Expanding our investor platform
A look inside the process we have built.
COMPASS finds technologies inside the national laboratories that could become venture-backed companies, then builds those companies with the labs, founders, and investors. The investor platform is where investors come in.
Investors use it to see what the labs are working on and tell us what they think. That feedback informs which technologies COMPASS builds companies around. It also sets up the introductions and meetings at Waypoints, our lab-investor summit, where investors meet the research teams.
Here is how it works.
How the platform works
The opportunities shown are illustrative. Investors on the platform see the real batch.
Opportunities matched to your thesis
Technologies from across the national laboratories, grouped by theme and matched to your firm, so your time goes to the ones closest to what you invest in.
Understand an opportunity in minutes
Each opportunity comes with a short, investment-grade tear sheet: our best hypothesis on the problem it solves and the company it could become.
Share your read on each opportunity
Your feedback on each opportunity informs which technologies COMPASS builds companies around. When one interests you, you can follow up directly and help it move forward.
Get to know the teams early
Interest turns into introductions to the research teams and one-on-one meetings at Waypoints, our lab-investor summit, so you know each company well before it raises.
Step 1 of 4: Opportunities matched to your thesis
COMPASSOpportunities
14 of 30 reviewed · 9 matched to your focus areas
A small onboard instrument that tells satellite operators what the space environment is doing, so orbit predictions hold up during storms.
Orbit Weather
A small onboard instrument that gives satellite operators live data on the space environment they fly through.
- Lab
- A DOE national laboratory
- Vertical
- Advanced Sensing
- Stage
- ◆ Venture BuildTRL 6
Satellite operators plan maneuvers days ahead through an upper atmosphere that is rarely measured where satellites actually fly. During a strong solar storm, conditions can change sharply within a day, and thousands of satellites may need to adjust their orbits at once.
The venture would build a compact instrument that rides on the satellite itself and reports local conditions in real time, giving operators and traffic-coordination services data they cannot get from the ground.
Pre-formation. A prototype has flown in space; the work ahead is a product redesign for volume and a first re-flight.
A seed round to fund the redesign, two flights, and first paid deliveries to design partners.
Decision
How actively would you want to be involved?
Select all that apply
Your feedback is non-binding and does not constitute a commitment to invest. It helps COMPASS identify which technologies have venture potential.
Waypoints
Event day
Host laboratory
9:45 AM
10:05 AM
Orbit Weather: Space-Environment Data for Satellite Operators
Room 2 · Table 1 · Advanced Sensing
10:15 AM
10:35 AM
Coldlink: Cryogenic Electronics for Quantum Systems
Room 4 · Table 3 · Advanced Sensing
10:45 AM
11:05 AM
Clearwater: Water Reuse for Semiconductor Fabs
Room 1 · Table 2 · Advanced Manufacturing
waypoints-schedule.ics
3 meetings · Downloaded
Opportunities matched to your thesis
Technologies from across the national laboratories, grouped by theme and matched to your firm, so your time goes to the ones closest to what you invest in.
buildwithcompass.org/investor/opportunitiesCOMPASSOverviewOpportunitiesSpeed ReviewPrioritizationWaypointsFAQSettingsInvestor PortalJROpportunities
14 of 30 reviewed · 9 matched to your focus areas
ThemesSelected for You4A short list from across the labs, chosen with your firm in mind.Explore 4Quantum & Sensing8Quantum systems, precision sensing, imaging & navigationExplore 8Defense & Space9Defense, space, security & critical infrastructureExplore 9AllPendingQuick takesReviewedStarred FiltersRecommendedOrbit Weather: Space-Environment Data for Satellite OperatorsA small onboard instrument that tells satellite operators what the space environment is doing, so orbit predictions hold up during storms.
