Eclipse Ventures
Status
ACTIVE
Global HQ
California, United States
Countries of investment
- United States
- Israel
- Canada
Investment stages
- Pre-Seed
- Seed
- Series A
Industries
- Industrial Tech
- Manufacturing
- Robotics
- Energy
- Agtech
- Smart Infrastructure
- Autonomous Vehicles
- Deep Tech
- AI
About
Eclipse partners with entrepreneurs to revolutionize essential industries by integrating digital solutions and physical AI, aiming to enhance efficiency, resilience, and profitability in critical infrastructures.
Eclipse partners with entrepreneurs to revolutionize essential industries by integrating digital solutions and physical AI, aiming to enhance efficiency, resilience, and profitability in critical infrastructures.
Investment Thesis
Eclipse Ventures investment thesis revolves around identifying and supporting startups that are pioneering significant advancements in technology and industry. They seek companies with innovative solutions and scalable business models that have the potential to drive substantial market impact.
Manager's Experience
Founded by Lior Susan (Founder and CEO), who served eight years in the Israel Defense Forces and helped build and sell a company with his brother. The partner group includes Aidan Madigan-Curtis, Charly Mwangi, Angela Hayward (Partner and Head of Strategy), Greg Reichow, Joe Fath (Partner and Head of Growth), Jiten Behl, Seth Winterroth, and Thomas Storch (Partner and Head of Policy), with Greg Lyon as Partner, COO and CFO, Amir Frenkel as Chief AI Officer, and Pierre Lamond as Partner Emeritus. Raised about $1.3B across two vehicles in April 2026, Eclipse Fund VI ($720M, early stage) and Early Growth Fund III ($591M), after a $1.23B two-fund raise in 2023. Portfolio includes Cerebras Systems, Redwood Materials, Wayve, Bright Machines, Enovix, Lucira, Watchmaker Genomics, Rune Labs, and Nucleus RadioPharma. Offices in Palo Alto and New York. Invests in physical economy companies tied to resilience, competitiveness, and security.
Team
Seth Winterroth – Partner
Pierre Lamond – Partner
Mike Pena – Partner
Matt Mulvey – Partner
Lior Susan – Founder & Managing Partner
Lilyann Troy – Partner
Lani Murphy – Partner
Justin Butler – Partner
Jannelle Matlock – Partner
Greg Lyon – Partner
Portfolio
6 River Systems
Anduril
Augury
Bright Machines
Cellares
Cerebras
Enovix
Flex Logix
Kindred
Owlet
Redwood Materials
Reliable Robotics
Simbe Robotics
Swift Navigation
Tenstorrent
Ursa Major
Verkada
VulcanForms
Wayve