VC and Startup Universe II
Part II of investors, founders, tech reporters, AI leaders, and everyone else in the tech & bio startup world
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@russwilcox.bsky.social
@louiseesperance.bsky.social
Entrepreneur & Startup Advisor | Passionate about making VC investments & entrepreneurship more inclusive and mission driven (Read about it on Startup Spectrum) https://linktr.ee/louiseesperance
@breakout-ventures.bsky.social
Investing in early-stage companies that are building the future with science. Learn more at breakout.vc
@sebastiaanhooft.bsky.social
Living on Ibiza. Author of Redesign: Becoming a Happy, Healthy, and Successful Entrepreneur. Host of The Midnight Project & In Session Ibiza.
@wired.com
At wired.com where tomorrow is realized || Sign up for our newsletters: https://wrd.cm/newsletters Find our WIRED journalists here: https://bsky.app/starter-pack/couts.bsky.social/3l6vez3xaus27
@michaelwong.bsky.social
Biotech venture creation and pharma partnerships at Flagship Pioneering. Company builder by practice, placental biologist by training. ๐จ๐ฆ
@markrussinovich.bsky.social
CTO of Microsoft Azure, author of novels Rogue Code, Zero Day and Trojan Horse, Windows Internals, Sysinternals tools. Opinions are my own.
@ampressman.bsky.social
Boston Globe tech reporter, lifelong Celtics fan, suburban dad complete with convertible and golden retriever. Current areas of interest include EVs, AI, climate tech, gadgets, cycling, and sci-fi. On Signal ampressman.76
@isazhang.bsky.social
๐งฌ๐ค Early-stage #Deeptech Investing @ HCVC | PhD Stem Cells + Gene Regulation @crick.ac.uk www.linkedin.com/in/isabel-zhang www.futurebio.xyz www.hcvc.co
@andy.social
This life? It's chasing what they said we couldn't reach. Startups. Stories. Sucker punches and small miracles. hi.andy.social
@gregchase.bsky.social
Product Marketing at Upbound.io Developers | Tech | Better government ๐ณ๏ธโ๐
@mmccue.bsky.social
Co-founder, CEO Flipboard Host of DotSocial Podcast Check out my custom feeds in the feeds tab Made with surf.social beta Also Flipboard @mike.flipboard.com.ap.brid.gy Mastodon @mike.flipboard.social.ap.brid.gy Pixelfed @mmccue.pixelfed.social.ap.brid.gy
@elliedori.bsky.social
I read poetry and write code. I also blog at http://technikellie.com. Senior software engineer @ Vanta
@librenews.bsky.social
Director of Software Engineering at Subtext, a veteran news product developer, A Knight Prototype Fund grant recipient and a semi-finalist at the SXSW Accelerator in the news category. blog: https://feeds.social built: @geo.feeds.social
@pmdempsey.com
Tech journalist. DC-based again after a decade in Asia. Occasionally cranky. Too much #AI, #semiconductors, socmed, climate and way too much Sino-US rivalry. Dogs, horses and #MUFC. Did some footy finance thing many moons ago.
@sudarshangupta.bsky.social
Building Susteon (www.susteon.com). Carbon is Good Fanclub. Climate. Basketball. Positive Vibes (or trying my best). Go Heels.๐Raleigh, NC
@fadeladib.bsky.social
MIT Prof. Founder-CEO | Cartesian. Founding Director MIT Signal Kinetics Lab. Sensors. IoT. Wireless. Oceans. Health. Robots. 35under35. Forbes30. WEF YGL
@pennyqueen.bsky.social
Analyst, investor, and consultant to cleantech, resource, and disruptive stocks ๐ Never investment advice https://linktr.ee/PennyQueen
@ckaymaz.bsky.social
Enterprise AI VC at Citi Ventures. Formerly startups, Microsoft PM, Harvard HBS, Stanford CS
@parulia.bsky.social
board partner @ Initialized. cofertility, stellarsleep, medivis, mantle bio. SWE & founder --> investor.
