Key Takeaways
- • Capital Factory announced partnerships with ARK Invest and Tim Draper to scale its national network for deep tech founders through its All Access 2027 program, per a Business Wire release dated October 29, 2026.
- • ARK Invest and Tim Draper joined All Access 2027 as investors and strategic partners, extending the program's reach from Austin to St. Petersburg, Florida, with spARK Labs by ARK Invest as a key collaborator.
- • All Access 2027 will prioritize deep tech companies in autonomy, robotics, space, energy, advanced manufacturing, biotechnology, and national security, and Capital Factory has partnered with roughly 100 high-potential startups annually since 2017.
- • Capital Factory's venture team will be based partly at the ARK Innovation Center to scout advanced technologies across Florida, and its network includes government and defense relationships near MacDill Air Force Base.
- • Capital Factory, ARK and Draper have co-invested in Apptronik and Colossal Biosciences, which the companies cite as evidence of a shared investment approach.
Summary
Capital Factory, the Austin, Texas-based investor in startups advancing civilization, announced partnerships with ARK Invest and Tim Draper to scale its national network for founders building deep technology, according to a Business Wire release. ARK and Draper joined the firm's All Access 2027 program as investors and strategic partners, bringing research capabilities and regional networks to founders. The partnership extends Capital Factory's network from Silicon Valley through Texas to St. Petersburg, Florida.
ARK Invest contributes research in robotics, biotechnology, energy and other critical technology sectors. ARK moved its headquarters from New York to St. Petersburg in 2021. spARK Labs by ARK Invest, which operates the 45,000 sq. ft. ARK Innovation Center in St. Petersburg's Innovation District, will serve as a key collaborator. A member of Capital Factory's venture team will be based at the Innovation Center to scout advanced technologies across Florida. Capital Factory said the Tampa Bay region is a natural extension of its dual-use technology work, citing MacDill Air Force Base, which hosts U.S. Central Command and U.S. Special Operations Command.
Tim Draper, founder and managing partner of Draper Associates, brings a long venture record, including investments in Tesla, SpaceX, Skype, Baidu, Coinbase, Hotmail and Robinhood. Capital Factory and Draper both invested in Colossal Biosciences, and Capital Factory hosted Meet the Drapers during SXSW in March 2026. Draper said he expects All Access to be where he meets "the next hundred" founders.
Since 2017, All Access has partnered with approximately 100 startups annually, supporting companies from seed through Series B, and offers access to more than 1,000 venture capital funds and angel investors. Past portfolio companies include Apptronik, Saronic, ICON, Paradromics, Colossal Biosciences and Firehawk Aerospace. Capital Factory's venture team and ARK's researchers will share deal flow and diligence. Bryan Chambers, President and Co-Founder of Capital Factory, said the firms have repeatedly backed the same founders, citing ARK's Apptronik investment and Draper's Colossal investment.
ARK Invest contributes research in robotics, biotechnology, energy and other critical technology sectors. ARK moved its headquarters from New York to St. Petersburg in 2021. spARK Labs by ARK Invest, which operates the 45,000 sq. ft. ARK Innovation Center in St. Petersburg's Innovation District, will serve as a key collaborator. A member of Capital Factory's venture team will be based at the Innovation Center to scout advanced technologies across Florida. Capital Factory said the Tampa Bay region is a natural extension of its dual-use technology work, citing MacDill Air Force Base, which hosts U.S. Central Command and U.S. Special Operations Command.
Tim Draper, founder and managing partner of Draper Associates, brings a long venture record, including investments in Tesla, SpaceX, Skype, Baidu, Coinbase, Hotmail and Robinhood. Capital Factory and Draper both invested in Colossal Biosciences, and Capital Factory hosted Meet the Drapers during SXSW in March 2026. Draper said he expects All Access to be where he meets "the next hundred" founders.
Since 2017, All Access has partnered with approximately 100 startups annually, supporting companies from seed through Series B, and offers access to more than 1,000 venture capital funds and angel investors. Past portfolio companies include Apptronik, Saronic, ICON, Paradromics, Colossal Biosciences and Firehawk Aerospace. Capital Factory's venture team and ARK's researchers will share deal flow and diligence. Bryan Chambers, President and Co-Founder of Capital Factory, said the firms have repeatedly backed the same founders, citing ARK's Apptronik investment and Draper's Colossal investment.
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