by 2027.→
  3. Genesis AI in Talks to Raise $500M at $3B ValuationRobotics foundation-model startup Genesis AI is in talks to raise roughly $500 million at a $3 billion pre-money valuation, less than 13 months after emerging from stealth with a $105 million seed round.→
  4. Wayve Launches $85M Employee Tender Offer at $8.5B ValuationSelf-driving startup Wayve launched an $85 million tender offer letting employees sell vested shares at an $8.5 billion valuation, set against February's $1.2 billion Series D led by Eclipse, Balderton and SoftBank Vision Fund 2. The buyback comes as Wayve has more than doubled headcount to 1,200 employees and targets robotaxi pilots with Uber later this year, using liquidity as a retention tool without pushing toward a public listing.→

Eclipse Ventures FAQ

How large are Eclipse Ventures' funds?

Eclipse Ventures funds Value Add tracks include Eclipse Ventures Fund II ($184M, 2017); Eclipse Ventures Venture Fund I ($125M, 2015); Eclipse Ventures Fund I ($125M, 2015), out of 4 Eclipse Ventures funds tracked in total.

What companies has Eclipse Ventures invested in?

Eclipse Ventures' portfolio includes Tenstorrent, Stand, Oxide Computer, Vinci, Efficient Computer, Noetive, and 6 more tracked companies.

Who does Eclipse Ventures co-invest with most?

In the rounds Value Add tracks, Eclipse Ventures most often invests alongside AMD Ventures (3 shared deals), Atreides Management (2 shared deals), Fidelity Investments (2 shared deals), Khosla Ventures (2 shared deals), Lowercarbon Capital (2 shared deals).

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