@kateclark.bsky.social
Senior Reporter at Bloomberg covering the money powering Silicon Valley. Signal: 415-409-9095.
@yann-lecun.bsky.social
Professor a NYU; Chief AI Scientist at Meta. Researcher in AI, Machine Learning, Robotics, etc. ACM Turing Award Laureate. http://yann.lecun.com
@maybo.bsky.social
Hi! Mom of 3 / fledgling entrepreneur (see vommat.com) / runner / skier / trying to keep current on *all the things* without Twitter. Proud to live in #Massachusetts.
@callumlaing.bsky.social
I help ambitious people raise capital, get board seats, take companies public. Bluesky Capitalist... Author of 4 best selling business books
@regionallyventures.bsky.social
Regionally Ventures is an investment service committed to supporting the growth of diverse regional UK businesses. It provides advisory services and access to capital for all founders, including women-led ventures. #Investment #Startups #Advisory
@villi.bsky.social
Venture Capital Investor. Founder of Category Ventures. Ordinary thinker. Athlete. Dad. Strong opinions about sneakers. https://www.categoryvc.com/ San Francisco, CA
@attap.bsky.social
i'm Bruce Edward Spector. Artist, technologist, OG internet entrepreneur, investor. I founded WebCal in 1997 the first PIM (Personal Information Manager) for the web. My current project, ATTAP (ALL THINGS TO ALL PEOPLE), can be found at http://attap.ai
@sally.bsky.social
Building something new in AI | Scout for Kleiner Perkins | Former Chief Strategy Officer at Unitedmasters, Exec Editor at NBC News, SF Bureau Chief at CNBC.
@jackpierse.bsky.social
Founder at HappyStack ๐ฅ and Wayflyer | Building and backing companies shaping e-commerce
@raysturm.bsky.social
Builder, Rookie winemaker. Eager seeker of great foods and new walkabouts.
@tim-maliyil.com
Tech Entrepreneur ๐ฎโโ๏ธ AlertBoot Cybersecurity, Phoenix ECommerce, and PerkyPet ๐ซ Board Member - Bronx Science Foundation ๐ Forbes, Huffington Post, Entrepreneur, and more https://tim-maliyil.com
@cicici.ci
creative technologist. founder http://aura.supply ๐๐๐๐ RCA alum. Kernel B2. prev. Gitcoin, Lululemon
@gtzi.bsky.social
aligning interests at https://marathon.vc https://www.linkedin.com/in/tziralis/
@suryaganguli.bsky.social
Professor of Applied Physics at Stanford | Venture Partner a16z | Research in AI, Neuroscience, Physics
@aaronfyke.bsky.social
Founder and Managing Partner Thin Line Capital; Clean energy industry veteran since 1994; cofounder two unicorns; dual masters MIT
@kathrynyu.com
@immersiveexperience.org co-founder. Game Designer at Twisted Pixel Games (Oculus Studios). @noproscenium.com Senior LA Reviewer & former Executive Editor. USC Games MFA. The Game Awards Future Class. LA-based. She/her. https://linktr.ee/kathrynyu
@kentgoldman.bsky.social
pre-seed & seed stage investor at upside partnership. previously at first round capital. amateur meteorologist tracking snow and swells. husband, dad of three, dog lover.
@chriswithrobots.bsky.social
I keep people safe from big robots and machines. CEO of Sensory Robotics, a technology leader in industrial safety.
@darrylbandoro.bsky.social
Startup enthusiast, tech explorer, VC & Angel investor. ๐จ๐ฆ
@jamescham.bsky.social
Of the San Gabriel Valley; investing for the year 2030; working to improve the second derivative; looking for troublesome ringleaders.
