Calibrate Ventures

Thank you to @GrayMatterRobot for hosting the Calibrate Ventures 2026 Annual Meeting at their headquarters. Our time together and tour allowed us to share with our entire team and limited partners why we’re so excited about the future of factory intelligence that you’re deploying and the transformation you’re driving with physical AI.

The next frontier in clinical AI isn’t more data. It’s making existing data usable. @RegardApp is focused on exactly that — helping clinicians unlock insight from the full patient record. A few takeaways from their recent Health Evolution Summit session: regard.com/article/the-ne… @elibenjoseph

This week, GrayMatter Robotics hosted Calibrate Ventures' annual meeting at our innovation center, where Ariyan Kabir (@ariyankabir) showcased what #FactorySuperIntelligence looks like in practice. We're proud to represent Calibrate's portfolio of companies putting deep tech to work in the real world. #PhysicalAI #Robotics #Manufacturing #AI #FactorySuperIntelligence @CalibrateVC

What actually separates senior engineers from everyone else? It’s not just experience, it’s how they navigate ambiguity. In this piece, Aaron Beals of @askflux_ai breaks down the “signals” experienced engineers look for when dropped into a new codebase — and why most people waste time trying to read everything instead. The shift is subtle, but important: from consuming information to finding what matters. askflux.ai/blog/the-signa…

Teams across the Calibrate portfolio are hiring. From clinical AI → autonomous aircraft → legal intelligence, these companies are building in complex, real-world environments — and growing their teams to match. @RegardApp: regard.com/careers/ Grid Aero: grid.aero/careers @trellis_law: linkedin.com/posts/image-2-…

The next wave of solar isn’t just about energy. It’s about how it gets built. @BuiltRobotics is bringing AI into one of the most labor-intensive parts of construction: pile driving. Their autonomous piling solution helps solar projects move faster, improves jobsite safety, and lowers overall costs — all while addressing ongoing skilled labor shortages. A clear example of physical AI moving from concept → deployment. youtube.com/watch?v=CiIRiT…

Where is incident response actually heading — beyond the hype? @VibraniumLabsAI is hosting a live conversation with Todd Vernon (Founder of @VictorOps, acquired by @Splunk), alongside CEO Sang Lee and COO Tanny Kang, on how incident management is evolving — where AI is helping teams move faster, and where it may introduce new complexity or risk. A great conversation bringing together a Calibrate portfolio company and a founder we’ve backed before. 📆Tuesday, May 19 🔗Register here: luma.com/5u4wv5v9

Food safety is no longer just a compliance issue — it’s becoming a technology opportunity. Calibrate portfolio company @OxipitalAI explores how AI-powered visual inspection is helping manufacturers detect defects earlier, reduce recall risk, and improve consistency at scale. As production demands rise, smarter quality control is becoming essential. oxipitalai.com/food-safety-is…

Years-old datasets may be more valuable than they look. In a new piece from Calibrate portfolio company @manifold_ai, the company’s VP of Solution Engineering Gervaise Henry explores how advances in AI are helping researchers extract new insights from legacy data — turning information collected under past constraints into new opportunities for discovery today. From genomics to imaging, the story is the same: the data didn’t lose value. The tools finally caught up. Read more at manifold.ai/resources/your…

Demand for physical goods is rising, while the skilled manufacturing workforce continues to shrink, says @GrayMatterRobot's @ariyankabir. On @FOXBusiness, Ariyan discusses how GrayMatter is bringing AI into shipbuilding — a sector critical to American industry and national security. foxbusiness.com/video/63932988…

.@elibenjoseph, CEO and Co-founder of @RegardApp, was named to @CrainsNewYork's 2026 Notable Leaders in Health Care👏 The recognition reflects a broader shift: healthcare doesn’t need more data — it needs better ways to use it. Regard is helping clinicians unlock the full patient record in real time, turning complexity into clarity at the point of care. See the full list: crainsnewyork.com/recognitions/n…

In logistics, complexity has been the default. That’s starting to change. In a recent @Reuters interview, Grid Aero CEO Arthur Dubois shares how autonomous cargo aircraft are being designed for environments where infrastructure is limited and reliability is critical. The focus isn’t adding more layers — it’s building systems that are simple, rugged, and built to scale. reuters.com/video/watch/id…

Noah Ready-Campbell, CEO of @BuiltRobotics, joined @theCUBE x @NYSE Wired to discuss how physical AI is transforming real-world infrastructure: youtube.com/watch?v=5LHNdQ… From automating some of the most labor-intensive work on solar sites to rethinking how robotics is deployed at scale, the shift is already underway.

Manifold announced a new partnership with Savant Bio to accelerate the creation of high-quality, AI-ready biological datasets. manifold.ai/resources/mani… By turning unstructured clinical data into usable formats, it unlocks faster research and real-world evidence generation.

Big week for @GrayMatterRobot. A new partnership with @WeAreHII brings physical AI into one of the most critical manufacturing environments in the U.S. — shipbuilding: hii.com/news/hii-teams… Founder @ariyankabir is also out telling the broader story on @YahooFinance and @TBPN — from the skilled trades gap to why “Factory SuperIntelligence” is becoming a real unlock for American industry. finance.yahoo.com/sectors/techno… youtube.com/live/wrnhYB2uI… This is what momentum looks like: product + partnership + narrative, all moving at once.

A shift from reaction → prediction. In her latest Substack, Calibrate Investor @Katie_Calibrate explores why world models are becoming a critical unlock for robotics — enabling systems to reason about the physical world, not just react to it. katievasquez7.substack.com/p/where-in-the…

We love seeing team offsites like this one from @askflux_ai! Not just for the setting, but for the conversations behind it. @eajulian’s recap of their time in Portugal covers everything from engineering leadership to how AI is showing up across the business, and why stepping away from the day-to-day can lead to better decisions. askflux.ai/blog/offsite-r…

This #NationalRoboticsWeek, we’re proud to back companies advancing AI-driven systems that are reshaping construction, manufacturing, industrial automation, and more. calibratevc.com/portfolio @BuiltRobotics @GrayMatterRobot @CobotCorp @OxipitalAI @sydekickbot

The true cost of manual QA isn’t just labor — it’s missed defects, wasted product, and slower throughput. Calibrate portfolio company @OxipitalAI breaks down why traditional inspection falls short, and how AI vision is helping manufacturers improve quality while cutting costs. oxipitalai.com/the-true-cost-…

“Most robotics demos never ship. Deployed is about the ones that do.” Cobot’s new podcast, hosted by @BradPorter_, goes deep on what it actually takes to move from demo → production in physical AI. For builders, operators, and investors thinking about real-world deployment: co.bot/deployed/