New Life Ventures
Venture capital3 people tracked
Investment thesis
New Life Ventures invests its capital in founders it views as tomorrow's leaders of global innovation. The firm treats innovation as a globally connected issue, believing success in one domain drives success in others. It backs entrepreneurs working on solutions to major human challenges, spanning next-generation food production, new currencies, and technologies emerging from the digital age. The firm positions its partners as builders creating the answers of the future today.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 2, 2026.
Team · 3 people
from the firm's website
Founder of New Life Ventures, established to continue the work of the International Foundation for New Life, a non-profit she co-founded in 1984. A Stanford graduate with a PhD in Computer Science and a recipient of the National Medal of Technology, she also works on 3D scanning technology at New Life Minds.
Global investor and Harvard graduate active in the investing community for over a decade, with investments in India since 2003. She founded an asset management company that grew to manage over $1.5 billion, later joined Vanguard Asset Management, and has been a partner at leading fund dealers since 2011.
Finance-sector specialist who has advised firms including Goldman Sachs, J.P. Morgan Chase, and Deutsche Bank. His expertise covers financial risk analysis, risk management, and credit decision-making. He holds a Master of Science in Financial Markets and has contributed to the development of the Risk Management Institute at Stanford University.
Investments · 8 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathA life extension company using glucose-based stabilizers and cryo-capsules.
Works on technological advances across transport, energy and multi-branch engineering.
A cryptocurrency for online simulated realities and self-organizing one's world.
A company building large multiplayer simulations, currently developing the MMO SEED.
Uses synthetic biology, brain interfacing and AI aimed at advancing human evolution.
Develops plastics innovation aimed at replacing conventional plastics.
A next-generation food R&D company with a Fairtrade history, focused on GM crops.
Frequently asked questions
- What sectors does New Life Ventures focus on?
- New Life Ventures focuses on Crypto & Web3, FoodTech.
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