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Cantos

North America, California, United States, San Francisco

Description

A pre-seed firm obsessively pursuing the near frontier – where software, hardware, & wetware intersect.

Investor Profile

Cantos has made 106 investments, with 9 in the past 12 months and 11% as lead.

Stage Focus

  • Seed (56%)
  • Series A (23%)
  • Pre Seed (8%)
  • Series B (7%)
  • Convertible Note (6%)
  • Debt Financing (1%)
  • Series Unknown (1%)

Country Focus

  • United States (94%)
  • United Kingdom (3%)
  • Canada (1%)
  • Nigeria (1%)

Industry Focus

  • Biotechnology
  • Software
  • Aerospace
  • Health Care
  • Fintech
  • Internet
  • Financial Services
  • Artificial Intelligence (Ai)
  • Information Technology
  • Medical
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FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Learn who this investor regularly partners with—both firms and angels—and explore their latest activity.

Who does Cantos frequently co-invest with?

Bossa Invest
South America, Sao Paulo, Brazil, São Paulo
Co-Investments: 5
KdT Ventures
North America, Texas, United States, Austin
Co-Investments: 8
IV
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 5
Refactor
North America, California, United States, Burlingame
Co-Investments: 8
Y Combinator
North America, California, United States, Mountain View
Co-Investments: 14
Bee Partners
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 6
Fifty Years
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 10
Andreessen Horowitz
North America, California, United States, Menlo Park
Co-Investments: 7
Venrock
North America, California, United States, Palo Alto
Co-Investments: 5
Khosla Ventures
North America, California, United States, Menlo Park
Co-Investments: 5

Which angels does Cantos often collaborate with?

RM
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 1
Matt Mickiewicz
North America, Canada
Shared Deals: 1
NB
North America, California, United States, Los Angeles
Shared Deals: 1
JG
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 1
Daniel Macklin
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 1
BF
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 5
LD
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 1
RR
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 1
AS
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 1
AR
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 1

What are some of recent deals done by Cantos?

Pilgrim

Redwood City, California, United States

Building the warfighter of tomorrow.

Health DiagnosticsMedical DeviceMilitaryNational Security
Pre SeedMar 17, 2025
Amount Raised: $3,250,000
Castelion

El Segundo, California, United States

Castelion is a defense tech company that applies modern hardware development and manufacturing processes to national security challenges.

AerospaceGovernmentManufacturingMilitaryNational Security
Series AJan 29, 2025
Amount Raised: $70,000,000
EARTH AI

San Mateo, California, United States

EARTH AI is a predictive explorer and driller for critical minerals.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)HardwareMineralMiningMining Technology
Series BJan 27, 2025
Amount Raised: $20,000,000
Bedrock Energy

Austin, Texas, United States

Bedrock Energy develops drilling technology and advanced subsurface simulation software to enable geothermal heating and cooling.

CommercialConstruction
Series AJan 22, 2025
Amount Raised: $12,000,000

Redefining the limits of signal processing and data transmission by changing the way waveforms are processed.

Information TechnologyInternetSoftware
SeedJan 15, 2025
Amount Raised: $7,150,000
Salient Motion

Irvine, California, United States

Salient Motion is an electric motion operating system designed to reimagine the American supply chain with help of cutting-edge software.

ElectronicsOperating SystemsSoftware
SeedOct 1, 2024
Amount Raised: $4,000,000
Intramotev

St Louis, Missouri, United States

Intramotev creates self-propelled battery-electric railcars that operates autonomously and reduce the reliance on traditional locomotives.

Autonomous VehiclesFreight ServiceLogisticsRailroad
Series AAug 15, 2024
Amount Raised: $14,400,000
The Lumber Manufactory

Washington, District of Columbia, United States

The Lumber Manufactory is a sawmmilling company that offers sustainable manufacturing of dimensional wood products.

ManufacturingWood Processing
SeedMay 28, 2024
Amount Raised: $4,099,992
Nabla Bio

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

Nabla Bio is an autoverse platform of proprietary biologically informed machine learning that co-develops antibody drugs.

BiopharmaBiotechnologyMachine Learning
Series AMay 14, 2024
Amount Raised: $26,000,000
Shinkei Systems

New York, New York, United States

Shinkei Systems is an automation agency that provides automation for fish harvesting.

Food and BeverageFood ProcessingIntelligent SystemsSeafoodSupply Chain Management
SeedFeb 5, 2024
Amount Raised: $6,000,000