Our Team

Our Team

A Multidisciplinary Team

A Multidisciplinary Team

A Multidisciplinary Team

A Multidisciplinary Team

We bring together researchers, engineers, and investors to build conviction before consensus

We bring together researchers, engineers, and investors to build conviction before consensus

We bring together researchers, engineers, and investors to build conviction before consensus

Jay Zhao

Partner

Former Partner at T Fund, Walden, and Granite Ventures. Former board member at Marqeta.

Jay Zhao

Partner

Former Partner at T Fund, Walden, and Granite Ventures. Former board member at Marqeta.

Jay Zhao

Partner

Former Partner at T Fund, Walden, and Granite Ventures. Former board member at Marqeta.

Jenny Xiao

Partner

Ph.D. in AI and economics at Columbia University. Former researcher at OpenAI.

Jenny Xiao

Partner

Ph.D. in AI and economics at Columbia University. Former researcher at OpenAI.

Jenny Xiao

Partner

Ph.D. in AI and economics at Columbia University. Former researcher at OpenAI.

Liang Wu

Senior Research Fellow

Former Senior Researcher at HBS

Liang Wu

Senior Research Fellow

Former Senior Researcher at HBS

Liang Wu

Senior Research Fellow

Former Senior Researcher at HBS

Austin Levitt

Venture Partner

Former Partner at TCV and Sequoia Capital.

Austin Levitt

Venture Partner

Former Partner at TCV and Sequoia Capital.

Austin Levitt

Venture Partner

Former Partner at TCV and Sequoia Capital.

A Research Team that Invests

A Research Team that Invests

We are a research-driven venture fund backing AI-native companies at the pre-seed and seed stage. We publish long-form technical research on the building blocks of AI, work that has been cited by Nature, The New York Times, Bloomberg, and CNBC.

That research is not marketing. It is how we invest.

We partner with technical founders before the category is obvious.

Our conviction comes from the research, not from consensus, which means we are often the first institutional check a company raises, backing teams while the market is still catching up to what they are building.

When we invest, we stay close.

We engage at the level of architecture and roadmap, not just board meetings, and we put the full weight of our research and network behind every company we back.

We are a research-driven venture fund backing AI-native companies at the pre-seed and seed stage. We publish long-form technical research on the building blocks of AI, work that has been cited by Nature, The New York Times, Bloomberg, and CNBC.

That research is not marketing. It is how we invest.

We partner with technical founders before the category is obvious.

Our conviction comes from the research, not from consensus, which means we are often the first institutional check a company raises, backing teams while the market is still catching up to what they are building.

When we invest, we stay close.

We engage at the level of architecture and roadmap, not just board meetings, and we put the full weight of our research and network behind every company we back.

We are a research-driven venture fund backing AI-native companies at the pre-seed and seed stage. We publish long-form technical research on the building blocks of AI, work that has been cited by Nature, The New York Times, Bloomberg, and CNBC.

That research is not marketing. It is how we invest.

We partner with technical founders before the category is obvious.

Our conviction comes from the research, not from consensus, which means we are often the first institutional check a company raises, backing teams while the market is still catching up to what they are building.

When we invest, we stay close.

We engage at the level of architecture and roadmap, not just board meetings, and we put the full weight of our research and network behind every company we back.

Meet Our Research Team

Meet Our Research Team

Meet Our Research Team

A world‑class group of researchers, engineers, and subject‑matter experts as venture fellows to power our insights.

A world‑class group of researchers, engineers, and subject‑matter experts as venture fellows to power our insights.

A world‑class group of researchers, engineers, and subject‑matter experts as venture fellows to power our insights.

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Research-driven investors for technical founders

Our mission is to turn groundbreaking AI research into investment conviction, backing AI-native companies before the category is obvious.

Get Started

Research-driven investors for technical founders

Our mission is to turn groundbreaking AI research into investment conviction, backing AI-native companies before the category is obvious.

Get Started

Research-driven investors for technical founders

Our mission is to turn groundbreaking AI research into investment conviction, backing AI-native companies before the category is obvious.

Get Started

Research-driven investors for technical founders

Our mission is to turn groundbreaking AI research into investment conviction, backing AI-native companies before the category is obvious.