Invests in
Sectors:
Locations:
Min Investment:
$400,000.00Max Investment:
$1,250,000.00Target Investment:
$750,000.00
Skills
Education
- VU
- MS
Lists including Ian
Investments
Public.com
Total Funding: $80M
Clover Therapeutics
Total Funding: $3.6M
Astranis
Total Funding: $300M
Debut Biotechnology
Total Funding:
Eridan Communications, Inc.
Total Funding: $7.5M
Pow.bio
Total Funding: $14M
XGenomes
Total Funding: $3M
Concha Labs
Total Funding: $500K
Humane
Total Funding: $240M
Chameleon Biosciences
Total Funding: $3M
Work Experience
2016
General Partner
2016
Cantos is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm with over $100M under management dedicated to investing in world-changing startups at the idea stage (pre-seed). We typically invest $750K to $2.5M.
2023
Board Member
2023
2024
Board Member
2024
2024
Board Observer
2024
2018
Board Observer
2018
2023 - 2025
Board Member
2023 - 2025
2019 - 2023
Board Observer
2019 - 2023
2015 - 2016
Chief of Staff
2015 - 2016
Helped get Invisible off the ground and raise initial funding, pitching over 100 investors. Despite nearly as many "no's", the company pulled through and amazingly did $134M of revenue in 2024!
2012 - 2016
Angel Investor
2012 - 2016
Invested in 13 companies over four years. One investment, EasyPost, returned ~3x my portfolio.
2013 - 2015
Manager
2013 - 2015
Aided an old friend in ushering in the next generation of a legendary winegrowing domain. The Mascot offers a unique glimpse into the estates of Harlan Estate, Promontory, and BOND.