Invests in
Sectors:
Locations:
Min Investment:
$100,000.00Max Investment:
$15,000,000.00Target Investment:
$8,000,000.00
Education
Lists including Jim
Investments
Breaking
Total Funding: $11M
Carbon Health
Total Funding: $980M
Ascus Biosciences
Total Funding: $46M
Checkerspot
Total Funding: $54M
Fieldwire
Total Funding: $42M
Bolt Threads
Total Funding: $210M
Notable Labs
Total Funding: $55M
Versive
Total Funding: $74M
Motive Drilling Technologies
Total Funding: $11M
Console Connect
Total Funding: $36M
Work Experience
2016
Founder and General Partner
2016
- Founder and General Partner at BUILDERS VC, focused on Series A companies bringing technology and operational excellence to antiquated industries. - Areas of interest include platform companies fixing Agriculture, Real-Estate, Industrial, Health IT, and hard technology problems. - Investments: Carbon Health, Notable Labs, Bowery Valuation, GetUpside, Checkerspot, and Performance Livestock Analytics.
2011
Founder & General Partner
2011
- Founder and Managing Partner at Formation 8, leading investments in software, platforms, and data analytics. - Currently serving on the boards of Bolt Threads, Ascus Biosciences, GALT, and Fieldwire. - Other investments include Gradiant, Motive Drilling, Taxon (acq. by Dupont), Wish, and Foro.
2009 - 2011
Partner
2009 - 2011
- General Partner at Khosla Ventures with a focus on infrastructure, hardware, and diversified technology investments.
2007 - 2009
Partner
2007 - 2009
- Senior Partner in the Energy & Materials practice at CMEA Capital. - Collaborated with entrepreneurs from A123 Systems, Foro Energy, and a number of university spinouts.
2003 - 2007
Founder & Vice-President
2003 - 2007
- Founding Partner of GE’s Energy Technology Ventures group and led investments in A123Systems, China High Speed Transmission (HK:658), ComScore (SCOR), Danger (acquired by MSFT), Ocean Power Delivery, and several later-stage companies across diverse technology sectors.