Hypertherm Ventures

Hypertherm Ventures is the corporate venture capital arm of Hypertherm, dedicated to identifying and supporting entrepreneurs and early-stage companies that are commercializing technologies within strategic interest areas. These areas include the future of fabrication, AI, machine learning, robotics and automation, industrial IoT, additive manufacturing, and advanced materials. By partnering with universities, startups, and innovative companies, Hypertherm Ventures aims to drive positive change in advanced manufacturing through technological innovation.

The venture arm seeks to collaborate with leadership teams that have a proven track record of success, offering products and technologies with strong value propositions and scalable business models. Hypertherm Ventures emphasizes strong customer engagement linked to impactful market opportunities within a 2-7 year timeframe. The team is guided by values such as customer focus, honesty, integrity, respect for the individual, community leadership, environmental stewardship, shared ownership and rewards, continuous improvement, and personal growth and development.

Hypertherm Ventures leverages Hypertherm's rich history of innovation and expertise in the industrial cutting and fabrication space. The venture arm provides support through advanced technology development, manufacturing team assistance, operational excellence, continuous improvement, and access to global industrial channels. A triple bottom line approach of people, planet, and profit guides all that Hypertherm Ventures does, reflecting a commitment to people, the planet, and the community while driving business performance excellence.

The unique relationship Hypertherm Ventures shares with Dartmouth College and its Thayer School of Engineering dates back to Hypertherm's roots when co-founders Mr. Couch (Class of '64 and Thayer grad '65) and Professor Dean invented radial injection plasma cutting. As one of the oldest professional schools of engineering in the country, Dartmouth offers an engineering sciences education unencumbered by departmental divisions, fostering cross-disciplinary innovation in research and teaching all in nearby Hanover, New Hampshire. A presence and focus in key entrepreneurial ecosystems like Silicon Valley and Boston allows the Hypertherm Ventures team to stay current and responsive, meeting innovation where it happens.

Hypertherm Ventures' portfolio includes companies such as Falkonry, Mantle, Retrocausal, and RIOS, reflecting its commitment to advancing manufacturing technologies and supporting innovative solutions in the industry.