Lily Bernicker

partner @wireframevc

[Amir Mashal @AmirMashal]

Today, after about a year and a half of heads-down work, I’m excited to announce that Arcturus is emerging from stealth with an $8M seed round led by Initialized Capital with participation from 1517, Toyota Ventures, Wireframe Ventures, and Climate Capital.

This all started with a realization that I couldn’t shake: the world’s asking more and more from metals that were never designed for the systems we’re building today.

EVs, drones, robotics, AI data centers, the grid. The modern world runs on copper and aluminum doing their job quietly in the background. But as power, heat, and performance demands keep rising, those materials are becoming a bottleneck.

At Arcturus, we’re building a new class of conductor materials by infusing carbon nanomaterials into metals. The goal is simple: help wires, motors, and thermal systems move more power, shed more heat, and hold up in harsher conditions, without redesigning everything around them.

Not long ago, this was just an idea in my garage in Los Angeles.

I’m incredibly grateful to our investors, partners, advisors, and early believers who helped us get here: thank you for seeing it before there was much to see. This is just the beginning and I’m so excited for what comes next!

@Initialized @zcperret @brettdg | @1517fund @William_Blake @DStrachman | @Breakthrough @bchevva | @WireframeVC @lbernicker @harsh1 | @Toyota_Ventures @lisabcoca | @climatecap @sunrock | @smathaudhu | @al_mashal @april_brady @SarahRhoades

@arcturustechinc

[Absolute Climate @absclimate]

🚨 Big news from Absolute Climate! 🚨

We’re thrilled to announce the adoption of the Absolute Carbon Standard (ACS) by @EvidentGlobal , a trusted leader in sustainability certification.

Together, we’re bringing transparency, trust, and scientific rigor to carbon removal. 🌍 👇

[Lily Bernicker @lbernicker]

I've been lucky to work with many truly visionary and relentless founders over the years. And I'm thrilled to continue supporting them now as a Partner at @WireframeVC .

Beyond grateful to @harsh1 and @pstraub and all the co-investor and founder friends who helped me get here!

[Wireframe Ventures @WireframeVC]

We are thrilled to announce the promotion of Lily Bernicker to Partner at Wireframe Ventures 🌟 Read more about her journey and why we’re so proud to have Lily on our team https://t.co/GY6it93Tvi

[Wireframe Ventures @WireframeVC]

Will AI & electrification break the grid? ⚡Join @WireframeVC at @SFClimateWeek for a critical panel on the future of energy, along with our friends @BuoyantVentures & @BetterVentures
https://t.co/8LqVv6ypEW

[Lily Bernicker @lbernicker]

Huge congrats to the best!!!🥳

[Taylor Greene @TaylorGreene]

We’re delighted to announce the close of $108m of new capital to continue investing in breakthrough seed and pre-seed companies. @byronling1 & I spoke to TechCrunch about the fund, our strategy, and lessons learned from a decade in the NYC ecosystem. https://t.co/9rNJUt3Tca (1/2)

[Lily Bernicker @lbernicker]

@KimberlyZou HUGE congrats @KimberlyZou and the whole Sightline team !!! 💚

[Wireframe Ventures @WireframeVC]

Wireframe is thrilled to have led Bedrock Energy's $8.5M seed round alongside a terrific group of co-investors. Bedrock was founded by @joselyn_lai to deliver sustainable heating & cooling to commercial buildings with geothermal heat pumps 🏗️🌍🌱

https://t.co/VyeCOIUX4W

[Lily Bernicker @lbernicker]

@leepnet @VoyagerVC @usv @vcinabeanie @SophiePurdom @victoriabeas @susanfsu @simrangsuri @Rick_Zullo such a joy to hang!! come back soon pls🙏🙏🙏

[Wireframe Ventures @WireframeVC]

Today we hosted a policy panel for @ClimateWeekNYC with @PivaVc & @Overture_VC discussing the role of government funding such as the IRA in helping climate startups scale. Here's what we heard from our speakers: 👇

[Lily Bernicker @lbernicker]

Thrilled to be supporting @ZivianHealth building an incredible platform for nurse practitioners and physicians assistants to expand access to high quality, compliant care. And so glad to be working alongside other great healthcare investors and friends @NextViewVC @CrosslinkCap

[Wireframe Ventures @WireframeVC]

We're excited to share our investment in @ZivianHealth, the leading compliance platform for healthcare orgs, from large provider groups to solo practitioners. Zivian enables practices powered by NPs & PAs scale without sacrificing quality 🩺

https://t.co/NyPHIghLgE

[Wireframe Ventures @WireframeVC]

We're excited to share our investment in @ZivianHealth, the leading compliance platform for healthcare orgs, from large provider groups to solo practitioners. Zivian enables practices powered by NPs & PAs scale without sacrificing quality 🩺

https://t.co/NyPHIghLgE

[Wireframe Ventures @WireframeVC]

🌍 The resurgence of #climatetech has sparked a dramatic increase in both investment dollars & career opportunities. And this new climate workforce is a big tent that needs a wide variety of skills - you don't need a PhD or a pay cut. https://t.co/AWXEtEnAJ9

[Lily Bernicker @lbernicker]

So proud to see Xcimer recognized as one of the awardees of the inaugural DOE Fusion Development Program -- a major milestone for the private fusion industry as a whole. Huge congrats to the whole team on this landmark accomplishment!!!

[Wireframe Ventures @WireframeVC]

Big news in the fusion space - our portfolio co. Xcimer Energy won a highly competitive federal grant from @ENERGY to further develop their inertial fusion tech., solidifying their leadership in the pursuit of commercial fusion power ⚡️🔬💡
https://t.co/dshrwxiXYc

[Wireframe Ventures @WireframeVC]

Big news in the fusion space - our portfolio co. Xcimer Energy won a highly competitive federal grant from @ENERGY to further develop their inertial fusion tech., solidifying their leadership in the pursuit of commercial fusion power ⚡️🔬💡
https://t.co/dshrwxiXYc

[Activate @activatefellows]

Our fellows and alumni have created 106 companies that employ 1,300 employees and have significant exposure with funds tied up at SVB. Activate and its fellows' companies banked at SVB and are seriously impacted by their lack of access to funds, putting at risk the ability to make payroll. (2/3)

[Nate Sanders @nlsanders]

Today, dozens of Utah founders worked to send a letter to our senators and congress members. It urges our elected officials to urgently move around policy that will ensure that SVB depositors receive 100% of their funds, and explained the severe impact that settling with only FDIC insured funds and liquidation will have on our great state. Please share this! @MikeLeeforUtah @MittRomney @CurtisUT @BurgessOwens @RepChrisStewart @RepBlakeMoore

[Stella Garber @startupstella]

I'm a founder and also...

Mom of 2.
Based in Illinois.
Money tied up in SVB.

Thanks @lcmichaelides
for speaking out.

[Reshma Saujani @reshmasaujani]

This affects thousands of women and POC entrepreneurs, small businesses, who bear no fault, strivers who represent the American dream. We cannot let them fail.

[Ellen DaSilva @ellenjdasilva]

Who’s at risk if these deposits aren’t guaranteed? Let me tell you, it’s not just coastal elites. On my payroll? Your friendly local pediatrician, who provides you with medical care in her spare time. She’s in Colorado, Utah, Washington, Illinois. She’s trying to make ends meet.