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Portfolio companies are given “lab equity” – access to $5 million worth of fabrication and testing equipment in exchange for 50-100 basis points of additional carry. This model, which ILVC calls reduces the burn rate of hardware startups by 60% in the first 18 months.

Firmware engineers use InstrumentLab VC to simulate sensor inputs. Before hardware is available, they can feed pre-recorded or synthetic data into their C++ middleware, validating logging routines and fault detection algorithms weeks ahead of schedule. InstrumentLab VC

This thesis has led ILVC to back some of the most esoteric, high-risk, high-reward startups in the world: Portfolio companies are given “lab equity” – access