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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.
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$1M
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$20M
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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.
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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.

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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

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