11.2 Capital

What they do

In physics, 11.2 km/s is the escape velocity from Earth's gravity. They focus on emerging technologies such as AI, cybersecurity, robotics, quantum, new space, computational therapeutics, synthetic biology. ​They believe great people are leading indicators of a company's success. 11.2 Capital’s technical background, operational experience, and a strong network of amazing advisors and international partners particularly in Asia deliver a unique set of resources to entrepreneurs. While they are happy to help companies across the full range of early-stage company questions, areas where they concentrate include technical recruiting, partnerships (OEM and distribution partnerships for smart hardware companies, data partnerships for data-driven healthcare companies), customer introductions (CISO introductions for security companies, provider introductions for healthcare companies), and follow-on financings.

What they look for

11.2 Capital's thesis is centered on backing "technically sophisticated founding teams solving breakthrough problems in deep-tech." They believe the next generation of transformational companies will be built by scientists and engineers with deep domain expertise tackling problems at the frontier of AI, cybersecurity, quantum computing, robotics, space, synthetic biology, and bioengineering.

Stage

Pre-seed, Seed, Series A

Sectors

AI, Cybersecurity, Deeptech, Healthcare, Climate, SaaS

Based

San Francisco, US