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Baukunst
San Francisco, United States
Baukunst is a collective of creative technologists that invests in early‑stage companies at the intersection of technology and design. The inaugural $100M fund focuses on leading pre‑seed rounds for founders building inn...
Portfolio
35+
Employees
50+
Founded
N/A
AUM
≈ $100.0M
Investment focus
Stages
Pre-Seed
Industries
Software Only
Geographic scope
United States
Fund details
Funds
Fund I
Vintage 2022 • $100.0M
Sources
Baukunst
Baukunst is a collective of creative technologists that invests in early‑stage companies at the intersection of technology and design. The inaugural $100M fund focuses on leading pre‑seed rounds for founders building innovative software, hardware, and AI‑driven products that reshape how we create and build.
Portfolio
35+
Employees
50+
Founded
N/A
AUM
≈ $100.0M
Funds
Fund I · Vintage 2022 • $100.0M
Stages
Pre-Seed
Industries
Software Only
Geographic scope
United States
Sources
Showing 24 of 32 matched portfolio companies
Bindery operates a platform that connects bookish tastemakers with their communities through exclusive content and book clubs. The company facilitates the collaborative publishing of new voices by partnering with these tastemakers to discover resonant authors. This model empowers community leaders to elevate and celebrate stories directly with their dedicated readership.
Bobbie provides organic baby formula through a subscription service, utilizing a simple recipe that meets both European and US organic standards without fillers or corn syrup. This approach addresses the need for high-quality, easily digestible nutrition for infants, ensuring consistent delivery and support for parents.
Funding: $131.8M
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Funding: $131.8M
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Desktop Metal provides high-speed metal and carbon fiber 3D printing systems, including the Production System™ and Shop System™, designed for efficient mass production of dense, customer-ready parts. The company addresses the need for accessible and scalable additive manufacturing solutions in engineering and manufacturing, enabling rapid prototyping and production on the factory floor.
Funding: $100.0M
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Funding: $100.0M
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Dig Energy utilizes distributed geothermal technology to harness renewable energy from underground heat sources, providing a sustainable energy solution for communities. This approach addresses the global reliance on fossil fuels by offering a clean, reliable energy alternative that can be deployed at a local scale.
Funding: $2.5M
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Funding: $2.5M
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DirectBooker is a platform that facilitates direct bookings between hotels and guests, bypassing third-party booking sites. This allows hotels to build direct relationships with customers and reduce commission fees, while offering guests potentially better rates and personalized service.
Dobby uses large‑language‑model NLP to ingest and parse shipment communications from email, PDFs, and system notifications, automatically constructing a unified, searchable timeline for each shipment. The platform applies rule‑based and machine‑learning anomaly detection and provides a conversational query interface, integrating via OAuth and API connectors for logistics operations teams.
Elevate Foods sources high-quality, sustainable food products directly from farmers, utilizing eco-friendly processing methods to ensure traceability and support local communities. The company addresses the demand for nutritious snacks and ingredients by offering a diverse range of products, including flavored foxnuts and processed fruits and vegetables, while maintaining transparency in sourcing and production practices.
Funding: $530.0K
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Funding: $530.0K
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Estes Energy Solutions manufactures high-performance battery systems domestically in the USA. They offer various chemistries, including Sodium and LFP, with energy densities up to 230 Wh/kg. The company provides these advanced energy storage solutions starting at competitive price points per kWh.
Eyebot provides automated vision testing technology that delivers doctor-written eyeglass prescriptions rapidly. This platform significantly increases throughput compared to traditional eye exams, offering an accessible and convenient solution for vision care. The technology seamlessly integrates with optical retail partners to streamline the prescription and eyewear purchasing process.
Five Flute is a continuous design review platform that enables engineering teams to collaboratively review and improve 3D and 2D designs in a unified environment, capturing feedback in real-time. This platform addresses the challenges of siloed communication and inefficient review processes, allowing teams to identify and rectify design and manufacturing issues before production.
