Alán Aspuru-Guzik
InvestorFounderSenior Director of Quantum Chemistry at NVIDIA · Professor of Chemistry and Computer Science at Propagator Ventures · Founder at Kebotix · Co-founder at Intrepid Labs
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
FoundedIntrepid LabsKebotix
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About
Professor of chemistry and computer science at the University of Toronto, CIFAR AI Chair and director of the Acceleration Consortium; co-founder of Kebotix, Intrepid Labs and Axiomatic, with expertise in quantum computing, machine learning and materials chemistry.
Founder at Kebotix
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Kebotix's investors · 12
ArcTern VenturesToronto · $730K – $2.9M checksBantam GroupWestwoodDepartment of EnergyWashington · since 2020Dolby Family VenturesSan FranciscoEmbark VenturesLos AngelesEnvironmental Protection Agency (EPA)Washington · since 2021Flybridge Capital PartnersNew York · $250K – $10M checksNovo HoldingsCopenhagen · $1.1M – $54M checksOne Way VenturesNew York · $500K – $1.5M checks · since 2018Propagator VenturesOsloSafar PartnersCambridgeWorldQuant VenturesOld Greenwich
Co-founders at Kebotix
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Dennis SheberlaExecutive Officer
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Semion SaykinExecutive Officer
Co-founder at Intrepid Labs
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Co-founders at Intrepid Labs
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Christine AllenCo-founder & Chief Executive Officer
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Pauric BanniganCo-founder & Chief Scientific Officer
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Riley HickmanCo-founder & Director of Research and Development
Experience
- NVIDIASenior Director of Quantum Chemistrycurrent2025 — present
- University of TorontoProfessor of Chemistry and Computer Sciencecurrent2018 — presentGreater Toronto Area, Canada
- Harvard UniversityProfessor of Chemistry and Chemical Biology2013 — 2018Cambridge, MA
- Harvard UniversityAssociate Professor2010 — 2013
- Harvard UniversityAssistant Professor2006 — 2010
- UC BerkeleyPostdoctoral Researcher2004 — 2006
- UC BerkeleyGraduate Student1999 — 2004
- UC BerkeleyGraduate Student1999 — 2004
- Lawrence Livermore National LaboratoryGraduate Student Visting Researcher2000 — 2004
- UNAMUndergraduate Student1994 — 1999
Skills & more
Fortran11LaTeX24Mathematica14Quantum Information23Quantum Chemistry76Scientific Computing99Physical Chemistry99Chemistry99Monte Carlo Simulation18Quantum Computing25Physics99Nanotechnology39
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Molecular ModelingResearchScienceBiophysicsMaterials ScienceApplied MathematicsMolecular DynamicsComputational ChemistryQuantum MechanicsMathematical ModelingComputer ScienceTheoretical physical chemistryLanguages Spanish
From Alán's professional profile.
Colleagues at NVIDIA
Brooke Seawell
Venture Partner at New Enterprise Associates (NEA)
Can Celik
Founder at herdr
Dr. Marco Pavone
Investor at AV8 Ventures
Erikan Obotetukudo
Founder and Managing Partner at Audacity Global
Garnet Heraman
Founder and Managing Partner at Aperture Venture Capital
Jonathan Ross
Founder of Groq; inventor of Google's TPU — now at Nvidia
Jure Leskovec
Advisory Board at Silicon Gardens
Katie Sproul
Chief Executive Officer at Halstatt
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Alán Aspuru-Guzik?
- Professor of chemistry and computer science at the University of Toronto, CIFAR AI Chair and director of the Acceleration Consortium; co-founder of Kebotix, Intrepid Labs and Axiomatic, with expertise in quantum computing, machine learning and materials chemistry.
- Where does Alán Aspuru-Guzik work?
- Alán Aspuru-Guzik is Co-founder of Intrepid Labs and Senior Director of Quantum Chemistry at NVIDIA and Co-founder at Kebotix.
- What companies did Alán Aspuru-Guzik found?
- Alán Aspuru-Guzik founded Intrepid Labs, Kebotix.
- Where did Alán Aspuru-Guzik go to school?
- Alán Aspuru-Guzik studied at University of California, Berkeley (PhD, Chemistry); Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (B. Sc., Chemistry); Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Chemsitry).
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NVIDIA mafia136
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Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México mafia20
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Kebotix mafia3
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Also attended University of California, Berkeley2,000
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Also attended Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México35
Tomosaku SoharaGeneral Partner at NordicNinjaJuan FigueroaLead Backend Engineer at Struck CapitalRodolfo GonzalezGeneral Partner at Foundation CapitalPablo QueriatSenior Investment Manager at KorysVioleta ChávezAccountant at Discovery AmericasWilber PalenquePrincipal at Avalancha Ventures
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Also worked at UC Berkeley469
Ali GhodsiCo-founder & CEO of DatabricksRaquel UrtasunFounder & CEO of WaabiArhaan A.Deeptech Fellow at Clear VenturesKevin Wijayaインドネシア法人代表 (Indonesia Office Representative) at CyberAgent CapitalPaul JennyBoard Chair at CincyTechMichael PerezDeputy General Counsel at Mucker Capital
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Also worked at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory35
Martin CasadoGeneral Partner at Andreessen HorowitzAndrew WilliamsonManaging Partner at Cambridge Innovation CapitalRick LewisGeneral Partner at US Venture PartnersAlexander FangManaging Partner at Entrada VenturesKaren Roter DavisManaging Partner at Entrada VenturesAaron SistoPartner at First Spark Ventures, Llc
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