ALONGSIDEVenture Capital

Pre-Seed & Seed Venture Capital

Humanoid robotics.
Human longevity.

Alongside Venture Capital focuses on founders building humanoid robots and advancing human longevity. We invest early in technologies designed to make physical work more productive and extend healthy human life.

Robotics · Longevity

Proximity is power.

For Investors For Founders
Humanoid robot with dexterous mechanical hand

Core focus · Humanoid robotics

Investment Focus

Two pillars. One human future.

01 · Core focus

Robotics

Humanoids built for the real world.

Humanoid robotics is our core focus. We look for founders building capable machines and the technology that makes them useful, reliable, and commercially viable.

These technologies put humanoid robots to practical work in manufacturing, logistics, and other physical industries—where capable machines can take on real tasks alongside people.

  • 01Humanoid robots and integrated systems.
  • 02Embodied AI, perception, and autonomous control.
  • 03Dexterous hands, actuators, sensing, and power systems.
  • 04Training data, simulation, and robot learning.
  • 05Deployment, fleet management, and industrial integration.
Human cells and regenerating tissue under fluorescence microscopy
02 · Second pillar

Longevity

More healthy years of life.

Our second pillar is human longevity. We look for science and technology aimed at extending healthspan—the years people live in good health—and addressing the biology of aging.

We approach longevity as a serious investment thesis: grounded in scientific evidence, with a credible path from research to development.

  • 01Aging biology and therapeutics.
  • 02Regenerative medicine and tissue repair.
  • 03Diagnostics and tools for measuring biological aging.
  • 04Platforms that enable longevity research and development.

Our Thesis

Greater productivity. More healthy years.

We see opportunity in two ambitions: expanding what machines can do and how long people can live well.

Humanoid robotics sits at the center of our thesis, with a focus on useful work, customer value, and commercial scale. Longevity extends that vision to human health, with a focus on scientific progress and meaningful outcomes.

We invest early, think independently, and work alongside founders as they turn ambitious ideas into enduring businesses.

For Investors

Back the future of work and human health.

For investors who understand the value of productive businesses and care about a longer, healthier future, Alongside brings these interests into a focused venture capital thesis.

In robotics, we look for measurable customer value: useful work, reliable performance, and compelling economics. In longevity, we look for credible science and a practical path from research to products and treatments.

Our aim is to back companies capable of creating lasting commercial value while expanding human possibility.

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Alongside Accelerator · Inaugural Cohort 2027

$100,000

Total Accelerator Funding

Four weeks. Three winners. Build alongside us.

Join Alongside Venture Capital’s first accelerator for pre-seed and seed founders. Build your company, sharpen your pitch, and compete for one of three funding awards.

Every team that enters can participate. Three teams win funding.

Application deadline
May 1, 2027
Hear from us
By May 27, 2027
Program length
Four weeks
Exact session dates
To be announced
Funding
Scheduled for 2027

1st Place

$70,000

Investment for 6% equity

2nd Place

$20,000

Investment for 4% equity

3rd Place

$10,000

Investment for 2% equity

The $100,000 is the total funding pool across three winning teams. Participation does not guarantee funding. Funding follows completion of the applicable award or investment agreements. First place is a $70,000 investment for 6% equity, second place is a $20,000 investment for 4% equity, and third place is a $10,000 investment for 2% equity.

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$100,000

Total Accelerator Funding

Alongside Accelerator · 2027

For Founders

Building humanoids or advancing longevity?

We want to meet pre-seed and seed founders working on humanoid robotics, its enabling technologies, or human longevity. Tell us what you are building, what you have demonstrated, and why your approach matters.

Applying for the accelerator? Use the accelerator application.

About Alongside

Based in Sacramento, California, Alongside Venture Capital focuses on pre-seed and seed companies in humanoid robotics and human longevity. We combine early conviction, independent thinking, and close relationships with founders.

Contact

Let’s connect.

Questions about Alongside Venture Capital or the accelerator? Get in touch.

Location
Sacramento, California
Office hours
Monday–Friday, 9 AM–5 PM Pacific