GOB manufactures earplugs from 100 % farm‑grown mycelium foam that delivers up to 20 dB of flat‑response acoustic attenuation while remaining comfortable for prolonged wear. The bio‑based material is home‑compostable and the packaging recyclable, removing plastic waste from the product lifecycle. The plugs are sold in tiered packs and through a subscription service that provides regular deliveries at a discounted rate.
Hello Recess is an online marketplace that aggregates vetted after‑school programs, classes, and camps for children, allowing parents to search, filter by age, interests, location, dates, and price, and register directly or be redirected to providers. The platform streamlines discovery and enrollment, offering personalized activity recommendations and tools for coordinating group bookings, while also giving program providers a portal to list and manage their offerings.
Provides an AI-driven e-commerce platform tailored for distributors and marketplaces, enabling automated product discovery, inventory management, and personalized recommendations. This solution streamlines operations and improves sales efficiency by optimizing supplier onboarding and enhancing the buyer experience in B2B environments.
This startup offers a cloud-based 3D platform that uses AI to streamline collaboration between architects, engineers, and construction professionals. The platform enables users to create more sustainable and efficient building designs.
Nucleus provides interactive learning experiences through engagement-optimized courses that incorporate real-world simulations, collaborative activities, and gamification techniques. This approach addresses the lack of student engagement in traditional education by enhancing participation and practical skill development in subjects like entrepreneurship, financial literacy, and coding.
Obello is an AI graphic design platform that allows design and marketing teams to create on-brand content quickly by utilizing customizable templates and an AI design engine. This technology addresses the challenge of maintaining brand consistency while significantly reducing the time required for content creation across multiple channels.
Offe Market is an online storefront that curates new‑arrival clothing, shoes, and home‑decor from emerging brands and sells them at deep discounts of 30‑80% off retail. It offers “Mystery Box” bundles for surprise‑shopping, a rewards program for repeat purchases, and free shipping on orders over $80, all with quick‑add size selectors and swipe‑able carousels for fast browsing.
Onshape is a cloud-native CAD and PDM platform that enables real-time collaboration and version control through built-in branching and merging, eliminating data loss and crashes. It allows design teams to work securely on any device without IT overhead, providing infinite restore options and tracking all design activity.
Orange Charger provides affordable and scalable electric vehicle (EV) charging solutions primarily for multifamily properties. The company offers Level 1 and Level 2 EVSE hardware integrated with OrangeOS software for session management and payment processing. This ecosystem allows property owners to deploy multiple charging outlets cost-effectively without requiring complex networking infrastructure.
Funding: $8.8M
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Funding: $8.8M
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Output provides a lightweight group chat platform featuring AI agents that organize conversations and maintain context across team discussions. It offers shared channels for external collaboration and nested, summarized breakouts to manage noise effectively. The platform integrates with external tools like GitHub and Notion, allowing the AI agent to pull information and create actionable tasks.
Pair Eyewear offers a modular prescription eyewear system where a durable base frame holds interchangeable magnetic top frames for clear, tinted, or UV‑blocking lenses. The lenses are produced in‑house with single‑vision, progressive, and blue‑light options, allowing users to change styles in seconds without purchasing a new pair.
Funding: $75.0M
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Funding: $75.0M
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PictureStudio is a web‑based platform that lets users generate, edit, and organize AI‑created images using simple text prompts and a selectable library of diffusion models. Its integrated editor and custom style module enable fine‑tuning and the application of user‑defined artistic signatures, while built‑in project workspaces provide collaborative sharing and license‑free export for commercial use.
Point One Navigation provides a centimeter-accurate localization service through its Polaris RTK platform, utilizing a global network of base stations and advanced GNSS technology. This solution addresses the need for precise positioning in applications such as robotics, autonomous vehicles, and precision agriculture, ensuring reliable performance with 99.9% uptime and rapid convergence times.
Funding: $37.4M
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Funding: $37.4M
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This company provides an advanced cyber threat intelligence platform that aggregates data from over one million global sources. The platform enables organizations to identify emerging threats, enrich security tool data, and automate intelligence workflows using AI capabilities. It delivers prioritized intelligence across various domains, including threat, brand, and vulnerability intelligence, to inform security decisions and mitigate risk.
Funding: $21.1M
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Funding: $21.1M
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