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Cantos is a first-round venture capital firm that invests at the intersection of core industry and edge technology – with a focus on industrial automation, decentralized finance, and the near frontier. We are thesis-driven but not thesis-defined. We see a future that is bright but uncertain. We are institutionally minded but founder-paced. We are drawn to audaciousness but value execution above vision. We are aligned to entrepreneurs early. We are not followers. We bring other investors to the table. We punch above our weight. We push to the edge. What we have backed in the past may not indicate what we seek today. Like our founders, we evolve.