Eclipse Ventures
Industrial-technology venture firm backing hardware/software companies, including defense manufacturing.
Eclipse Ventures is a Palo Alto-based industrial-technology venture firm backing hardware/software companies rebuilding physical industries, including defense manufacturing. Founded in 2015 by Lior Susan. Closed $1.3B across Eclipse Fund VI ($720M) and Early Growth Fund III ($591M) in April 2026, targeting AI infrastructure, robotics, manufacturing and defense. Led Blue Water Autonomy's $14M seed round; portfolio also includes defense-relevant companies True Anomaly, Ursa Major, and VulcanForms.
Overview
- Firm
- Eclipse Ventures
- Headquarters
- Palo Alto, California, USA
- Founded
- 2015
- AUM
- ~$10B AUM (as of April 2026)
- Stages
- Seed, Early-stage
- Thesis
- Industrial-technology venture firm backing hardware/software companies rebuilding physical industries, including defense manufacturing.
Portfolio companies2
Partners0
No linked records yet.
Frequently asked
- What is Eclipse Ventures?
- Industrial-technology venture firm backing hardware/software companies rebuilding physical industries, including defense manufacturing.
- How much does Eclipse Ventures manage?
- Eclipse Ventures manages ~$10B AUM (as of April 2026) in assets, and was founded in 2015.
- What stages does Eclipse Ventures invest at?
- Eclipse Ventures invests at Seed, Early-stage.
Sources & citations3
3 sources behind every claim
Every data point on this record is backed by a cited public source. Request Pro access to see them and verify each claim yourself.