Kevin Dunlap
Calibrate Ventures, EON Organizer
Pasadena, California
Overview
Work Experience
Co-Founder, Managing Partner
2017 - Current
Calibrate Ventures is a venture capital firm investing in early-revenue automation and artificial intelligence technology companies. We lead or co-lead 2/3rds of our deals, with a typical initial check size of $4-6 million
Calibrate Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm investing in start-ups.
Organizer
2022
The Applied Artificial Intelligence Event. EON seeks to build community and foster conversation among those researching, building, and deploying AI technologies to solve humanity’s most pressing problems. In the last six months, AI adoption has accelerated at a pace few could have expected. At EON 2023, F500 executives, entrepreneurs, developers, investors, and adopters will gather to discuss and collaborate over the top issues around AI deployments–from how AI will impact human workers, to how industries can stay ahead of the fast-moving curve. Through interactive panels, breakout sessions, and networking mixers, EON participants will dive into LLMs, machine learning, computer vision, cloud computing, and synthetic data. We will share inside knowledge on how AI is disrupting established industry sectors, with a specific focus on finance, food, health, manufacturing, and mobility.
Investor - Seed
2023
aiXplain is a no-code low-code AI IDE and a marketplace for small and medium enterprises offering Large Language Models, GPT, Multimodal AI
Raised $14,500,000.00 from Wa’ed Ventures, Kane Minkus, Osama Elkady, Transform VC and Calibrate Ventures.
Investor - Seed
2022
Rangeview transforms CAD files to ready-to-pour molds for the manufacturing industry, ensuring a quick 12-day turnaround.
Investor - Series A
2022
Investor - Seed
2022
Collaborative Robotics is building robots that help in indoor and outdoor tasks alongside humans.
Raised $140,000,000.00 from Industry Ventures, Mayo Clinic, Sequoia Capital, 1984 Ventures, Lux Capital, Khosla Ventures, Calibrate Ventures, MVP Ventures, Bison Ventures and General Catalyst.
Investor - Seed
2022
Investor - Series A
2021
Trellis Research is a state trial court legal research and analytics platform with AI-based insights on judges.
Raised $35,620,000.00 from Sky Dayton, Craft Ventures, Top Tier Capital Partners, Headline, Revel Partners, Calibrate Ventures and Okapi Venture Capital.
Investor - Seed
2021
GrayMatter Robotics provides AI-powered robotic solutions that enhance productivity and efficiency for high-mix manufacturers.
Raised $70,356,000.00 from SQN Venture Partners, OCA Ventures, Calibrate Ventures, NGP Capital, Swift Ventures, Wellington Management, B Capital, Advance Venture Partners, Euclidean Capital and Bow Capital.
Investor - Series A
2020