The future of technology isn’t limited to entirely new markets, it’s unfolding inside the industries we’ve relied on for decades.

Commercial Real Estate. Agriculture. Law. Logistics. Scientific research. These are the systems that quietly power our world, yet many of them still run on manual workflows, outdated infrastructure, and legacy tools. The result? Friction, inefficiency, and enormous opportunity.

At Singularity Capital, we believe the next wave of transformative startups won’t just be building for tomorrow, they’ll be modernizing the foundation of today. That means AI in the factory, robotics in the lab, automation in the legal back office.

We’ve backed a group of founders who are taking the tools, workflows, and industries we all know, and making them dramatically better. They’re not chasing trends; they’re solving real problems in real-world environments with creativity, precision, and grit.

Here’s a look at five of them and how they’re reimagining legacy systems across critical industries.

Henry AI: Closing CRE Deals Faster Than Ever

Commercial real estate is full of friction—weeks of back-and-forth, outdated modeling tools, and client demands that don’t wait. Henry AI (YC S24) acts as a deal assistant for CRE brokers, pulling internal and external data, generating pitch decks, and building financial models in minutes instead of weeks. The goal is to turn deal flow into a fast, modern workflow.

Jeevy Fabrication: Automation for the Industrial World

Industrial fabrication has long been a black box of spreadsheets, bids, delays, and miscommunications. Jeevy Fabrication is changing that with an AI-powered EPC (engineering, procurement, and construction) platform that automates sourcing and delivery of welded assemblies. By analyzing manufacturing drawings and generating real-time schedules, they have cut bid times by over 80 percent and made transparency the standard.

Red Barn Robotics: Smarter Farming, One Weed at a Time

In agriculture, labor shortages and rising costs are hitting farmers hard. Red Barn Robotics is building autonomous field robots that precisely eliminate weeds without touching crops. It’s a simple idea with powerful impact: reducing costs, increasing yields, and helping farms scale in a sustainable way.

Third Chair: Modern Legal Workflows for Modern Teams

Legal teams are stretched thin, especially in fast-moving industries like media and entertainment. Third Chair (YC X25) builds AI-powered agents for in-house counsel, starting with tools that help teams discover IP infringements, collect evidence, and recover millions in damages. As AI enables smaller teams to do bigger things, Third Chair is positioning itself to be the legal backbone of the one-person unicorn.

Zeon Systems: Robotics for Scientific Labs

Lab automation has historically been expensive, rigid, and hard to implement. Zeon Systems is making it accessible by combining computer vision, natural language processing, and robotics. Scientists can type out their protocols in plain English, and Zeon’s system executes them through robotic arms. It navigates labs autonomously, adapts to real-world conditions, and accelerates research. They're already working with teams at Stanford and UCSF.

The Bigger Picture

These companies aren’t just cool tools. They are signs of a deeper shift. Legacy industries are finally open to rethinking how things have always been done. They are embracing automation, AI, and modern infrastructure and early-stage founders are leading the charge.

At Singularity Capital, we’ll continue to back the rebels, the builders, and the systems thinkers—especially in the places others overlook. Because sometimes, the best way to invent the future is to start by rebuilding the past.

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