Prime Movers Lab
Status
ACTIVE
Global HQ
Jackson, United States
Countries of investment
- United States
- Canada
- United Kingdom
- Australia
- Israel
- Germany
- France
Investment stages
- Seed
- Series A
- Series B
- Series C
- Growth
Industries
- Space
- Energy
- Transportation
- Biotechnology
- Agriculture
- Manufacturing
- Human Augmentation
- DeepTech
- Advanced Materials
About
Prime Movers Lab is a Jackson-based venture capital firm focused on backing breakthrough scientific inventions transforming billions of lives. Their focus spans space, energy, transportation, biotechnology, agriculture, and manufacturing across the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Australia, Israel, Germany, and France. The firm supports scientific founders from seed through growth stages.
Prime Movers Lab is a Jackson-based venture capital firm focused on backing breakthrough scientific inventions transforming billions of lives. Their focus spans space, energy, transportation, biotechnology, agriculture, and manufacturing across the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Australia, Israel, Germany, and France. The firm supports scientific founders from seed through growth stages.
Investment Thesis
Prime Movers Lab is a seed to growth stage venture capital firm deploying capital across space, energy, transportation, biotechnology, agriculture, and manufacturing sectors. They invest in breakthrough scientific inventions transforming billions of lives, backing "Prime Mover" founders working on generation-defining technologies. The firm differentiates itself through founding partner Dakin Sloss's engineering background and over $1B AUM focused on backing scientific breakthroughs with mass market potential.
Manager's Experience
Founded in 2018 by Dakin Sloss (Founder and Chief Executive Officer, engineering background from Stanford and Caltech, previous CEO of Tachyus). Team includes Suzanne Fletcher (General Partner), David Siminoff (General Partner), Ashley Zehnder (Partner), Amy Kruse (Partner, PhD neuroscientist), Alex Fielding (Partner), and Anton Brevde (Partner). Manages over $1B AUM across three funds. Portfolio includes Boom Supersonic, Momentus, Mars Materials, Terran Orbital, Twelve, Divergent 3D, K2 Space, Terrestrial Energy, Turntide Technologies, Halo Space, and Boston Micro Fabrication. Based in Jackson, Wyoming with additional presence across the United States. The firm's thesis focuses on backing "Prime Mover" founders working on generation-defining scientific breakthroughs across space, energy, transportation, biotechnology, agriculture, and manufacturing.
Team
Dakin Sloss - Founder & CEO
Suzanne Fletcher - General Partner
David Siminoff - General Partner
Ashley Zehnder - Partner
Amy Kruse - Partner (PhD Neuroscientist)
Alex Fielding - Partner
Anton Brevde - Partner
Sean Simmons - Partner
Portfolio
Boom Supersonic
Momentus
Mars Materials
Terran Orbital
Twelve
Divergent 3D
K2 Space
Terrestrial Energy
Turntide Technologies
Halo Space
Boston Micro Fabrication
Anagenex
Colossal Biosciences
Zap Energy
Redwire Space
Vessl Prosthetics
Radiant Nuclear
Prometheus Fuels