# Pictorus

Startup profile on Capital Atlas: https://capitalatlas.ai/startups/pictorus

- Industry: Software
- Headquarters: Oakland, US
- Website: www.pictor.us
- Total disclosed funding: $3.5M
- Latest round: Seed (May 16, 2024)
- Investors on record: 7

## About

Based in California, US, and co-founded by Chris Sullivan (CEO) in 2022, Pictorus, Inc. is developing hardware programming by offering beyond zero carbon footprint structural framing systems. In May 2024, Pictorus, Inc. raised USD 3.5 million in seed funding led by investor Catapult Ventures along with the participation of investors Lux Capital, WIN Funding, Marlinspike, Friends & Family Capital, RedBlue Capital, and Never Lift.

The company simplifies software development for hardware in the aerospace, automotive, and robotics sectors. Pictorus provides a modern workflow for control software, integrating design, deployment, and monitoring of device software from any laptop. Utilizing memory-safe languages like Rust, Pictorus offers the Prime Wall™ system for sustainable low-rise construction, which is prefabricated, customizable, and code-compliant, enhancing construction speed and efficiency. Additionally, they are developing Mass Timber Bamboo™ (MTB) for mid- and high-rise buildings, which is significantly stiffer and lighter than traditional cross-laminated timber (CLT).

## Funding rounds

- Seed, May 16, 2024, $3.5M — Lux Capital, Webb Investment Network, Catapult, Marlinspike Partners, RedBlue Capital, Friends & Family Capital, Never Lift

## Investors

- Lux Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/lux-capital) — Seed
- Webb Investment Network (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/webb-investment-network) — Seed
- Catapult — Seed
- Marlinspike Partners (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/marlinspike-partners) — Seed
- RedBlue Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/redblue-capital) — Seed
- Friends & Family Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/friends-family-capital) — Seed
- Never Lift (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/never-lift) — Seed