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Caleb Appleton

Investor

Partner at Bison Ventures

San Francisco, California

Writes $250K – $10M checks · typically $5M

FoundedcosmonSleuth Insights

About

Biomedical engineer turned investor focused on techbio and AI applied to the physical world. Previously invested at Innovation Endeavors, served as SVP/GM at TuneIn, and started his career at Bain & Company. Holds a B.S. in Biomedical Engineering from Georgia Tech.

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Invests in

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechRobotics

Experience

  1. Bison VenturesPartnercurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. Bison VenturesInvestor2023 — 2024
  3. The Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering at Georgia Tech and Emory UniversityBoard Membercurrent2019 — present
  4. Eikon TherapeuticsSeed Investorcurrent2021 — present
  5. TuneInSenior Vice President and General Manager of Global Subscription Business2021 — 2023
  6. TuneInTechnical Advisor, Chief of Staff to the CEO2021
  7. Innovation EndeavorsSenior Associate2019 — 2021Palo Alto, California
  8. Innovation EndeavorsAssociate2017 — 2019
  9. Bain & CompanyAssociate Consultant2015 — 2017Atlanta
  10. Bao Laboratory at Georgia TechResearch Assistant2011 — 2015Greater Atlanta Area

Education

  1. Georgia Institute of TechnologyBachelor’s Degree, Biomedical/Medical Engineering

Skills & more

Entrepreneurship3Venture Capital2Start-ups2Research6Data Analysis10Cell Culture4Biomedical Engineering4Project Management3DNA extraction3Engineering2Technical WritingMathematical Modeling
+10 moreTeachingCross-functional Team LeadershipMammalian Cell CultureBiomechanicsSports BiomechanicsMicrosoft OfficeMatlabMicrosoft ExcelTeam ManagementExperimentation

From Caleb's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended Georgia Institute of Technology206

Brando De CourtenData Engineer at P101 VenturesTom DyalCo-Founder at Redpoint VenturesWouter Van de PutteInvestment Director at Capricorn Venture PartnersWill McGinnisEntrepreneur and data science executive working at the intersection of AI/ML, technology, and business strategyJaya GuptaInvestor at Foundation CapitalJames WangGeneral Partner at Creative Ventures

+ 200 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Bison Ventures3

Ben HemaniFounding Partner at Bison VenturesTom BiegalaFounding Partner at Bison VenturesAri WrightPrincipal at Bison Ventures

Also worked at The Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering at Georgia Tech and Emory University1

Kathy PhamInvestor at Blue Tulip Ventures

Also worked at Eikon Therapeutics2

Dror BermanFounding Partner at Innovation EndeavorsPatrick ZhangInvestor at Horizons Ventures

Also worked at TuneIn7

Joe KingProduct Fellow at Mighty CapitalJoe HorowitzManaging General Partner at Icon VenturesBryan SchreierPartner at Sequoia CapitalTimothy DickManaging Partner at Startup Capital VenturesPatrick MontagueGeneral Partner at GFR FundJason HableCo-Founder and Partner at Camber Partners

+ 1 more

Deals · 2

cosmonBoard seat

via Bison Ventures · filed May 2026 · $31.7M raise

Sleuth InsightsBoard seat

via Bison Ventures · filed Oct 2025 · $7.9M raise

Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.

Colleagues at Bison Ventures

Ari Wright
Principal at Bison Ventures
Ben Hemani
Founding Partner at Bison Ventures
Ellie McDonald
Principal at Bison Ventures
Isadora Venturelli
EA + Ops Support at Bison Ventures
Tom Biegala
Founding Partner at Bison Ventures

Network3

Ari Wright
Principal at Bison Ventures
Ben Hemani
Founding Partner at Bison Ventures
Tom Biegala
Founding Partner at Bison Ventures

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