Venture capital fund · 2 deals
US-based robotics VC
Every published round Xtal Ventures took part in, and every parcel of existing shares it bought off another holder. Deals we hold but haven't published yet are not counted.
| Company | Stage | Announced | Amount | Role | Alongside | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alloy Technologies | Pre-seed | 24 Sep 2025 | $4.5m | Participant | Startup Daily (12 Aug 2026), Startup Daily (27 Sep 2025), Startup Daily (24 Sep 2025), Forbes Australia, Blackbird Ventures, Blackbird Ventures portfolio | |
| Alloy | Pre-seed | 23 Sep 2025 | $4.5m+ | Participant | SmartCompany (26 Sep 2025), SmartCompany (25 Sep 2025), TechCrunch Venture, AirTree Ventures portfolio, Blackbird Ventures portfolio |
Companies Xtal Ventures has backed in a published round, and companies whose existing shares it bought off another holder.
| Company | What it does | First invested | Rounds | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alloy Technologies | Building the deployment layer for the physical AI revolution | 24 Sep 2025, Pre-seed | 1 | 0 |
| Alloy | 23 Sep 2025, Pre-seed | 1 | 0 |
Fund closes reported for Xtal Ventures, as distinct from the investments it has made.
Companies Xtal Ventures has backed that another company then bought. An exit for the holding, not a deal Xtal Ventures did.
Stories naming Xtal Ventures. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
TechCrunch profiles Alloy, a Sydney startup whose software helps robotics firms manage sensor and camera data; it has raised a pre-seed round led by Blackbird Ventures and signed four local design partners.
Also SmartCompany·SmartCompany