Investors ignored manufacturing startups for years. These ex-Apple engineers raised a $33 million fund to change that.

Omni Ventures, founded by former Apple engineers Simon Lancaster and Sabrina Paseman, raised a $33 million fund to invest in pre-seed manufacturing-tech startups. The fund focuses on sectors like semiconductors, defense, and robotics, leveraging digitization technologies such as AI and robotics. It is backed by Allocator One and other international investors, with investments already made in companies like Uptool, Cargo Robotics, and Dystr.