@amashal.bsky.social
Co-founder & CEO of @CurrentSurgical. Digital Surgery/Oncology/Ultrasound. Piled Higher and Deeper @UWMadison. ๐ Badger for life. ๐ง
@talkingquickly.co.uk
CTO and Co-Founder of getsona.com (backed by Felicis, Northzone, Gradient and more), #ElixirLang programmer, Photographer, MX5 / Miata enthusiast (IRL & iRacing!). Excited by what 2025 has in store for AI & Neovim
@aqeelakber.com
Exploring the intersection of science, business, tech, and art. Once a nuclear physicist. Founded and exited an AI company; now building the next. dsq.studio: a hub for research and innovative ventures. Proudly non-binary, expect emojis in replies. ๐๐ฆ๐บ๐ฆ
@pierremouchan.com
New product โ heynds.com ๐ Earned $10k+ with my first product ๐ I help aspiring entrepreneurs confidently launch their passion projects into profitable online businesses Links, products and collabs โ https://pmhn.cc/links
@stevepeltonen.com
Entrepreneur at heart, world traveler. #dftba #bluecrew #entrepreneurship #startups #events #tech #space #politics #health #photography #education #innovation & #cocreation ๐๐Helsinki, Finland ๐ซ๐ฎ ๐ช๐ช ๐บ๐ธ @framian.fi
@femmehealthventure.bsky.social
Ex-Investment Banker | On a mission to channel patient capital into womenโs health. https://femmehealthventures.substack.com Angel Investor | Venture Investing in Womenโs Health
@mesguerrab.bsky.social
Physicist | TUM UNAL Ohio State ๐จ๐ด๐ฉ๐ช Co-founder & CEO https://magment.co, https://magpower.co Inventor of #MagneticConcrete ๐งฒ ๐ชจ #magnetics #power #SST #wirelesscharging #physics #math #music #history #archaelogy
@kileyshanks.bsky.social
Gonna figure out this Bluesky thing Minneapolis Resident Investing | Entrepreneurship | Life-Long Learner | Tennis | Pickleball | Nerdy Stuff | Traveling | Dogs | Social equity
@adrianxwong.bsky.social
Professional trouble maker and general all rounder. Innovation CTO, Creative Director, Venture Capitalist.
@calbucci.com
Author of "The PRFAQ Framework" (www.theprfaq.com). 18yrs of startups in Seattle & London, MSFT, Amazon. Runner. Cook. Geek. Tech, software, AI/ML, UX, product, innovation, startups, leadership. ๐ Seattle ๐ง๐ท๐บ๐ธ https://calbucci.com/link
@license-token.com
representative of iunera.com #buildInPublic fan! Hunting crazy projects; #java #python #angular; #OpenSource #indiehacker ; #Bigdata and #AI enthusiast; loving #crypto and tokenization/#NFT use cases beyond art. Disrupt #OSS: https://license-token.com
@voorhees-dnb.bsky.social
Senior PMM @ Zno Cloud ๐จโ๐ป Startup Founder & Advisor ๐งญ SF Bay Area | Silicon Valley๐ Recovering Tech Threads Member๐งต
@horizonpeak.bsky.social
Founder, content consultant and author. Writing about the intersection of written communication, human flourishing, and modern technology. Professional work: horizonpeakconsulting.com Personal writing: jessicamehring.com
@mikell.bsky.social
Boston-based robotics nerd whose strong opinions do not reflect those of her employer. Come for the robots, stay for the gay pirates, Star Wars, and sarcasm. Itโs pronounced โMichaelโ. I am cringe and I am free.
