New Industry Venture Capital

Investing in Deep Tech hardware

The future will be shaped by hardware companies

What do the best hardware founders have that software founders don’t?

We call it Operational Mastery

Some companies get all the attention

How do breakout founders make their companies seem inevitable?

We call it Narrative Command

The Team

Alex Roy

Alex has curated the most valuable network in transportation technology. He cohosts the Autonocast and its now-legendary annual CES party. He holds numerous Cannonball driving records and led Special Operations at Argo AI. He is Chairman Emeritus of The Moth and co-founder of The Drive. He lives in Scottsdale, AZ.

alex@nivc.us

Patrick Hunt

Patrick scaled Rivian from employee #15 to 15,000, through start of production and a $100B IPO. An aerospace engineer by training, Patrick has developed hardware for military cargo planes and Mars missions. His R1T is VIN #9, and his R1S was Rivian’s first preorder. He lives in Evanston, IL.

patrick@nivc.us

We invest at pre-seed and seed.

If you’re building a Deep Tech hardware company (or even thinking about it) we want to talk.