Calibrate Ventures
Calibrate Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm based in Pasadena, California, founded in 2017 by Jason Schoettler and Kevin Dunlap. The firm focuses on partnering with technical founders to leverage deep technology breakthroughs for scalable commercial success. With approximately $175 million in assets under management across two funds, Calibrate Ventures invests in high-growth startups at the pre-seed, seed, and seed-plus stages. The firm specializes in deep technology sectors, including artificial intelligence, robotics, and automation, targeting industries such as transportation
Investing activity
Calibrate Ventures appears in 2 AI deals tracked by the AI Lounge deals desk, rounds totalling $300M, and led 1 of them. The rounds are mostly Seed, with a median round size of $300M. The most recent are Walden Robotics (Seed, $300M, Jul 2026) and Flux (Seed, $5M, Jun 2026).
Calibrate Ventures most often invests alongside Deviation Capital, Toyota Ventures, KAS Venture Partners and Squarepoint Capital, and the companies it backs on AI Lounge are mostly in AI.
Deals
Frequently asked questions about Calibrate Ventures
What AI companies has Calibrate Ventures invested in?
Calibrate Ventures's AI investments include Walden Robotics and Flux. The 2 rounds on AI Lounge are listed on this page with amounts, dates and co-investors.
Where is Calibrate Ventures based?
Calibrate Ventures is based in Pasadena, US.
What stage does Calibrate Ventures invest at?
In the rounds tracked on AI Lounge, Calibrate Ventures has invested at Seed, with a median round of $300M. Calibrate Ventures led 1 of those rounds.
Who does Calibrate Ventures co-invest with?
Calibrate Ventures's most frequent co-investors on AI Lounge are Deviation Capital (1 deal), Toyota Ventures (1 deal), KAS Venture Partners (1 deal), Squarepoint Capital (1 deal) and One Madison Group (1 deal).
How can founders reach Calibrate Ventures?
Founders on AI Lounge can see Calibrate Ventures's contact details in AI Investor Contacts (paid plans), check for a warm introduction through members who worked with the firm under Warm Paths, and add Calibrate Ventures to their Investor Pipeline to track the conversation.