Advanced SensingVenture BuildOct 2Gridcell: Long-Duration Storage From Domestic MaterialsEnergyVenture BuildSep 30Kiln: Industrial Heat Without CombustionAdvanced ManufacturingVenture BuildSep 26Waypoint Robotics: Autonomy for Inspection in GPS-Denied SitesAI & AutonomyVenture BuildSep 12Back to opportunities1 / 30Orbit Weather
A small onboard instrument that gives satellite operators live data on the space environment they fly through.
- Lab
- A DOE national laboratory
- Vertical
- Advanced Sensing
- Stage
- ◆ Venture BuildTRL 6
Tear SheetNarrative01OverviewSatellite operators plan maneuvers days ahead through an upper atmosphere that is rarely measured where satellites actually fly. During a strong solar storm, conditions can change sharply within a day, and thousands of satellites may need to adjust their orbits at once.
The venture would build a compact instrument that rides on the satellite itself and reports local conditions in real time, giving operators and traffic-coordination services data they cannot get from the ground.
02Key details01StagePre-formation. A prototype has flown in space; the work ahead is a product redesign for volume and a first re-flight.
02FinancingA seed round to fund the redesign, two flights, and first paid deliveries to design partners.
Your AssessmentDecision
GoHoldPassHow actively would you want to be involved?
Select all that apply
Serve as an advisor during the diligence cycleConnect the team with potential customers or domain expertsSubmit FeedbackYour feedback is non-binding and does not constitute a commitment to invest. It helps COMPASS identify which technologies have venture potential.
Your callGoHoldPassWaypoints
Event day
Host laboratory
Your Schedule 3Print day sheet Add to calendarMorning Sprint9:45 AM – 12:15 PM9:45 AM
10:05 AM
Orbit Weather: Space-Environment Data for Satellite Operators
Room 2 · Table 1 · Advanced Sensing
Tear Sheet10:15 AM
10:35 AM
Coldlink: Cryogenic Electronics for Quantum Systems
Room 4 · Table 3 · Advanced Sensing
Tear Sheet10:45 AM
11:05 AM
Clearwater: Water Reuse for Semiconductor Fabs
Room 1 · Table 2 · Advanced Manufacturing
Tear Sheetwaypoints-schedule.ics
3 meetings · Downloaded
Understand an opportunity in minutes
Each opportunity comes with a short, investment-grade tear sheet: our best hypothesis on the problem it solves and the company it could become.
buildwithcompass.org/investor/opportunities/orbit-weatherCOMPASSOverviewOpportunitiesSpeed ReviewPrioritizationWaypointsFAQSettingsInvestor PortalJROpportunities
14 of 30 reviewed · 9 matched to your focus areas
ThemesSelected for You4A short list from across the labs, chosen with your firm in mind.Explore 4Quantum & Sensing8Quantum systems, precision sensing, imaging & navigationExplore 8Defense & Space9Defense, space, security & critical infrastructureExplore 9AllPendingQuick takesReviewedStarred FiltersRecommendedOrbit Weather: Space-Environment Data for Satellite OperatorsA small onboard instrument that tells satellite operators what the space environment is doing, so orbit predictions hold up during storms.
Advanced SensingVenture BuildOct 2Gridcell: Long-Duration Storage From Domestic MaterialsEnergyVenture BuildSep 30Kiln: Industrial Heat Without CombustionAdvanced ManufacturingVenture BuildSep 26Waypoint Robotics: Autonomy for Inspection in GPS-Denied SitesAI & AutonomyVenture BuildSep 12Back to opportunities1 / 30Orbit Weather
A small onboard instrument that gives satellite operators live data on the space environment they fly through.
- Lab
- A DOE national laboratory
- Vertical
- Advanced Sensing
- Stage
- ◆ Venture BuildTRL 6
Tear SheetNarrative01OverviewSatellite operators plan maneuvers days ahead through an upper atmosphere that is rarely measured where satellites actually fly. During a strong solar storm, conditions can change sharply within a day, and thousands of satellites may need to adjust their orbits at once.
The venture would build a compact instrument that rides on the satellite itself and reports local conditions in real time, giving operators and traffic-coordination services data they cannot get from the ground.
