Early stage, deep tech VC. Investing in founders first. We value Character. Culture. Creation. Can-do. Collaboration.
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Is robotics about to have its own ChatGPT moment?
Researchers are using generative AI and other techniques to teach robots new skills—including tasks they could perform in homes.
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Hello Robot’s Stretch is probably the most compelling example [of a home robot]. This houses both an imaging system and an arm that moves up and down to clasp objects (dishes, laundry) at different heights.
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Amazing safety and autonomous @Skyryse flight by @HelicopterAssoc Prez & @NTSB Vice Chair! So honored to support this amazing team! #FutureOfFlight
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@Gen1VC is excited to host Dave Kim on Friday April 8 at @NorthwesternU @NorthwesternEng @KelloggSchool speaking on Institutional Investors and finding the next great VC Funds.
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@poppy_health honored as one of @FastCompany 's top 10 most innovative companies. @Gen1VC is honored to back such amazing founders @ECaley and Sam Molyneux!
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I love when #science catches up to #sciencefiction. My first thought when I read this: did the @MIT engineers find #Vibranium or #Beskar? The @WaltDisneyCo would be proud! #WakandaForever #ThisIsTheWay
@Gen1VC invests in #engineers creating the impossible
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#Thankful @Gen1VC is able to support @hellorobotinc to enable Henry Evans, a quadrapalegic, with everyday healthcare-related tasks and better connect with his wife Jane. @washingtonpost
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Excited to host Thanksgiving Dinner for 50 graduate engineering students along with @Gen1VC, @NorthwesternU @NorthwesternEng and doubleclutchbrewing.com! #Thankful and #blessed to be able to train our next generation leaders!
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Congrats to @poppy_health for being featured in @FastCompany. @Gen1VC excited to be able to support Poppy Founders Elizabeth, Sam, and Daniela helping keep indoor spaces safe and impacting human health!
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@Gen1VC @NorthwesternU @NorthwesternEng @Glenbrook_south hosts @PacBio CFO Susan Kim on her career arc from engineer to finance, investment banking to CFO as she helps the world sequence with confidence and enables the latest scientific discoveries powered by HiFi sequencing 🧬
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Luis Vera Founder & CEO of Zippedi.com - Computer Vision, AI, robotics for retail, warehouses, and last mile delivery - will speak at
@NorthwesternU on Wednesday, October 27, 2021 @ 6:30 - 7:30 pm CT via Zoom. Hosted by
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@Gen1VC and @NorthwesternU hosts @hellorobotinc - human health assistive robotics on Wednesday, November 3, 2021 @ 6:30 - 7:30 pm CT via Zoom. Email origins@gen1vc.com for Zoom info
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Congrats to Mark Groden, Gonzalo Rey, David Tearse, & the entire @Skyryse team for their $200M Series B! Bringing #FlightOS to planes & helicopters enabling anyone to fly safely @Gen1VC excited to continue to support their amazing journey #FutureOfFlight
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Founders @ECaley & Sam Molyneux @poppy_health will speak today @NorthwesternU 6:30 - 7:30 pm CT. Poppy.com - pathogen detection & monitoring service using genomic sequencing to help future of health, work, & living. Hosted by @Gen1VC & @Glenbrook_south Medical Club
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Founder, Sam Molyneux, of @poppy_health speaks at @NorthwesternU Wed 10/20 @ 6:30 - 7:30 pm CT by Zoom. Hosted by @Gen1VC & @Glenbrook_south Medical Club. origins@gen1vc.com for info
Poppy.com is a pathogen detection and monitoring service using genomic sequencing
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Luis Vera Founder & CEO of Zippedi.com - Computer Vision, AI, robotics for retail, warehouses, and last mile delivery - will speak at @NorthwesternU on Wednesday, October 27, 2021 @ 6:30 - 7:30 pm CT via Zoom. Hosted by @Gen1VC
Email origins@gen1vc.com for Zoom info
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Travis Deyle @Hizook @CobaltRobotics founder's origin story via Zoom @NorthwesternU @NorthwesternEng Wed Oct 13 @ 4:30 - 5:30 pm PT hosted by @Gen1VC. Email origins@gen1vc.com. Cobalt has raised ~$50M from @sequoia @BloombergBeta @Toyota @fifthwallvc Coatue Management & more
Excited to attend deeptechu.com/ today-4/22 showcasing 48 #deeptech startups emerging from Midwest research universities and national labs in #energy, #hardware, #software, #industrial, and #lifesciences. @polskycenter @UChicago @NorthwesternU @UniversityofIl @P33Chicago
