Automation Alley Fund
Automation Alley Fund is a Seed venture capital firm based in Detroit, MI investing in Other, SaaS, Security. The firm typically writes $750K–$2.5M checks and has 34 portfolio companies in our records.
- Check size
- $750K–$2.5M
- Portfolio
- 34 companies on record
- Partners
- 17 listed
- Stage
- Seed
- Sectors
- Other, SaaS, Security, Climate / Energy
- HQ
- Detroit, MI
- AUM
- Not in our records
Last verified: 2026-07-11
Seed
$750K – $2.5M
34+ companies
17 partners
Investment Thesis
Focused on seed-stage investments in Robotics and Industrial Automation startups.
How Automation Alley Fund invests
Automation Alley Fund is a vc firm based in Detroit, MI. The firm invests at the Seed stage, with a focus on Other, SaaS, Security, Climate / Energy. It does not invest in Consumer.
Automation Alley Fund typically writes checks of $750K–$2.5M per investment.
Automation Alley Fund has backed 34 companies in our records, including Robotech Innovations, Betton, Canny.
Partners & Team
Catherine Steiner
Global Events Manager
Lisa Lasser
International Business Manager
Emily Varner
Project Manager
John Spencer
Partner
David is a Partner at Automation Alley, leading the firm’s investments in digital transformation solutions. He has extensive experience in the technology sector and a strong network of relationships within Michigan’s innovation ecosystem.
Industry Focus
Invests In
Does Not Invest In
Portfolio Companies (34)
Other
Robotech Innovations
Betton
Canny
Kania
Markforged
Cosmodot
123net
Stratasys Foundation
Dimensional Control Systems
SME
- •Raising at Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
- •Lead with your fit in Other, SaaS, Security — the sectors they actively back.
- •Size your ask to their typical $750K – $2.5M check.
- •cold outreach ok
- •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Martha Viland, Business Development Manager.
- •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.
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