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Alán Aspuru-Guzik

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Senior Director of Quantum Chemistry at NVIDIA · Professor of Chemistry and Computer Science at Propagator Ventures · Founder at Kebotix · Board director at Zapata Computing · Co-founder at Intrepid Labs

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

FoundedIntrepid LabsKebotix

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Martin CasadounlockedAlán: together at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (2000–2004)
×5Alán: together at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
×6Alán: together at NVIDIA

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 · 13

ArcTern VenturesToronto · $730K – $2.9M checksBaidu VenturesBeijing · $1.4M – $145M checks · since 2018Bantam 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

DS
Dennis SheberlaExecutive Officer
SS
Semion SaykinExecutive Officer

Board director at Zapata Computing

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Zapata Computing's investors · 14

Ahren Innovation CapitalCambridge, Cambridgeshire · since 2020Alumni VenturesManchester · $100K – $10M checks · since 2020BASF Venture Capital GmbHMannheim · $1.1M – $5.4M checks · since 2020Bosch VenturesStuttgart · $27M checks · since 2019Comcast VenturesNew York · $2M – $15M checks · since 2020CXO FundMerck Global Health Innovation FundRahway · since 2020PitangoTel Aviv · $4M – $100M checks · since 2020Prelude VenturesSan Francisco · $100K – $5M checks · since 2023Propagator VenturesOsloRaptor GroupMiami BeachRobert Bosch Venture CapitalStuttgart · $1.6M – $27M checks · since 2020Triatomic CapitalPalo Alto · $100K – $1M checks · since 2026WorldQuant VenturesOld Greenwich

Co-founders at Zapata Computing

CSChristopher Savoie
Christopher SavoieExecutive Officer, Director

Co-founder at Intrepid Labs

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Intrepid Labs's investors · 3

Avant BioNew York · since 2025Propagator VenturesOsloRadical VenturesToronto · $1M – $25M checks

Co-founders at Intrepid Labs

CAChristine Allen
Christine AllenCo-founder & Chief Executive Officer
PB
Pauric BanniganCo-founder & Chief Scientific Officer
RHRiley Hickman
Riley HickmanCo-founder & Director of Research and Development

Experience

  1. NVIDIASenior Director of Quantum Chemistrycurrent2025 — present
  2. University of TorontoProfessor of Chemistry and Computer Sciencecurrent2018 — presentGreater Toronto Area, Canada
  3. Harvard UniversityProfessor of Chemistry and Chemical Biology2013 — 2018Cambridge, MA
  4. Harvard UniversityAssociate Professor2010 — 2013
  5. Harvard UniversityAssistant Professor2006 — 2010
  6. UC BerkeleyPostdoctoral Researcher2004 — 2006
  7. UC BerkeleyGraduate Student1999 — 2004
  8. UC BerkeleyGraduate Student1999 — 2004
  9. Lawrence Livermore National LaboratoryGraduate Student Visting Researcher2000 — 2004
  10. UNAMUndergraduate Student1994 — 1999

Skills & more

Fortran11LaTeX24Mathematica14Quantum Information23Quantum Chemistry76Scientific Computing99Physical Chemistry99Chemistry99Monte Carlo Simulation18Quantum Computing25Physics99Nanotechnology39
+12 moreMolecular ModelingResearchScienceBiophysicsMaterials ScienceApplied MathematicsMolecular DynamicsComputational ChemistryQuantum MechanicsMathematical ModelingComputer ScienceTheoretical physical chemistry

Languages 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 and Board director at Zapata Computing.
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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