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Purpose-driven firm backing impactful startups. Our diverse portfolio spans space, mobility, climate tech, & health. We’re looking for the next forever company.
Los Angeles, CA
Joined July 2023
Incredible energy at #UPSummit this week, where founders, funders, and builders came together to shape the future of transportation, energy, and tech. Highlights include: our founder, @PhillipSarofim, co-hosting, @MeyersManx test drives, and the great conversations at our lounge.
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Huge congratulations to @VenusAerospace on winning the 2025 @Gizmodo Science Fair for their groundbreaking Rotating Detonation Rocket Engine (RDRE)! Here’s to more launches, and more breakthroughs. The future’s looking fast.
Venus Aerospace has been named a winner of the 2025 Gizmodo Science Fair. Recognized for the Rotating Detonation Rocket Engine (RDRE)—a breakthrough in propulsion efficiency that will transform defense, space, and commercial hypersonic applications. Full story in the comments.
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Applied Research and Analysis Company (ARAC) study shows #Glas flavored vapes cut smoking, nicotine dependence & carbon monoxide more than tobacco flavors—highlighting the power of science-backed harm reduction. https://t.co/LJq7srwQ2Y
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Glas flavored ENDS are linked to lower smoking rates and decreased nicotine dependence.
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The @MeyersManx LFG has arrived—reviving a SoCal icon with freedom, exhilaration & timeless style, now supercharged with next-gen tech and crafted with motorsport legends @Tuthill_UK.
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Huge congratulations to the team at @GoToImpulse on being selected by @NASA for two orbital transfer vehicle studies! This is a powerful step toward unlocking faster, more affordable access to the most remote corners of orbit.
.@NASA has selected Impulse Space to provide OTV service studies that explore lower-cost ways to reach hard-to-access destinations in space. The studies will look at how Mira and Helios can enable in-space mobility. We’re proud to support NASA’s mission planning for the next
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State-of-the-art tech meets nostalgia—just how we like it. We backed the @modretro Chromatic, a sleek ’80s-style handheld named Best Retro Console by @RollingStone. It’s preloaded with premium displays, games, and even plays original Game Boy cartridges. https://t.co/yxSuNRemZS
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For 2025, we rounded up the best handheld gaming consoles from Nintendo to Steam Deck: Here's how to find, shop, and buy gaming handhelds online.
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Occupancy-measurement platform @densityio extends its tech into an AI-powered elder care platform, Routines, addressing a growing need for caregivers and families. Launching in Q3.
Today we're announcing Routines. A new project from Density Routines is designed to help older Americans live independently longer It's a radar sensor + ai agent that anonymously measures: > caregiver arrival (in home or facility) > unexpected absence > and real-time routine
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Big congrats to @cachedna on their SBIR grant! Their tech enables room-temp biomolecule storage—a game-changer for preserving our biological future.
We’re thrilled to share that Cache DNA has been awarded a $1.25M Phase II SBIR grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF)! We don't take this lightly given the challenging funding environment and cherish this opportunity to support the broader research ecosystem. #NSF
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The Trousdale Ventures Quarterly is back. Our second edition is live — featuring fresh insights from the team, big moves from our portfolio, and a look ahead at what’s next in venture and innovation. 📩 Join our mailing list:
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After years of providing advanced space communications, @CesiumAstro now sets its sights on an integrated spacecraft — and we’re proud to support a mission that’s pushing the future of space forward.
We started with systems—comms, compute, and control. Now we’ve tied the full ecosystem together with an integrated spacecraft. This is where we’ve come from. This is where we’re going. Let’s fly. #CesiumAstro
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Congrats to @StarfishSpace on a successful launch and separation of Otter Pup 2. One step closer to showing what’s possible in autonomous satellite operations. Excited to follow the mission.
Otter Pup 2 separation confirmed - thanks for the ride, @SpaceX! 👋 Launch is an exciting milestone for Otter Pup 2, placing the satellite into low Earth orbit so it can work towards its mission: docking with another satellite and validating core Starfish technologies along the
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Five companies shaping the future of our oceans. 🌊 Partner @SachinSethPhD dives into how @Sofarocean, @notpla, @swaythefuture, @GoZerocircle, and @regentcraft are shaping ocean innovation: from coastal transport to seaweed plastics. https://t.co/9ORtJr4Q9s
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Sachin Seth, Partner at Trousdale Ventures, explores how targeted ocean innovation is reshaping climate outcomes.
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A 'world first'! @VenusAerospace — a Trousdale portfolio company — ushers in a new era of hypersonic flight!
"A world first." Houston-built. Hypersonic future in motion. Our RDRE engine flew—and proved what’s possible. https://t.co/dmsCfRIGCK
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Congratulations @CesiumAstro on this exciting expansion. Honored to back a team delivering mission-ready space communications worldwide.
🌏Now open in Tokyo. We’ve expanded into Asia-Pacific, marking our 6th global location. Each office plays a critical role in delivering real-time, mission-ready space communications. 👇Scroll to explore where and how we operate.
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A major milestone: @omadahealth has officially gone public and is now trading on the @NasdaqExchange under the ticker “OMDA.” Proud to support this extraordinary team as they continue expanding access to preventive and behavioral health.
All the way from Times Square 🏙️ at @NasdaqExchange — here's to making lasting health change possible for many more. $OMDA #CelebrateOMDA
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Coreshell’s breakthrough battery technology is paving the way for a more scalable and resilient future in EV manufacturing.
Coreshell is challenging the norms of the battery industry by shifting from graphite to silicon anodes. This approach addresses critical issues like resource scarcity and geopolitical pressures, as highlighted by CEO Jonathan Tan. https://t.co/0HYapPABQr
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Proud of the @GoToImpulse team: $300M raised to power the next chapter in orbital mobility. At @Trousdale_VC, we back visionaries. This one’s flying high. #SpaceTech #SeriesC #Sarofim #ImpulseSpace #VC
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Impulse Space has raised $300M in Series C funding—one of the biggest rounds in space tech history. From Mira to Helios, their leadership and innovation is reshaping how we move in space. Proud to back this groundbreaking team at @GoToImpulse. 🌌 #SpaceTech #InSpaceMobility
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Starfish Space is preparing to make history. Otter Pup 2 will attempt autonomous docking with an unprepared satellite in LEO—paving the way for scalable satellite servicing. Proud to back @StarfishSpace as they shape the future of space operations. https://t.co/PH7otVjE1k
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Satellite servicing company Starfish Space is ready to launch its second mission, a spacecraft that will attempt to dock with another spacecraft.
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