02Key details01StagePre-formation. A prototype has flown in space; the work ahead is a product redesign for volume and a first re-flight.
02FinancingA seed round to fund the redesign, two flights, and first paid deliveries to design partners.
Your AssessmentDecision
GoHoldPassHow actively would you want to be involved?
Select all that apply
Serve as an advisor during the diligence cycleConnect the team with potential customers or domain expertsSubmit FeedbackYour feedback is non-binding and does not constitute a commitment to invest. It helps COMPASS identify which technologies have venture potential.
Your callGoHoldPassWaypoints
Event day
Host laboratory
Your Schedule 3Print day sheet Add to calendarMorning Sprint9:45 AM – 12:15 PM9:45 AM
10:05 AM
Orbit Weather: Space-Environment Data for Satellite Operators
Room 2 · Table 1 · Advanced Sensing
Tear Sheet10:15 AM
10:35 AM
Coldlink: Cryogenic Electronics for Quantum Systems
Room 4 · Table 3 · Advanced Sensing
Tear Sheet10:45 AM
11:05 AM
Clearwater: Water Reuse for Semiconductor Fabs
Room 1 · Table 2 · Advanced Manufacturing
Tear Sheetwaypoints-schedule.ics
3 meetings · Downloaded
Share your read on each opportunity
Your feedback on each opportunity informs which technologies COMPASS builds companies around. When one interests you, you can follow up directly and help it move forward.
buildwithcompass.org/investor/opportunities/orbit-weatherCOMPASSOverviewOpportunitiesSpeed ReviewPrioritizationWaypointsFAQSettingsInvestor PortalJROpportunities
14 of 30 reviewed · 9 matched to your focus areas
ThemesSelected for You4A short list from across the labs, chosen with your firm in mind.Explore 4Quantum & Sensing8Quantum systems, precision sensing, imaging & navigationExplore 8Defense & Space9Defense, space, security & critical infrastructureExplore 9AllPendingQuick takesReviewedStarred FiltersRecommendedOrbit Weather: Space-Environment Data for Satellite OperatorsA small onboard instrument that tells satellite operators what the space environment is doing, so orbit predictions hold up during storms.
Advanced SensingVenture BuildOct 2Gridcell: Long-Duration Storage From Domestic MaterialsEnergyVenture BuildSep 30Kiln: Industrial Heat Without CombustionAdvanced ManufacturingVenture BuildSep 26Waypoint Robotics: Autonomy for Inspection in GPS-Denied SitesAI & AutonomyVenture BuildSep 12Back to opportunities1 / 30Orbit Weather
A small onboard instrument that gives satellite operators live data on the space environment they fly through.
- Lab
- A DOE national laboratory
- Vertical
- Advanced Sensing
- Stage
- ◆ Venture BuildTRL 6
Tear SheetNarrative01OverviewSatellite operators plan maneuvers days ahead through an upper atmosphere that is rarely measured where satellites actually fly. During a strong solar storm, conditions can change sharply within a day, and thousands of satellites may need to adjust their orbits at once.
The venture would build a compact instrument that rides on the satellite itself and reports local conditions in real time, giving operators and traffic-coordination services data they cannot get from the ground.
02Key details01StagePre-formation. A prototype has flown in space; the work ahead is a product redesign for volume and a first re-flight.
02FinancingA seed round to fund the redesign, two flights, and first paid deliveries to design partners.
Your AssessmentDecision
GoHoldPassHow actively would you want to be involved?
Select all that apply
Serve as an advisor during the diligence cycleConnect the team with potential customers or domain expertsSubmit FeedbackYour feedback is non-binding and does not constitute a commitment to invest. It helps COMPASS identify which technologies have venture potential.
