San Francisco, California, United States
Seasoned venture capitalist and former startup CTO with two decades in deep-tech. Over 16 years I’ve led and co-led ~50 deep-tech early-stage investments in generative AI, robotics, artificial intelligence, software, and novel compute hardware - delivering top fund performance with multiple AI startup exits. My operator roots (7 years building a VC-backed startup from zero to scale) let me run technical due diligence hands-on, help shape product roadmaps, and secure follow-on capital. Today I advise LP family offices such as the Kutsa Foundation on direct and fund allocations, applying a data-driven framework that surfaces asymmetric AI opportunities before they hit the mainstream.
Rion AI is building quantum-inspired molecular intelligence to make drug discovery faster, more predictive, and more rational.
ifMagic Ventures is an early-stage venture fund and family office with a focus on frontier technology. We partner with mission-driven leaders that see beyond their own time horizon and perceive radical solutions to the world’s biggest problems. We invest in products ripped straight from the pages of science fiction. (Previously known as Happiness Ventures). Average investment size of ~$3mm. ifMagic Ventures leads its financing rounds and takes an active mentoring role in portfolio companies with board membership. Notable Portfolio Investments: - Zainar (Ultra Precise Real-Time Location Tracking) - Hypersonix (Generative AI fintech) - Mira Labs (Augmented Reality - Exit to Apple) - Beyond Imagination (AI Robotics) - Particle One (AI Analysis of Commodities) - Verbz (AI Productivity App) - Cocoon Health (Real-time Computer Vision Health Monitoring)
Valued at over $1B, ZaiNar is a real-time local positioning technology company. The proprietary mesh network technology provides a versatile solution for positioning that is far more scalable, cost-effective, and accurate than existing alternatives to GPS/GNSS such as WiFi positioning and enables location tracking for cellular phones (including the latest LTE and 5G standards), radio frequency tags, embedded IoT devices, vehicles and UAVs, and other wireless devices and standards with over 200 meter range and sub-meter accuracy.
Hypersonix.AI is a Leading Generative AI company for product Sales and marketing insights. The company's AI capability helps e-commerce businesses with not just generating the right insights and recommendations on price, markdown, inventory and promotion, but also explaining the top reasons and context, timing, and factors to help everyday citizen merchants better plan and manage for profitable revenue growth.
Beyond Imagination is the creator of BEOMNI AI – a revolutionary AI brain that can learn to perform any physical labor, from skilled tasks like those of doctors and nurses to unskilled labor in manufacturing, logistics, construction, hospitality, retail and beyond. Beomni AI is a powerful AI brain that can power humanoid robots and other robotic systems and learns tasks just like the human brain. Our cutting-edge technology allows Beomni AI to transform physical labor by learning tasks over time, first mastering individual tasks and eventually learning entire professions.