Where does Barney Pell work?

Barney Pell is Founder of Moon Express and Founding Fellow at Creative Destruction Lab (CDL).

What check size does Barney Pell write?

Barney Pell typically writes checks of $1M – $15M.

What companies did Barney Pell found?

Barney Pell founded Moon Express.

Where did Barney Pell go to school?

Barney Pell studied at University of Cambridge (Ph.D., Computer science); Stanford University (B.S., Symbolic Systems); James Monroe High School (High School Diploma).

Barney Pell

InvestorFounder

Founding Fellow at Creative Destruction Lab (CDL) · Venture Partner at Radical Ventures · Founder at Moon Express

San Francisco, California

Writes $1M – $15M checks · typically $6M

FoundedMoon Express

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About

Barney Pell is Chief Strategist, Chief Scientist, and Head of AI at Magic, a virtual assistant company. He is a Venture Partner at Radical Ventures, an Industry Advisor for EQT, and manages World Changing Ventures, his own investment fund and syndicate, with over 200 investments to date. Over three decades, Pell has held founder, executive, and advisory roles across numerous technology ventures, including Powerset (acquired by Microsoft), Moon Express, and LocoMobi, and served as an early advisor to LinkedIn and Figure Eight; he previously led AI research at NASA, including work on autonomous systems for space missions and the Mars Exploration Rovers, and holds a PhD in General Game Playing from Stanford University.

Founder at Moon Express

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Moon Express's investors · 2

Collaborative FundNew York · $500K – $1M checks · since 2016 Founders FundSan Francisco · $500K – $5M checks · since 2016

Co-founders at Moon Express

ROBERT RICHARDSExecutive Officer, Director

NAVEEN JAINDirector

Experience

MagicChief Strategist, Chief Scientist and Head of AIcurrent2023 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
Radical VenturesVenture Partnercurrent2019 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
EQT Ventures & GrowthIndustial Advisorcurrent2023 — present
DeVry UniversityMember, President's Advisory Council on Technology & the Economycurrent2022 — present
Decision TheoryFoundercurrent2002 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
Creative Destruction LabFounding Fellowcurrent2015 — presentGreater Toronto Area, Canada
Stanford University Graduate School of BusinessLecturercurrent2019 — presentStanford, California, United States
UCSF Health HubBoard Membercurrent2018 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
Ionomr Innovations Inc.Member Board Of Directors2017 — 2020Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Ecoation Innovative Solutions Inc (EIS).Member Board Of Directors2017 — 2020Greater Vancouver Metropolitan Area
Figure EightChairman of the Scientific Advisory Board2016 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
Moon ExpressFounder, Vice Chairman and Chief Strategy Officer2010 — 2019Mountain View, CA
LocoMobiCo-Founder, Chairman & Chief Strategy Officer2014 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
Pharma SurveyorAdvisor2006 — 2018Redwood City, California, United States
Singularity UniversityAssociate Founder and Trustee2009 — 2017Mountain View, California, United States
PortalariumAdvisor2011 — 2014
QuickPay CorporationChairman and CEO2011 — 2014San Francisco Bay Area
Speak With MeAdvisor2005 — 2012
MicrosoftPartner Architect and Development Manager2008 — 2011San Francisco Bay Area
Machine Intelligence Research InstituteAdvisor2007 — 2010
MovityInvestor/Advisor2010
AppJet, Inc.Investor/Advisor2009 — 2010
LinkedInAdvisor2004 — 2009
PowersetFounder and CEO2005 — 2008
MayfieldEntrepreneur In Residence2005
NASA Ames Research CenterArea Manager, Collaboration and Assistant Systems2002 — 2005
Whizbang! LabsVice President, Strategy and Business Development2000 — 2002
StockMaster.comChief Strategist and Vice President, Business Development1998 — 2000
NASA Ames Research CenterSenior Computer Scientist and Principal Investigator1993 — 1998
University of CambridgePhD Student and Instructor1989 — 1993
SRI InternationalVisiting Research Scientist1987 — 1989
Stanford UniversityStudent, Teaching Assistant and Instructor1986 — 1989

Skills & more

Databases79Enterprise Software41SaaS20Evangelism1Mergers30Data Mining99Program Management99Software64Knowledge Management27Entrepreneurship99Information Technology17Venture Capital70

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Product ManagementRoboticsStart-upsE-commerceMergers & AcquisitionsSoftware DevelopmentStrategic PartnershipsSocial NetworkingArtificial IntelligenceMachine LearningBusiness DevelopmentStrategic Planning

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Colleagues at Creative Destruction Lab (CDL)

Adrian Berliner

Partner at Zoic Capital

Ajay Agrawal

Founder; Professor, Rotman School of Management at Creative Destruction Lab (CDL)

Ajay Agrawal

Co-founder & Partner at Intrepid Growth Partners

Alison Sunstrum

Managing Partner at NYA Ventures

Amarpreet Kaur

Press Contact at Creative Destruction Lab (CDL)

Andrea Drager

Partner at Azure Capital Partners

Brandon Zhao

Partner at Two Small Fish Ventures

Chris Neumann

General Partner at Panache Ventures

Network10

Brian FeinsteinScout

Partner at Bessemer Venture Partners

Charlie SonghurstScout

Sr. Venture Partner at Acequia Capital (AceCap)

Chen FongScout

Angel at Saltagen Ventures

Gary KremenScout

Investor at Sand Hill Angels

Jacky ChenScout

General Partner at Archangel Network of Funds

Milad AlucozaiScout

Head of Life Sciences at BoxOne Ventures

Boris

Founding Partner at Version One Ventures

Matt Turck

Partner at FirstMark Capital

Rob Toews

Partner at Radical Ventures

Ryan Shannon

Partner at Radical Ventures

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Barney Pell?: Barney Pell is Chief Strategist, Chief Scientist, and Head of AI at Magic, a virtual assistant company. He is a Venture Partner at Radical Ventures, an Industry Advisor for EQT, and manages World Changing Ventures, his own investment fund and syndicate, with over 200 investments to date. Over three decades, Pell has held founder, executive, and advisory roles across numerous technology ventures, including Powerset (acquired by Microsoft), Moon Express, and LocoMobi, and served as an early advisor to LinkedIn and Figure Eight; he previously led AI research at NASA, including work on autonomous systems for space missions and the Mars Exploration Rovers, and holds a PhD in General Game Playing from Stanford University.
Where does Barney Pell work?: Barney Pell is Founder of Moon Express and Founding Fellow at Creative Destruction Lab (CDL).
What check size does Barney Pell write?: Barney Pell typically writes checks of $1M – $15M.
What companies did Barney Pell found?: Barney Pell founded Moon Express.
Where did Barney Pell go to school?: Barney Pell studied at University of Cambridge (Ph.D., Computer science); Stanford University (B.S., Symbolic Systems); James Monroe High School (High School Diploma).

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