Ventera Partners

Y Combinator

Backed Discovered Materials in its Spring 2026 batch; the company closed a $9M seed right after.

  • StagesPre-seed, Seed
  • Leads roundsFollow Only
  • HeadquartersSan Francisco, CA
  • FocusSemiconductor & Electronic Materials, AI Materials Discovery & Self-Driving Labs
  • Websiteycombinator.com

Recent in-domain deals

CompanyWhat they doRoundDateSource
Discovered MaterialsAI agents that find new materials for semiconductor chips, starting with thermal management for AI chips.Seed, $9M2026-08-10Source

Most recent deal on record: 2026-08-10.

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