TSG Invest Adds Gecko Robotics to Venture 50 Pre-IPO Index

The Pittsburgh-based AI and robotics company replaces Groq in TSG's curated index of late-stage private growth opportunities.

HAUPPAUGE, N.Y., May 07, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- TSG Invest, a multi-entity investment firm providing accredited investors with research and access to pre-IPO opportunities, today announced the addition of Gecko Robotics to its proprietary TSG Venture 50 Index, replacing Groq. The Pittsburgh-based artificial intelligence and robotics company, which reached a $1.25 billion valuation in 2025 and was awarded the largest Navy robotics contract in its history in March 2026, now joins the firm's curated coverage of late-stage private companies considered representative of the broader pre-IPO market.

The TSG Venture 50 Index tracks 50 mid- to late-stage private companies selected for market position, growth profile, and venture capital backing. The index is reviewed periodically and rebalanced when the firm's research team identifies a company whose strategic momentum, customer base, or capital structure warrants closer coverage. Gecko Robotics is being added based on the company's $125 million Series D in June 2025, its expanding U.S. defense footprint, and its multi-year partnership with Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) signed in November 2025.

Founded in 2013 by Jake Loosararian and Troy Demmer, Gecko Robotics builds wall-climbing, crawling, swimming, and flying robots that inspect critical infrastructure — Navy warships, power plants, pipelines, refineries, and manufacturing assets. The robots feed data into Cantilever, the company's AI-powered software platform, which currently manages more than 500,000 critical assets worldwide and predicts where and when industrial equipment is likely to fail. Unplanned downtime costs industrial operators an estimated $50 billion per year. In March 2026, the U.S. Navy and the General Services Administration awarded Gecko a five-year IDIQ contract with a $71 million ceiling, beginning with 18 ships in the Pacific Fleet. Because the contract is government-wide, any federal agency can order against it without re-running procurement.

"Gecko Robotics is exactly the kind of company the Venture 50 was built to surface," said Drew Spaventa, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of TSG Invest. "They own the hardware, the AI software, and the field engineering — and they're applying it to the parts of the economy that actually keep the lights on. That combination is intriguing and it is exactly the type of company our investors want detailed coverage on."

As part of the addition, TSG Invest has published a detailed company page covering Gecko's funding history, business model, customer base, valuation trajectory, and risk factors. The page is available at tsginvest.com/gecko-robotics and is part of the firm's broader research effort across the Venture 50. Index coverage is provided for educational purposes and does not constitute an investment recommendation. Inclusion in the Venture 50 does not imply that TSG Invest or its affiliates currently offer or have access to shares in any listed company.

TSG Invest and Drew Spaventa continue to refine and enhance its coverage of vc-backed companies via the Venture 50 Pre-IPO index.

About TSG Invest

TSG Invest is the brand name of The Spaventa Group LLC, a multi-entity financial services holding company founded in 2020 and headquartered on Long Island, New York. Through its affiliated entities — TSG Alpha Partners LLC (SEC-registered investment adviser), TSG Capital Advisors LLC (FINRA-registered broker-dealer, member SIPC), TSG Fund Management, and TSG Insurance Services LLC — TSG Invest provides family office-style wealth management, alternative investments, pre-IPO venture capital access, structured notes, hedging strategies, custom indexing, insurance solutions, and more. TSG Invest's proprietary Venture 50 Index and TSG Vault platform provide investors with research, analysis, and access to opportunities in the pre-IPO market.

For more information, visit www.tsginvest.com.

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