Standard Investments
Investment firm; participated in PhysicsX's Series A and Series B rounds, and in Forterra's Series A and Series B rounds.
Standard Investments is the investment arm of Standard Industries, a privately held building-materials conglomerate (parent of GAF), based in New York. It is a 'fundamentally-driven investment platform' spanning a concentrated public-equities book alongside early-to-growth-stage venture investments, applying deep industrial and operational expertise to opportunities at the intersection of industry and technology — including manufacturing, digital technologies, transportation/mobility, sustainability, the built environment, and select media.
Overview
- Firm
- Standard Investments
- Headquarters
- New York, NY
- Founded
- 0
- AUM
- Stages
- Series A, Series B, Growth
- Thesis
- Apply deep industrial knowledge and operational expertise to create value across public and private markets, with particular conviction in autonomous technology's ability to disrupt high-cost, low-margin business models.
Portfolio companies2
- CompanyPhysicsXLondon-based AI-native engineering software company building physics-simulation/AI models for industrial design, manufacturing, and product engineering.
- CompanyForterraMaryland-based autonomous ground-vehicle and mission-autonomy company (formerly Robotic Research), valued above $1B after a $238M Series C.
Frequently asked
- What is Standard Investments?
- Apply deep industrial knowledge and operational expertise to create value across public and private markets, with particular conviction in autonomous technology's ability to disrupt high-cost, low-margin business models.
- What stages does Standard Investments invest at?
- Standard Investments invests at Series A, Series B, Growth.
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Sources & citations4
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Standard Investments is the investment platform of Standard Industries, spanning public equities and early-to-growth venture investing at the intersection of industry and technology.
Standard Industries: Standard InvestmentsVerified2026-08-09 - 2
Standard Investments participated in PhysicsX's $32M Series A (Nov 2023), led by General Catalyst.
PhysicsX: PhysicsX Raises $32M to Give Engineers AI Superpowers to Accelerate Design of Advanced TechnologiesVerified2023-11-01 - 3
Standard Investments was a continuing investor in PhysicsX's $135M Series B (Jun 2025), led by Atomico.
GlobeNewswire: PhysicsX Raises $135M Series BVerified2025-06-23 - 4
Standard Investments (quoted via Partner Logan Ashcraft) participated in Forterra's $75M Series B (Sept 2024).
Forterra: Forterra Raises $75 Million in Series B FundingVerified2024-09-01