NGP Capital

✨ Our portfolio company Coda has been acquired by Grammarly! We’re thrilled to celebrate an exciting milestone for Coda today. In 2020, we at NGP Capital moved from being super users of Coda to becoming an investor in the company. Their vision was bold: to transform how teams work, collaborate, and operate together in a modern, fast-moving workplace. Today, that vision has reached new heights. Grammarly has acquired Coda, and the new joint company will be led by Shishir Mehrotra, Coda’s CEO and co-founder. This new union marks a powerful step forward: combining two much-loved products to define AI-native productivity. Huge congratulations to Shishir Mehrotra and the entire Coda team - here is to your next chapter. 🎉 🔗 Link in comments for more Cc Upal Basu, Divya Raghavan, Monica Johnson, Bo Ilsoe

📢 ANYbotics, a leader in AI-driven robotic inspection solutions, has raised a further $60 million to drive U.S. expansion 🚀 🤖 ANYbotics is transforming critical industries like energy, metals, mining, and chemicals by tackling safety, efficiency, and sustainability challenges. Their flagship #robot, ANYmal, delivers unmatched performance through cutting-edge #AI, advanced sensing, and industrial-grade durability. 💰 The new funding was led by Qualcomm Ventures and Supernova Invest, with participation from both new and existing investors including NGP Capital, Bessemer Venture Partners, Walden Catalyst Ventures, and TDK Ventures. Huge congratulations to Péter Fankhauser, Fredrik Isler, Enzo Wälchli, and the entire ANYbotics team for driving industrial automation to new heights! We’re proud to be part of this journey and excited for what’s to come 👊 🔗 Head to the comments to learn more about this latest news ⬇️ cc: Christian Noske, Jacob Fellman

#ICYMI: Dive into our latest research: "A Decade of European Startup Founders"—a comprehensive analysis of the trends and traits that have shaped Europe’s startup ecosystem over the last ten years. We analyzed 31,644 founders to identify what sets Europe’s most successful startup teams apart. 🔎 We looked at ✅ Education ✅ Team size ✅ Work experience ✅ Team composition ...to find out which traits have driven fundraising success in Europe during the past decade. 🔗 Dive into the full report ➡️ https://lnkd.in/eBkzdMFY #Startups #EuropeanStartups #Entrepreneurship #Fundraising

🎉 We’re thrilled to share our investment in TRACTIAN's $120M Series C alongside Sapphire Ventures, General Catalyst, and Next47! 🏙️ Headquartered in Atlanta, Tractian is revolutionizing industrial operations with cutting-edge solutions that help manufacturers minimize downtime, optimize efficiency, and reduce costs. 👏 Congrats to Igor Marinelli and the Tractian team on this incredible milestone! We’re proud to support their mission to transform industrial technology and unlock smarter manufacturing. Read why we invested on our blog by Debjit Mukerji—link in comments 🔗⬇️ #Tractian #IndustrialTech #ManufacturingAI 

Today, we’re thrilled to share the results of our latest research, "𝗔 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗽 𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀"—a deep dive into the unique traits and trends that have shaped Europe’s startup ecosystem over the past decade. We looked at 𝟯𝟭,𝟲𝟰𝟰 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 to uncover what sets Europe’s most successful founding teams apart. From academic background to team dynamics, we explore the factors that drove success in securing investment. Key Insights you don't want to miss: ✅ Degrees Matter: Founders with advanced degrees (PhDs, MBAs) raise significantly more funding—up to 66% more for PhDs! ✅ Four’s the magic number: Teams of four co-founders raise 208% more than smaller teams. ✅ Consulting to Founding: Ex-McKinsey, Bain, and BCG consultants are Europe’s secret startup superpower. ✅ Diversity Wins: Mixed-gender and international founding teams consistently outperform their peers in fundraising. 🔗 Dive deeper into the full ungated report 👇 https://lnkd.in/eBkzdMFY #Startups #EuropeanStartups #Entrepreneurship  #Fundraising cc: Bo Ilsoe, Atte Honkasalo, Christian Noske, Sam Ahmed

