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David Mindell

Investor

Co-Founder and lead for the Unless Collective of Experts at Unless

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

About

David Mindell combines historian, engineer, founder, and investor experience—plus 25+ oceanographic expeditions and deep spaceflight and undersea robotics work—to back industrial and autonomy startups that operate reliably in harsh environments.

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Invests in

AI & Machine LearningClimate TechDeep TechEnergyHardwareMobility & TransportationRobotics

Experience

  1. UnlessCo-Foundercurrent2022 — presentBoulder, CO
  2. Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyProfessor, Aerospace Engineering and The History of Technologycurrent1996 — present
  3. HumaticsFounder and Executive Chairmancurrent2021 — present
  4. HumaticsCEO and Founder2015 — 2021Cambridge MA
  5. Blackhorn VenturesOperating Partnercurrent2021 — presentBoulder, Colorado

Education

  1. Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)1991 — 1995
  2. Yale UniversityBachelor’s Degree, Electrical Engineering; Literature1984 — 1988

Skills & more

Start-up Ventures5Business Strategy5Teaching4Industrial AutomationHistory Of TechnologyFuture of Work1RoboticsGuidance Navigation & ControlAviationelectrical engineeiringHuman Spaceflight

From David's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology977

Fred WilsonCo-founder & Partner at Union Square VenturesAileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesHemant TanejaCEO & Managing Director of General CatalystBrad FeldCo-founder of Foundry and TechstarsMatt HuangCo-founder and Managing Partner at ParadigmDelian AsparouhovPartner at Founders Fund and co-founder of Varda

+ 971 more

Also attended Yale University521

Ann Miura-KoCo-founding Partner at FloodgateDavid SzeAdvisory Partner at GreylockMichael SeibelPartner Emeritus at Y CombinatorZheela QaiserInvestor at Index VenturesKarthik ArdhanareeswaranInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)TinaInvestments & Portfolio Services Team Member at Clear Ventures

+ 515 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Massachusetts Institute of Technology325

Aileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesMatt HuangCo-founder and Managing Partner at ParadigmScott BillerInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Noubar AfeyanInvestor at Flagship PioneeringVyas RamananVenture Partner at Third Rock VenturesRhie LimPartner, Global Strategy at One Way Ventures

+ 319 more

Also worked at Humatics6

Amy VilleneuveBoard Director, Advisor & Past COO and President of Amazon Robotics at Underscore VCRags GuptaOperating Partner at Hyperplane Venture CapitalMatthew Rhodes-KropfFounder & Partner at Tectonic VenturesTrevor ZimmermanCo-Founder and Managing Partner at UnlessFrank MossFormer Director MIT Labs at TPY CapitalChristina O'ConorPartner at Congruent Ventures

Investments

Board seats

Humatics Corporation

Per the firm's website.

Colleagues at Unless

Aaron Marsh
CFO at Unless
Josh Blanchfield
Partner & CIO - Perpetual Alpha at Unless
Michael Polansky
Partner - Alpha Access at Unless
Peter Joers
Partner - Alpha Access at Unless
Trevor Zimmerman
Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Unless
Trish Rogers
General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer at Unless