I came from a family of entrepreneurs who inspired and nurtured my unconventional path. Building is (quite literally) in my DNA.

• Population. First-of-its-kind physical AI company for biosecurity and pandemic preparedness. Led from research to revenue (Fortune500 customers). Won Frost & Sullivan New Product Innovation Award.
• Modular (acquired). Venture Builder that spun up or embedded into venture-backed tech companies. Also served as interim CXO and provided GTM strategy, interim leadership, and expert ops ​that propelled dozens of category-creating Seed through Series D companies toward successful funding rounds, acquisitions, and exits (see more below). Forbes writer.
• Core Health. SaaS platform for individuals managing gastrointestinal and reproductive health. Scaled to 20k+ MAUs with a concierge tier for high-value, custom engagements. Struggled to effectively scale, and shut to pursue MBA.
• Infusion (acquired). A brick-and-mortar business I started at age 23 and grew into a multi-discipline wellness hub.

I focus on unstoppable founders innovating in the following categories:

Physical AI & Autonomous Systems

• Miso Robotics. Autonomous robotic kitchen assistants for the food service industry (backed by Ecolab, Pitbull Ventures, and Meyer Global).
• Fort Robotics. Industrial safety and security platform for autonomous machines (backed by Tiger Global Management, Quiet Capital, Compound, and Creative Ventures).
• Parallax Worlds. Advanced reliability testing software for robots (backed by Unusual Ventures, Pear Ventures, and Boost VC).
• Network Ocean. Underwater data centers (backed by Y Combinator, Soma Capital, and Pioneer Fund).

Energy & Field Operations

• Raya Power. Clean energy automation solutions (backed by Banco Popular).
• Elastic Energy. Orchestration infrastructure for the New Grid, connecting and controlling distributed energy systems at scale.
• Memo. Edge-deployed voice AI operating system for radio networks (backed by Founder's Inc. and NVIDIA Inception Program).

AI Infrastructure & Security

• Reliabl. Training and evaluation infrastructure for AI systems operating in high-stakes, real-world conditions (backed by New Media Ventures and Rogue).
• Gutenberg. Interpretability API that reads agent logs to catch failures like reward hacking, no model weights required (backed by notable angels).
• Luthien. Real-time, fully customizable API-level control layer that monitors and governs agentic coding tools like Claude Code (backed by Selden and notable angels).
• SoloKeys. Open source authentication hardware (seedstrapped + growing on revenue).
• Shelf.io. GenAI contextualization engine (backed by Base10 Partners, Insight Partners, Outsiders Fund, and Contour Venture Partners).
• Unruggable. Hardware wallet and native app purpose-built for Solana (backed by Colosseum and notable Solana ecosystem angels).
• TheNeeds. AI/ML-powered content recommendation engine, acquired by Shopkick.
• Noble. Secure payments, virtual commerce for on-premise events, acquired by GRUBBRR.

Health, Bio & Human Potential

• BioDaVinci. AI drug discovery platform applying the most proven drug modality in history (small molecules) to regeneration and repair (backed by notable angels).
• Fauna Bio. Biotech company harnessing animal biology for human disease therapeutics (backed by True Ventures, National Institutes of Health, Lifeforce Capital, and The Longevity Fund).
• Clear Labs. Genomic sequencing for food safety and quality testing (backed by Menlo Ventures, Khosla Ventures, and Wing Venture Capital).
• Spring & Mulberry. Pioneering a new category of whole-foods (backed by notable angels).
• Remi. Sleep and oral health solutions (backed by Foundation Capital, MAGIC Fund, and notable angels).
• HumanQ. Human capability and activation tool solving enterprise and small team challenges (backed by Kindred Ventures and notable angels).
• Nucleo. AI-powered CT scan analysis for tumor characterization and treatment planning for oncologists and radiologists (backed by Y Combinator, Lombard Ventures, and notable angels).

Notes:

I've redacted companies in stealth, where I'm a silent investor, or who have disappeared.

AI seems to be a categorical investment trend, but I see it as a foundational technology that brings enablement and competitive advantage to companies with a clear definition of a value proposition. Many of the above companies are also "AI companies," but I've aligned them to a truer vertical.

I've served as fractional CXO for 77 early stage companies, with an emphasis on category creation & GTM.

Companies I can mention included: Adweek, Apollo, Browns, Captable.io, Density, Earthforce Technologies, Eventbrite, FaunaDB, KISSmetrics, Komposite, MakerBot, Matouk, NEOU, Parsley Health, Shelf, Silvur, Startups.com, WeConvene.

Cultivated relationships across the VC landscape, from informal deal sharing to structured co-investment partnerships.

Current Venture Partner or Fund Advisor Roles

• Blue Vision Capital. Blue Vision Capital backs seed stage companies transforming industrial, energy, and urban infrastructure through deeply embedded artificial intelligence. I help with positioning and thesis-building, startup sourcing and due diligence, and capital formation.
• Halcyon Ventures / Halcyon Futures. Responsible AI/biosecurity fund (one of the first). I was a Fund of Fund syndicate lead, and continue with startup sourcing and diligence, LP relationship-building, and thesis development.
• Amenti Capital. Connected mobility fund. I advise on thesis, technical brand, and portco support.

Previous Fund Involvement

• Grishin Robotics. Early stage venture capital firm based in Silicon Valley that invests in robotics, consumer, and consumerized enterprise sectors. I leveraged my network of founders and funders to identify right-fit backable startups.
• Republic. Financial technology firm specializing in private market investment services. I sourced compelling companies for community financing.

Venture Capital Continuing Education

• Venture Capital Unlocked, with Stanford University & 500Global. An invite-only program designed for emerging leaders to shape the future of the venture capital industry.
• Valuation, with Prof. Damodaran, Institute of Mergers, Acquisitions and Alliances (IMAA). A comprehensive review of the various methods used in valuation of a private and public firm in a domestic and a cross-border setting.
• VC Lab, considered the premiere Venture Capital accelerator. I developed my thesis and fund materials, but did not raise a fund to formally graduate from the program.

Provided extensive portfolio support, speaking engagements, and startup follow-on advisory for top-tier accelerators worldwide.

• Techstars. New York City, Hardware/IOT, Barclay's Fin-Tech & Blockchain programs.
• Plug and Play Tech Center. Supply Chain & Logistics, Brand & Retail programs.
• Highway1. Silicon Valley's original hard-tech accelerator backed by PCH.
• H-Farm. Italy.
• Gener8tor. International. Emphasis on building global manufacturing and hard-tech businesses.
• 500Global. International. Emphasis on deep-tech, hard-tech, and AI.