Revisiting the Robotics Inflections: The Next Chapter event co-hosted with Cybernetix Ventures, bringing together founders and investors to explore the future of robotics. 🤖✨ The event, held in Menlo Park, shed light on critical inflection points across robotic business models and technology. From Robotics-as-a-Service (RaaS) challenges to the promise of humanoid robots, the conversations were both thought-provoking and practical—diving deep into the realities of building and scaling robotics companies in today’s dynamic landscape. 🎬 Check out the highlight reel to relive the energy and insights that sparked at the event! 👇 📖 Want to know more?  Check out our latest blog ➡️ https://bit.ly/3Vg1BUX Debjit Mukerji, Fady Saad, Satyandra K. (SK) Gupta, Juliette Chevallier, Chris Walti

Europe's Robotics scene is heating up - with $2.1bn raised by startups so far this year 🔥 In Sifted's latest article, dive into 11 European #robotics startups to watch according to VCs including NGP Capital's Christian Noske, and featuring ANYbotics & Shark Robotics >> https://lnkd.in/esCwC9hJ 🎧 And if you want to learn more about these two European trailblazers, tune in to hear their story on our podcast: 𝘿𝙚𝙚𝙥𝙏𝙚𝙘𝙝 𝙐𝙣𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙝𝙚𝙙 🖇️ https://lnkd.in/ef5UiVb4 1️⃣ Enterprise Sales with ANYbotics' Péter Fankhauser 2️⃣ Selling to Governments with Shark Robotics' Cyrille Kabbara

We had another magical week in Helsinki for Slush ✨ Our Slush week culminated with three spectacular side events, and our annual #SlushySoirée party kicked it all off with a bang 🙌 🍹🕺💃 At our Slushy Soirée, co-hosted with our friends UVC Partners and IRIS, we brought together a fantastic mix of investors and founders for an unforgettable evening, filled with great energy, connections, and conversations. Huge thanks to all our guests for joining us and bringing great vibes! Check out some of the snapshots below 📸

🎉 #FBF to Robotics Inflections: The Next Chapter—an incredible event we co-hosted earlier this week in Menlo Park with our amazing partners at Cybernetix Ventures! 🤝🤖 We’re still buzzing from the energy, insights, and connections shared. A huge thank you to everyone who joined! Here are some quick takeaways that really had us "geared up" for the future: 🤖 Specialized robots shine – task-specific designs continue to dominate use cases requiring high performance. 🦾 Humanoids are promising – but challenges like control, tactile sensing, and cost-efficiency remain. 💡 AI is a game-changer – GenAI is accelerating robotics development, from training data to simulations. 🚀 RFMs unlock the future – generalized models need vast, high-quality data and versatile form factors. 📈 ROI is key – no matter the tech, customer ROI drives success. A big shoutout to our sponsors: Latham & Watkins, Lee & Associates - San Francisco, Samson Rose, and SVB 🙌. Your support made this event possible! And, a huge thank you to our incredible speakers for sharing their expertise: Bruce Welty - Locus Robotics, Fady Saad - Cybernetix Ventures, Debjit Mukerji - NGP Capital, Satyandra K. (SK) Gupta - GrayMatter Robotics, Juliette Chevallier - Scale Venture Partners, Chris Walti - Mytra, Neel Mehta - G2 Venture Partners, Josh DeFonzo - Mendaera, Inc. #Robotics #AI #Humanoids #GenAI

🚀 𝗧𝗼 𝗦𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗕𝗮𝗰𝗸: 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗪𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘆 (𝗧𝗘𝗖) We are thrilled to share our investment in The Exploration Company's (TEC) $160M Series B round alongside Balderton Capital, Plural and many other investors ✨ 🚀 TEC is rewriting the rules of space exploration with Nyx, a reusable and in-orbit refillable spacecraft that promises unmatched cargo capacity, cost-efficiency, and adaptability. 🇪🇺 With its global reach, partnerships with NASA, and a groundbreaking contract with The European Space Agency, TEC is truly leading Europe's space race. Huge congratulations to Hélène Huby and her team as they pave the way for a sustainable and exciting future to the moon and beyond! Read why we invested in the blog by our team Christian Noske, Ossi Tiainen & Fernanda Aguiar - link in comments 🔗 ⬇️ To space and back! 🚀 #SpaceTech #News #DeepTech #SpaceExploration