Astra Ventures is a Physical AI venture fund investing at Pre-Seed to Series A across the hard-industry verticals where AI is moving from prediction to physical action.

We back founders building AI systems that perceive, decide, and operate in the real world — in warehouse automation, industrial manufacturing, mining, construction, and energy infrastructure.

Why Physical AI, why now:
For the first time since electrification, intelligence has entered the physical machine. $27.6B was invested in Physical AI in 2025 — double the prior year. The companies built in this window will define the infrastructure of the next industrial economy.

Who we are:
Astra is led by two GPs uncommon in venture.

Ishtiaque Mohammad — 25+ years in semiconductors. Director at Intel (Xeon & Optane), Broadcom, LSI. $2B+ in strategic investment decisions. Built VentureScope, Astra's proprietary AI diligence platform.

Ramiro Lopez — 20 years across industrial manufacturing, cloud infrastructure, and corporate finance. Chief of Staff to the Global CEO of CEMEX ($200M+ in energy savings across 4 regions). Director of Finance & Strategy at AWS and Amazon Prime ($10B+ compute platforms). Led $1B+ in M&A across 13 countries. BSc Mechatronics ITESM · MBA Cornell Johnson · CFA.

How we invest:
We source through a curated founder network across the Bay Area and major US tech hubs. Every opportunity is evaluated by VentureScope, our proprietary AI-native diligence platform, against 20 criteria before it reaches an investment decision.

How we support founders:
VentureScope monitors every portfolio company across metrics, milestones, burn, and runway. We identify drift before it reaches the board. Founders get a co-pilot, not a reporting burden.

Our network:
Direct relationships with corporate venture arms. of tier-1 technology companies Co-investment relationships with massive network of VCs and accelerators.

If you are building in Physical AI — we would like to hear from you.

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