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Brian McClendon

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Director at Ainstein AI · Former Partner at UP Partners

Lawrence, Kansas

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

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About

Brian McClendon is Chief Technology Officer at Niantic Spatial, Inc. He previously spent a decade as Vice President of Engineering at Google, where he led development of Maps, Earth, Local Search, Street View, and GroundTruth, followed by five years as General Manager overseeing enterprise business. Earlier in his career, he co-founded Keyhole, which was acquired by Google and evolved into Google Earth, and spent eight years at Silicon Graphics developing 3D graphics supercomputers.

Director at Ainstein AI

Co-founders at Ainstein AI

ZWZongbo Wang
Zongbo WangFounder & CEO

Experience

  1. Niantic Spatial, Inc.Chief Technology Officercurrent2025 — presentScottsdale, Arizona, United States
  2. UP.PartnersVenture Partnercurrent2021 — presentLawrence, Kansas, United States
  3. The University of KansasAdjunct Professorcurrent2020 — presentLawrence, Kansas, United States
  4. The University of KansasTaught Startup School 2020 & 2022 @ University of Kansas2020 — 2022Lawrence, Kansas, United States
  5. The University of KansasResearch Professor2017 — 2020Lawrence, Kansas, United States
  6. The University of KansasAdjunct Professor2016 — 2017
  7. KSVotes.orgFounder, Board Membercurrent2017 — present
  8. AinsteinBoard Membercurrent2021 — presentLawrence, Kansas, United States
  9. various companiesTechnology/Business Advisorcurrent1997 — present
  10. Free State ForgeAngel Investorcurrent1997 — present
  11. Consumer Technology AssociationTechnology Advisory Councilcurrent2016 — present
  12. Niantic, Inc.Senior Vice President Of Engineering2021 — 2025Lawrence, Kansas, United States
  13. Niantic, Inc.Advisor2019 — 2021Lawrence, Kansas, United States
  14. Enriched AgBoard Member2021 — 2024Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
  15. The BeaconBoard Member2020 — 2021Kansas
  16. CVKey ProjectCEO, co-founder2020 — 2021Lawrence, Kansas, United States
  17. KansasCandidate Kansas Secretary of State 20182018Kansas
  18. UberVP of Maps and Business Platform2015 — 2017San Francisco Bay Area
  19. GET IT Mobile Inc.Board Member2004 — 2016
  20. GoogleVP Engineering2004 — 2015
  21. KeyholeEngineering VP2003 — 2004Mountain View, CA
  22. KeyholeBoard Member2001 — 2004
  23. Intrinsic GraphicsEngineering VP, COO1998 — 2003
  24. Intrinsic GraphicsBoard Member1999 — 2002
  25. @Home NetworkEngineering Director1996 — 1998
  26. Silicon GraphicsEngineering Manager1988 — 1996
  27. IntergraphSoftware Engineer1986 — 1988

Skills & more

SaaS6C++5Embedded Systems1Perl2Enterprise Software3Embedded Software1GIS1Software as a Service (SaaS)13D graphics9Software Engineering32Software Development23Scalability21
+12 moreMobile ApplicationsProduct ManagementMergersSystem ArchitectureCloud ComputingMobile DevicesArchitectureDistributed SystemsIntegrationStrategic PartnershipsMergers & AcquisitionsKML

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Daniel WaterhouseScout
Partner at Balderton Capital
Kyle VogtScout
Investor at Cruise Automation, Inc.
Trevor BlackwellScout
Investor at Y Combinator
Wei GuoScout
Founding Partner at UpHonest Capital
Adam Grosser
Chairman and Managing Partner at UP Partners
Ally Warson
Partner at UP Partners
Amit Singhal
Managing Partner at SmartStart Fund
Ben Marcus
Co-Founder and Managing Partner at UP Partners
Christian Bailey
Venture Partner at UP Partners
Colby Goff
Venture Partner at UP Partners
Daniel Buchmueller
Venture Partner at UP Partners
David Jen
Venture Partner at UP Partners
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Frequently asked questions

Who is Brian McClendon?
Brian McClendon is Chief Technology Officer at Niantic Spatial, Inc. He previously spent a decade as Vice President of Engineering at Google, where he led development of Maps, Earth, Local Search, Street View, and GroundTruth, followed by five years as General Manager overseeing enterprise business. Earlier in his career, he co-founded Keyhole, which was acquired by Google and evolved into Google Earth, and spent eight years at Silicon Graphics developing 3D graphics supercomputers.
What check size does Brian McClendon write?
Brian McClendon typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
What companies has Brian McClendon invested in?
Investments tracked here include Bodyport, Klarismo, Mashgin, Teleo, Zeus.
Where did Brian McClendon go to school?
Brian McClendon studied at The University of Kansas (Doctor of Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering); The University of Kansas (BS, Electrical Engineering).

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