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Omni Ventures Fund I

Geography
United States
Stage
Pre-Seed
Fund size
$33M
Focus
AI/ML, Manufacturing and Robotics & Automation
Signals
Published
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N°01 / About

About Omni Ventures Fund I

Founded by ex-Apple product and manufacturing engineers, closed oversubscribed $33M Fund I for first checks into manufacturing tech startups. Foxconn as strategic LP. Writes $700K-$1M checks into software, AI and robotics for the factory floor.

N°02 / Thesis

Investment Focus

Location / RegionUnited States
Funding StagePre-Seed
Industry Focus
AI/ML
Manufacturing
Robotics & Automation

Investor Signals Profile

active

Sweet Spot

Technical founder building factory-floor AI or industrial software

manufacturing tech
factory-floor AI
industrial SaaS
robotics
supply chain

Bullish Signals

Foxconn strategic LP, factory accessblog
$33M oversubscribed, ex-Apple teamblog
32K+ industry engineer networkblog
Follow-ons from Khosla, Eclipse, Bessemerblog

Contrarian Signals

$700K checks, limited ownership defenseblog
Manufacturing has long sales cyclesblog
Mangotec web services focus, not factory floorexternal
Portfolio CXO model dilutes fund focusexternal

Founder Do's

Build software/AI for factory floor
Target sub-$2M round sizes
Have 3+ years industry experience
Show capital-light business model
Leverage Foxconn LP network

Founder Don'ts

Pitch capital-heavy hardware plays
Expect generalist consumer support
Target markets outside manufacturing

18 signals on Omni Ventures Fund I

4 bullish · 4 contrarian · 5 pitch do's · 3 don'ts · 2 GP profiles, each with its source. From €9/month, cancel anytime.

Facts

Fund Overview

Fund Size$33M
Saves0
People

Key People

Simon Lancaster, Sabrina Paseman

Simon LancasterGeneral Partner
Sabrina PasemanGeneral Partner
Backers

Known LPs

Allocator OneFund-of-Funds
Foxconn Technology Co.Corporate / Strategic
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