Arcturus

Amir Mashal started @arcturustechinc to tackle a massive problem: our grid was built for a different century, and nearly 15% of U.S. electricity is lost before we use it. After building the first prototype in his garage, Amir and the team are developing high-performance conductors designed to run cooler, carry more power, and last longer. We’re proud to lead Arcturus’ $8 million seed round, with participation from @1517fund, @Toyota_Ventures, @Breakthrough, @WireframeVC, and @ClimateCap. A massive congratulations to Amir and his team on officially coming out of stealth today! Read more from @tdechant in @TechCrunch: techcrunch.com/2026/06/30/arc…

Today, after about a year and a half of heads-down work, I’m excited to announce that Arcturus is emerging from stealth with an $8M seed round led by Initialized Capital with participation from 1517, Toyota Ventures, Wireframe Ventures, and Climate Capital. This all started with a realization that I couldn’t shake: the world’s asking more and more from metals that were never designed for the systems we’re building today. EVs, drones, robotics, AI data centers, the grid. The modern world runs on copper and aluminum doing their job quietly in the background. But as power, heat, and performance demands keep rising, those materials are becoming a bottleneck. At Arcturus, we’re building a new class of conductor materials by infusing carbon nanomaterials into metals. The goal is simple: help wires, motors, and thermal systems move more power, shed more heat, and hold up in harsher conditions, without redesigning everything around them. Not long ago, this was just an idea in my garage in Los Angeles. I’m incredibly grateful to our investors, partners, advisors, and early believers who helped us get here: thank you for seeing it before there was much to see. This is just the beginning and I’m so excited for what comes next! @Initialized @zcperret @brettdg | @1517fund @William_Blake @DStrachman | @Breakthrough @bchevva | @WireframeVC @lbernicker @harsh1 | @Toyota_Ventures @lisabcoca | @climatecap @sunrock | @smathaudhu | @al_mashal @april_brady @SarahRhoades @arcturustechinc