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Alessandro Levi

Investor

Investment Partner at M12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)

Palo Alto, CA

About

Alessandro Levi is an Investment Partner at M12 focusing on AI, deep tech, and next-generation computing investments. Previously an Investment Partner at Longview Innovation and Prime Movers Lab, where he invested across robotics, semiconductors, and climate technologies with check sizes up to $50M. He founded Semplus Corp., a deep tech company developing pressure-sensing and display technologies, and was a researcher at Stanford studying organic electronic materials for robotics applications.

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningClimate TechDeep TechRoboticsSemiconductors

Experience

  1. M12, Microsoft's Venture FundInvestment Partnercurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco, CA
  2. KyneticsChairman of the Boardcurrent2024 — present
  3. BRELYONAdvisorcurrent2021 — present
  4. StartX.Alumni (Fall 2016) | Judgecurrent2016 — presentStanford
  5. Longview InnovationInvestment Partner2022 — 2025Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
  6. Prime Movers LabAdvisor2022 — 2024
  7. Prime Movers LabPartner2021 — 2022
  8. Stealth Mode startupHead of Product2020 — 2021
  9. Plug and Play Tech CenterEntrepreneur In Residence2020
  10. SEMPLUS CorpFounder, CEO & CFO2013 — 2020Palo Alto, California, United States
  11. SEMPLUS CorpBoard of Director2013 — 2020Palo Alto
  12. Stanford UniversityPhD researcher2012 — 2013Stanford - Material Science Department
  13. IIT - Istituto Italiano di TecnologiaPhD student|Researcher2010 — 2013Pisa, Tuscany, Italy
  14. SeedLabVenture Capital Project Management program2012

Education

  1. The Wharton SchoolMaster of Business Administration - MBA, Finance
  2. Stanford UniversityVisiting Researcher, Material Science
  3. Scuola Superiore Sant'AnnaDoctor of Philosophy (PhD), Innovative technologies of Information & Communication Engineering and Robotics
  4. MIB Trieste School of ManagementCertificate in High Tech entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies
  5. Università di PisaM.Sc., Electronic Engineering
  6. Università di PisaBachelor, Electronic Engineering

Skills & more

Restructuring1Materials Science2Stakeholder Management2Investment Management3Robotics3Marketing4Innovation Management2Private Equity1Strategic Initiatives1Corporate Strategy1Sensors38Start-ups38
+12 moreProject ManagementElectronicsProduct DevelopmentBusiness PlanningEntrepreneurshipSimulationsBusiness planValuationMatlabLaTeXC++blockchain

Languages Chinese · English · French · Italian

  • DOD Mandatory Controlled Unclassified (CUI) Training — Center for Development of Security Excellence (CDSE)
  • Associate Member — IEEE

From Alessandro's professional profile.

Colleagues at M12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)

Alan Du
Partner at M12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)
Andrew Smyth
Managing Partner at M12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)
Ann Johnson
Investor at M12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)
Anthony “Tony” Sims
Business Administrator at M12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)
Brian Zhao
Investment Team at M12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)
Carli Stein
Investment Team at M12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)
Cat Knoerr
Portfolio Development at M12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)
Cheryl Cheng
Managing Partner at M12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)

Frequently asked questions

Where does Alessandro Levi work?
Alessandro Levi is Investment Partner at M12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund).
What does Alessandro Levi invest in?
Alessandro Levi invests in AI & Machine Learning, Climate Tech, Deep Tech, Robotics, Semiconductors.

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