Updated: June 13, 2026

Investment Fund
Venture Capital Firm
Deeptech
Hardware
MFV Partners
Founded 2018 · Palo Alto, USA
Transformation of Industries Energy Automotive Logistics Agriculture Drug Discovery
Total investments
7
Successful exits
1
About the program
Program type
Investment focus areas
Description
Pre-seed/seed specialist focusing on physical AI and deep-tech (robotics, sensors, quantum/next‑gen compute, energy transition) that commercializes University of Chicago deep‑tech for real-world industries.
Founded2018
Location
Investment offer
Check size$500,000 – $3,000,000
Can lead rounds
No
Details
Avg Check: $1M - $5M ·
Funding requirements
We invest in Seed through Series A deep tech startups transforming large industries. We look for proprietary technology that's hard to replicate which drives the primary competitive advantage for the company. We invest across hardware components, full stack systems and software deep tech companies