Where does Bryan Johnson work?

Bryan Johnson is Founder of Kernel and General Partner at OS Fund and Board director at Planetary Resources.

What check size does Bryan Johnson write?

Bryan Johnson typically writes checks of $1M – $2M.

What companies has Bryan Johnson invested in?

Investments tracked here include Apollo Research, Eat Just, Extropic, Kernel, RWX, Stable, TrueML.

Bryan Johnson

InvestorFounder

General Partner at OS Fund · Promoter at OS BIOME · Founder at Kernel · Board director at Planetary Resources

Los Angeles County, California, United States

Writes $1M – $2M checks

FoundedKernel

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About

Bryan Johnson backs founders building tools of creation—software, genomics, AI, robotics, and synthetic biology—prioritizing entrepreneurs with future literacy and creating an open-source playbook to evaluate hard-science risk.

Invests in

AgTechAI & Machine LearningBiotechFoodTechHealthtechNew Materials

Founder at Kernel

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Kernel's investors · 1

Manta Ray VenturesLondon

Board director at Planetary Resources

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Planetary Resources's investors · 4

Conversion CapitalSan Francisco · $500K – $5M checks Grishin RoboticsSilicon Valley · $250K – $1M checks OS FundPark Ridge · $1M – $2M checks Vast VenturesFt. Lauderdale · $100K – $1M checks

Co-founders at Planetary Resources

ERIC ANDERSONDirector

PETER DIAMANDISDirector

Experience

Don't DieFoundercurrent2023 — presentEarth
KernelFoundercurrent2016 — presentGreater Los Angeles Area
OS FundFoundercurrent2013 — present
BlueprintFoundercurrent2021 — presentLos Angeles Metropolitan Area
BraintreeFounder/CEO2007 — 2013greater chicago area

Skills & more

Payment Card Processing36Venture Capital99E-commerce99Start-ups99Payments67Strategy84Payment Gateways27Entrepreneurship99Product Management60Mobile Commerce33Credit Cards27Electronic Payments28

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Apollo ResearchEat JustExtropicKernelRWXStableTrueML

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Colleagues at OS Fund

Jeff Klunzinger

Co-Founder and General Partner at OS Fund

Mark Ghobrial

Partner at OS Fund

Network8

Balaji SrinivasanScout

Angel investor and founder of The Network School

Arash FerdowsiScout

Co-founder of Dropbox

Amjad MasadScout

Co-founder & CEO of Replit

Alexander PackScout

Managing Partner at Hack VC

Ana Levine

General Partner at E1 Ventures

Eduardo Saverin

Co-Founder and Co-CEO of B Capital

Packy McCormick

Founder at Not Boring Capital

Quentin Clark

Investment Team at General Catalyst

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Bryan Johnson?: Bryan Johnson backs founders building tools of creation—software, genomics, AI, robotics, and synthetic biology—prioritizing entrepreneurs with future literacy and creating an open-source playbook to evaluate hard-science risk.
Where does Bryan Johnson work?: Bryan Johnson is Founder of Kernel and General Partner at OS Fund and Board director at Planetary Resources.
What does Bryan Johnson invest in?: Bryan Johnson invests in AgTech, AI & Machine Learning, Biotech, FoodTech, Healthtech, New Materials.
What check size does Bryan Johnson write?: Bryan Johnson typically writes checks of $1M – $2M.
What companies did Bryan Johnson found?: Bryan Johnson founded Kernel.
What companies has Bryan Johnson invested in?: Investments tracked here include Apollo Research, Eat Just, Extropic, Kernel, RWX, Stable, TrueML.
Where did Bryan Johnson go to school?: Bryan Johnson studied at The University of Chicago Booth School of Business (MBA); Brigham Young University (BA).