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Trevor Blackwell

North America, California, United States, Mountain View

Description

Trevor Blackwell was a partner at Y Combinator. He was the CEO of Anybots, where he developed the first dynamically balancing biped robot. H...

Investor Profile

Trevor Blackwell has backed more than 10 startups, with 1 new investments in the last 12 months alone. The firm has led 1 rounds, about 10% of its total and boasts 1 exits across its portfolio.

Investment Focus Highlights

  • Concentrates on Seed, Pre Seed rounds (top funding stages).
  • Majority of deals are located in United States.
  • Strong thematic focus on Software, Robotics, Digital Media.

Stage Focus

  • Seed (90%)
  • Pre Seed (10%)

Country Focus

  • United States (100%)

Industry Focus

  • Software
  • Robotics
  • Digital Media
  • Artificial Intelligence (Ai)
  • E-commerce
  • Construction
  • Fleet Management
  • Aerospace
  • Product Design
  • Space Travel
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FAQ

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

Who does Trevor Blackwell frequently co-invest with?

NFX
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 1
La Famiglia
Europe, Berlin, Germany, Berlin
Co-Investments: 1
Trucks Venture Capital
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 1
Four Cities Capital
North America, Massachusetts, United States, Newton
Co-Investments: 1
Fourth Realm
North America, California, United States, Boulevard
Co-Investments: 1
Liquid 2 Ventures
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 1
JF
North America, California, United States, Los Angeles
Co-Investments: 1
MaC Venture Capital
North America, Texas, United States, Abilene
Co-Investments: 1
Felicis
North America, California, United States, Menlo Park
Co-Investments: 2
Y Combinator
North America, California, United States, Mountain View
Co-Investments: 3

Which angels does Trevor Blackwell often collaborate with?

JM
North America, United States
Shared Deals: 1
BB
North America, Texas, United States, Austin
Shared Deals: 1
PB
North America, California, United States, Mountain View
Shared Deals: 3
AO
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 1
MG
North America, California, United States, Los Altos
Shared Deals: 1
BM
North America, Kansas, United States, Lawrence
Shared Deals: 1
AM
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 1
CS
North America, Washington, United States, Kirkland
Shared Deals: 1
KV
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 3
JC
North America, Texas, United States, Austin
Shared Deals: 1

What are some of recent deals done by Trevor Blackwell?

Volantis

San Francisco, California, United States

Volantis is a semiconductor manufacturing company that designs and manufactures AI chips optimized for high-performance computing needs.

Industrial EngineeringManufacturingSemiconductor
SeedJun 12, 2025
Amount Raised: $9,000,000
Kind Humanoid

Palo Alto, California, United States

We delivers intelligent robots and provides additional labor to build an inspiring tomorrow.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Industrial AutomationMachinery Manufacturing
Pre SeedApr 24, 2023
Atom Limbs

San Francisco, California, United States

The first artificial human arm, giving 50M+ people their limbs back. Atom's mission is to restore and augment profound physical ability.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)HardwareMedical DeviceNeuroscienceRobotics
SeedApr 28, 2022
Amount Raised: $5,500,000
Stoke Space

Kent, Washington, United States

Stoke Space is a developer of reusable rockets that provide access to and from any orbit to the satellite industry.

AerospaceProduct DesignSpace Travel
SeedFeb 25, 2021
Amount Raised: $9,100,000
Teleo

Palo Alto, California, United States

Teleo provides construction equipment by converting existing fleet into remote-controlled robots.

ConstructionFleet ManagementRobotics
SeedMar 16, 2020
Standard Cyborg

San Francisco, California, United States

The complete platform for interacting with 3D data

3D TechnologyComputerDigital MediaSoftwareWeb Design
SeedDec 11, 2018
Amount Raised: $2,400,000
Triplebyte

San Francisco, California, United States

Triplebyte is a recruiting and technical screening platform for tech companies.

Human ResourcesInternetRecruitingSoftware
SeedSep 28, 2015
Amount Raised: $3,000,000
Swapbox

San Francisco, California, United States

Swapbox is an easy and convenient delivery system that enables people to send and receive packages using a Swapbox kiosk.

E-CommerceLogisticsShipping
SeedDec 5, 2013
Amount Raised: $800,000
OwnLocal

Austin, Texas, United States

OwnLocal offers a platform that automatically transforms data and offline advertisements into multichannel online marketing campaigns.

AdvertisingDigital MediaEnterprise SoftwareNewsSaaSSmall and Medium BusinessesSoftware
SeedAug 1, 2011
Amount Raised: $777,000
Octopart

New York, New York, United States

Octopart is a vertical search engine enabling users to discover, compare prices and view the specifications of electronic components.

E-CommerceEdiscoverySearch EngineService Industry
SeedMay 12, 2008
Amount Raised: $359,999