@insitusec.com
CTO, software, code archaeology, security, mobile apps, startups, NP Hard, AI things
@blader.bsky.social
๐๏ธ Love to build stuff (@runwayco, @sandboxvr, @postmates, @zynga) people love. ๐ธ Investor @amplitude_hq, @moonpay, @sorarehq, @bankmercury, @italic
@zmh.bsky.social
๐ฑ Building clay.earth ๐ Writing at zmh.org ๐ผ Previously product lead at GS, Forbes 30 Under 30, Harvard CS ๐ฝ Native New Yorker
@garrettdodge.bsky.social
Founder @ Rockbot building streaming music, TV, & digital signage for brick and mortar biz. Books and the environment when Iโm not working. #MIT #Middlebury #Startups #SaaS #Philly & #Oakland
@rockchristopher.bsky.social
โช๏ธ Founder SuccessCENTER.com & ThriveInAI.ai โช #B2B & #AI #Startup Advisor โช #ThriveTOGETHER #F4F โช #ThriveInAI - AIAppVault.com โช #Author - AI Creation Apps: 777+ Generative AI Tools w Links 10,000+ AI Resources โช Nature Lover โช Be enCOURAGEd!
@sbwoodward99.bsky.social
Life Science Entrepreneur/CxO and Company Builder. Start up advisor and mentor at multiple global accelerators. Lover of all things science and the business of life science. Always quietly building in the space. San Francisco based with global reach.
@suprith.bsky.social
Serial Tech Entrepreneur, B2B Saas - Founder/CEO in Stealth (Fintech) - Founder/CTO @ Ophigo(acquired 2022) - Write @ blog.suprith.xyz
@annealiz1.bsky.social
Professor University of Maryland, co-founder Silvec Biologics finding RNA solutions to plant diseases, love Plant Virology, author Real Science Behind The X-Files, and passionate about dressage!
@martyloughlin.bsky.social
Digital Irish Venture Fund manager. From Dublin, Ireland, living in Boston. Investing funds from the Irish Diaspora in Irish startups entering the US market. https://www.linkedin.com/in/martyloughlin/
@jfaflik.bsky.social
Techno-optimist, Extropian, Investor @tensorvc.bsky.social, supporting startups in TechBio๐งฌ, Crypto๐ช & Deeptech๐ค๐ Pitchdecks to jan@tensor.ventures
@titudeadjust.bsky.social
A lot of snark. A fair amount on AI and IOT, and software in general. Investor in startups and more. Not into crypto.
@ricfulop.bsky.social
Double ๐ฆ, founder in physical sciences and 3D (Desktop Metal, Lumafield, A123Systems). Seed and series A investor in Onshape, HighArc, Dyn, Hadrian, Salsify, MarkForged, etc.
@arnaud-scenius.bsky.social
Writing about Startups & VCs in Latin America | Venture Partner at Zenani Capital | Newsletter -> https://sceniusmexico.substack.com/
@kyleplatt.bsky.social
Serial Entrepreneur and Engineer. Trying to maximize life while building cool things. ๐จ๐ฆ Building: ๐ https://local-leads.ai ๐ท https://micro-influencer.io ๐งฒ https://tactycs.io
@jgellas.bsky.social
CFO and Finance leader for early-stage startups co-founder at financeinabox.co BOD member | Entrepreneur | Founder | Tech Go Lehigh! Fight on USC!
@trippbaird.bsky.social
Impact investing, decarbonization, systems responsibility, a just economy & a livable biosphere. Co-founder, @BuildersFund; Board @PosiGen @TradMed @UrbanRemedy - Home is where I want to b (But I guess Im already there) #impinv www.thebuildersfund.com
@climatery.bsky.social
Founder & Partner @ Five Spheres Capital (Climate, Nature, & Planetary Health VC) | Investor-in-Residence @ Seaworthy Collective (Ocean Tech Accelerator) | Ops Leader (Clean Energy SaaS Startup) | ๐ Dad ๐ฃ๏ธ Startups, Energy, Conservation, Oceans, the Arctic
@macconwell.bsky.social
@jamesoliverjr.bsky.social
Husband. Twin dad. Launching Kabila Ventures ๐ฐ, a pre-seed fund | Kabilla Founder Mental Health Fund. Techstars & gener8tor alum. ๐ Parents Making Profits podcast. #GiveFirst Support founder mental therapy ๐๐พ go.joinkabila.com/therapy ๐ Atlanta, GA