United States
2X immigrant (China → Canada → USA). ex-Head of Data Science at Checkr (YC-backed unicorn). ex-Head of Data Science at Rocket Fuel (#1 fastest-growing tech company in North America in 2013). ex-Inaugural Analyst at the flagship hedge fund at BlackRock (#1 largest asset manager in the world). Solo inventor for AI patent on Dynamic Website Content Optimization (Patent #: US 12,354,029), predicting the next intent instead of the next token. Angel investor backing nuclear fusion, quantum computing, photonics, space infrastructure, and AI. ~20 investments including Cerebras (IPO), SpaceX (IPO), General Fusion (IPO-pending), and Anthropic (IPO-pending). Internationally-awarded artist with footsteps across 30+ countries on 5 continents, followed by 300,000+ fans worldwide. Previous exhibits @ Louvre Museum in Paris, Museum of Flight in Seattle, and Atlanta International Airport. Summiter of the highest peaks of Africa (Kilimanjaro), Europe (Elbrus), South America (Aconcagua). Dual Bachelors from UC Berkeley (international admit). International Baccalaureate Diploma grad.
Investing in a better tomorrow. Energy Aalo Atomics — mass-produced nuclear fission General Fusion — piston-powered nuclear fusion (IPO-pending) Thea Energy — stellarator nuclear fusion Zephyr Fusion — nuclear fusion in space Tactical Edge Systems — portable hydrogen generation Compute Cerebras — wafer-scale AI processor (IPO) Neurophos — metamaterial photonic chips PsiQuantum — photonic quantum computing Sygaldry — quantum-accelerated AI servers Aerospace + Space Icarus — Starlink of the stratosphere Starcloud — data centers in space Azora — space-to-Earth laser comms SpaceX — make humanity multi-planetary (IPO) AI + Robotics Machina Labs — AI + robotics for manufacturing Gecko Robotics — AI + robotics for critical infrastructure Kobold Metals — AI for mineral discovery Hologen — AI for drug discovery Shield AI — world's best AI pilot Anthropic — Hi Claude! (IPO-pending) Bio + Infra Conception Bio — eliminating the biological clock Remote — global talent mobility infrastructure Proto-Town — Silicon Valley for hardware ...
Internationally-awarded landscape photographer with footsteps on 30+ countries across 5 continents. Summiter of the tallest peaks in Africa - Kilimanjaro (19,341 ft / 5,895 m), Europe - Elbrus (18,510 ft / 5,642 m), and South America - Aconcagua (22,841 ft / 6,962 m). Followed by ~300,000 fans from around the world. Exhibits @ Louvre Museum in Paris, Museum of Flight in Seattle, and Atlanta International Airport. www.ningmaphoto.com