Your callGoHoldPassWaypoints
Event day
Host laboratory
Your Schedule 3Print day sheet Add to calendarMorning Sprint9:45 AM – 12:15 PM9:45 AM
10:05 AM
Orbit Weather: Space-Environment Data for Satellite Operators
Room 2 · Table 1 · Advanced Sensing
Tear Sheet10:15 AM
10:35 AM
Coldlink: Cryogenic Electronics for Quantum Systems
Room 4 · Table 3 · Advanced Sensing
Tear Sheet10:45 AM
11:05 AM
Clearwater: Water Reuse for Semiconductor Fabs
Room 1 · Table 2 · Advanced Manufacturing
Tear Sheetwaypoints-schedule.ics
3 meetings · Downloaded
Get to know the teams early
Interest turns into introductions to the research teams and one-on-one meetings at Waypoints, our lab-investor summit, so you know each company well before it raises.
buildwithcompass.org/investor/diligenceCOMPASSOverviewOpportunitiesSpeed ReviewPrioritizationWaypointsFAQSettingsInvestor PortalJROpportunities
14 of 30 reviewed · 9 matched to your focus areas
ThemesSelected for You4A short list from across the labs, chosen with your firm in mind.Explore 4Quantum & Sensing8Quantum systems, precision sensing, imaging & navigationExplore 8Defense & Space9Defense, space, security & critical infrastructureExplore 9AllPendingQuick takesReviewedStarred FiltersRecommendedOrbit Weather: Space-Environment Data for Satellite OperatorsA small onboard instrument that tells satellite operators what the space environment is doing, so orbit predictions hold up during storms.
Advanced SensingVenture BuildOct 2Gridcell: Long-Duration Storage From Domestic MaterialsEnergyVenture BuildSep 30Kiln: Industrial Heat Without CombustionAdvanced ManufacturingVenture BuildSep 26Waypoint Robotics: Autonomy for Inspection in GPS-Denied SitesAI & AutonomyVenture BuildSep 12Back to opportunities1 / 30Orbit Weather
A small onboard instrument that gives satellite operators live data on the space environment they fly through.
- Lab
- A DOE national laboratory
- Vertical
- Advanced Sensing
- Stage
- ◆ Venture BuildTRL 6
Tear SheetNarrative01OverviewSatellite operators plan maneuvers days ahead through an upper atmosphere that is rarely measured where satellites actually fly. During a strong solar storm, conditions can change sharply within a day, and thousands of satellites may need to adjust their orbits at once.
The venture would build a compact instrument that rides on the satellite itself and reports local conditions in real time, giving operators and traffic-coordination services data they cannot get from the ground.
02Key details01StagePre-formation. A prototype has flown in space; the work ahead is a product redesign for volume and a first re-flight.
02FinancingA seed round to fund the redesign, two flights, and first paid deliveries to design partners.
Your AssessmentDecision
GoHoldPassHow actively would you want to be involved?
Select all that apply
Serve as an advisor during the diligence cycleConnect the team with potential customers or domain expertsSubmit FeedbackYour feedback is non-binding and does not constitute a commitment to invest. It helps COMPASS identify which technologies have venture potential.
Your callGoHoldPassWaypoints
Event day
Host laboratory
Your Schedule 3Print day sheet Add to calendarMorning Sprint9:45 AM – 12:15 PM9:45 AM
10:05 AM
Orbit Weather: Space-Environment Data for Satellite Operators
Room 2 · Table 1 · Advanced Sensing
Tear Sheet10:15 AM
10:35 AM
Coldlink: Cryogenic Electronics for Quantum Systems
Room 4 · Table 3 · Advanced Sensing
Tear Sheet10:45 AM
11:05 AM
Clearwater: Water Reuse for Semiconductor Fabs
Room 1 · Table 2 · Advanced Manufacturing
Tear Sheetwaypoints-schedule.ics
3 meetings · Downloaded
We are opening the platform to more investors.
We are expanding access to the platform ahead of the next sourcing cycle, so more firms can review each new batch of national lab technologies from the start and get an early look at our portfolio companies as they prepare to raise.
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