Organic Growth LLC
Robots are expensive… people are priceless.

People putting robots to work
in the real world, for real people.

Organic Growth understands robotics, AI and automation as the next generation of tools made by and for the people that use them for the benefit of us all. We have a human-centric mission to put robots to work for the benefit of people and the natural world that sustains us.

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Built on customer “pull”

We invest in growing companies where the technology has already been proven — with real customers, recurring revenue, and a clear path to margin. No moonshots or further voodoo required. These are working robots run by teams active in the field.

Everything hardware is new again

A robot is only as strong as its weakest link… and so is a supply chain. Physical AI, autonomous robotics and next generation automation is a hardware challenge. We are well positioned to succeed with quality hardware in this rapidly changing and iterative space.

The whole idea

Growth that pays for itself.

We call it organic growth: companies that expand because customers keep paying them, not because capital keeps floating them. The Working Robots Fund is seeded with existing stakes in four robotics and AI companies chosen on exactly that test.

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Revenue first

Every company in the portfolio has achieved proven commercial success with paying customers and repeat revenue.

02

Grown, not gambled

We back teams that build from cash flow and customer pull, and we hold stakes patiently — the way the companies themselves grew.

03

Everything in the open

Participants see their holdings, documents, votes and requests in one portal — OpenBooks — with nothing important buried in email.

Our investments

People putting robots to work.

Machines in the field today, earning today. Inside the portal, each company has its own data room, live feed and holdings view.

Thoro.ai autonomous cleaning Thoro.ai

Thoro.ai

The autonomous work platform safety-certified for operation around people in public spaces — powering floor scrubbers and warehouse trucks for leading OEMs.

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Hellbender manufacturing Hellbender

Hellbender

The manufacturer NVIDIA, SONY and Raspberry Pi send their customers to — edge devices, cameras and complete robotics, designed and built in Pittsburgh.

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Edge AI Pipe Dream robot EDGE AI

Edge AI

Pipe Dream™ robots inspect the wastewater pipes under your feet — robots-as-a-service on subscription, with data processing and engineering reports on top.

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Carnegie Robotics Carnegie Robotics

Carnegie Robotics

An industry powerhouse of field robotics — employee-owned, grown from cash flow, with one of the deepest IP portfolios in the field.

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The team

Operators, not tourists.

The team has built, scaled and sold robotics companies — and runs the fund the same way the portfolio runs its machines: hands on.

Daniel Beaven
Daniel Beaven
Managing Partner
RedZone, Carnegie Robotics, UBER ATG, Argo AI; founder of Thoro.ai
Claire Schwab
Claire Schwab
Partner
Finance and FP&A leadership; CPA, MBA Notre Dame
John Frazier
John Frazier
Partner
Scaled production for Meta's Codec Avatars; founded uTranslated
Scott Boylan
Scott Boylan
Advisor
Former General Counsel of CFIUS; IP and investment security
Mark DeSantis
Mark DeSantis
Advisor
CEO Bloomfield Robotics (acq. Kubota), RoadBotics; CMU adjunct
FAQs

What is Organic Growth?

Organic Growth LLC is the manager of the Working Robots Fund, LP. It invests in value-generating robotics and AI — companies whose machines already do paid work for real customers — and holds those stakes patiently, favouring businesses grown from cash flow and customer pull over businesses grown from fundraising.

What is the Working Robots Fund?

A private fund seeded with existing stakes in four robotics and AI companies working in cleaning, logistics, inspection and manufacturing. Participation is by invitation. Inside the OpenBooks portal, every participant sees the same picture: each company's data room, updates, votes and their own holdings — with every document they sign kept in a personal record room.

How can I learn more?

Through an invitation link. You confirm your name and email, read and accept the non-disclosure agreement, and verify your email address — that verification is what makes your acceptance binding. The portal then opens with the access your invitation carries.

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The portal is where the story becomes numbers, contracts and machines.

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