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Aaron Sisto

InvestorFounder

Partner at First Spark Ventures, Llc · Director at Normal Computing · Founder at Chronicle

San Francisco Bay Area

Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M

FoundedChronicle

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Aaron: together at Inworld AI
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About

Partner who previously led early-stage tech investments as a Director at Schmidt Futures, co-founded and served as Chief Scientist at Searchable.ai, and was a technologist at In-Q-Tel. He holds a Stanford PhD in quantum simulation and machine learning.

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Director at Normal Computing

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Normal Computing's investors · 7

Celesta CapitalSan Francisco · since 2022Celesta CapitalMenlo Park · $5M – $20M checks · since 2022Drive CapitalColumbus · $5M – $30M checks · since 2022First Spark Ventures, LlcMenlo Park · since 2023Micron VenturesSan Jose · since 2023Samsung Catalyst FundSan Jose · since 2022Samsung NextSan Jose · $100K – $5M checks · since 2022

Co-founders at Normal Computing

FSFaris Sbahi
Faris SbahiExecutive Officer, Director
AMAntonio Martinez
Antonio MartinezFounder
MTMatthias Tan
Matthias TanFounder

Founder at Chronicle

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Chronicle's investors · 6

PatronSanta Monica · $100K – $1M checksPoint72 VenturesNew York · $1M – $75M checksSands Capital VenturesArlington · $10M – $30M checksStrobe VenturesBrooklynTranspose Platform ManagementHoustonZ Venture CapitalTokyo · $150K – $101M checks

Co-founders at Chronicle

SGScott Greenberg
Scott Greenberg

Experience

  1. Chronicle MediaCo-Founder & CEOcurrent2025 — present
  2. First Spark VenturesPartnercurrent2022 — present
  3. SynthBee, Inc.Founding Advisorcurrent2022 — present
  4. OpenArt AIAngel Investorcurrent2025 — present
  5. Fundamental Research LabsInvestorcurrent2024 — present
  6. CheehooAngel Investorcurrent2024 — present
  7. SynthLabsInvestorcurrent2024 — present
  8. Flower LabsInvestorcurrent2023 — present
  9. Samaya AIInvestorcurrent2023 — present
  10. Fable SimulationAngel Investorcurrent2023 — present
  11. Zephr.xyzInvestorcurrent2023 — present
  12. Inworld AIInvestorcurrent2022 — present
  13. Normal ComputingInvestorcurrent2022 — present
  14. SimulonInvestorcurrent2022 — present
  15. PendulumInvestorcurrent2022 — present
  16. SandboxAQAdvisorcurrent2022 — present
  17. Reality DefenderInvestorcurrent2022 — present
  18. Sands CapitalAdvisorcurrent2019 — present
  19. University of Pittsburgh School of Computing and InformationBoard of Visitors2019 — 2024
  20. X, the moonshot factoryAdvisor2018 — 2024
  21. Schmidt FuturesDirector of Engineering2021 — 2022
  22. searchable.aiCo-Founder, Chief Scientist2019 — 2022
  23. In-Q-TelTechnologist2016 — 2019Washington D.C. Metro Area
  24. National Science FoundationGraduate Fellowship2010 — 2015
  25. U.S. Department of EnergyComputational Science Graduate Fellowship2010 — 2014
  26. Lawrence Livermore National LaboratoryResearch Fellow2013
  27. Berkeley LabResearch Fellow2009 — 2011

Skills & more

Start-ups9Research6Machine Learning9Physics10Data Analysis9Numerical Analysis7Simulations5Materials Science5Mathematical Modeling3Software Development3Nanotechnology3Heat Transfer1
+12 moreProject ManagementEntrepreneurshipBusiness StrategyScienceVenture CapitalResearch and Development (R&D)Business DevelopmentPythonFortranC++LaTeXMathematica

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Colleagues at First Spark Ventures, Llc

Danny Chen
General Partner at First Spark Ventures, Llc
Eric Schmidt
Founding Partner at Innovation Endeavors
Gal Treger
General Partner at First Spark Ventures, Llc
Haitao Zhu
Partner at First Spark Ventures, Llc
Jennifer Wu
Principal at First Spark Ventures, Llc
Manish Kothari
Founding Managing Partner at First Spark Ventures, Llc
Peter Olcott
Principal at First Spark Ventures, Llc
Peter Richards
Founding General Partner at First Spark Ventures, Llc

Network6

Brian Cho
Co-Founder & General Partner at Patron
Brian Cho
Investor at Resonado Labs
Haitao Zhu
Partner at First Spark Ventures, Llc
James Chan
CFO at Breakout Ventures
Jennifer Wu
Principal at First Spark Ventures, Llc
Peter Olcott
Principal at First Spark Ventures, Llc

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Aaron Sisto?
Partner who previously led early-stage tech investments as a Director at Schmidt Futures, co-founded and served as Chief Scientist at Searchable.ai, and was a technologist at In-Q-Tel. He holds a Stanford PhD in quantum simulation and machine learning.
Where does Aaron Sisto work?
Aaron Sisto is Founder of Chronicle and Partner at First Spark Ventures, Llc.
What check size does Aaron Sisto write?
Aaron Sisto typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
What companies did Aaron Sisto found?
Aaron Sisto founded Chronicle.
Where did Aaron Sisto go to school?
Aaron Sisto studied at Stanford University (PhD, Machine Learning & Quantum Simulation); Purdue University (BS, MS).

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Also worked at Chronicle Media1

Scott GreenbergFounder at Chronicle