David Mindell
InvestorCo-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.
Contact· self-published, not guessed
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningClimate TechDeep TechEnergyHardwareMobility & TransportationRobotics
Experience
- UnlessCo-Foundercurrent2022 — presentBoulder, CO
- Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyProfessor, Aerospace Engineering and The History of Technologycurrent1996 — present
- HumaticsFounder and Executive Chairmancurrent2021 — present
- HumaticsCEO and Founder2015 — 2021Cambridge MA
- Blackhorn VenturesOperating Partnercurrent2021 — presentBoulder, Colorado
Skills & more
Start-up Ventures5Business Strategy5Teaching4Industrial AutomationHistory Of TechnologyFuture of Work1RoboticsGuidance Navigation & ControlAviationelectrical engineeiringHuman Spaceflight
From David's professional profile.
Investments
Board seats
Humatics Corporation
Per the firm's website.
Colleagues at Unless
Frequently asked questions
- Who is David Mindell?
- 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.
- Where does David Mindell work?
- David Mindell is Co-Founder and lead for the Unless Collective of Experts at Unless.
- What does David Mindell invest in?
- David Mindell invests in AI & Machine Learning, Climate Tech, Deep Tech, Energy, Hardware, Mobility & Transportation, Robotics.
- What boards does David Mindell sit on?
- David Mindell holds tracked board seats at Humatics Corporation.
- Where did David Mindell go to school?
- David Mindell studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)); Yale University (Bachelor’s Degree, Electrical Engineering; Literature).
Founder mafias
Massachusetts Institute of Technology mafia546
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
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Yale University mafia190
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Michael SeibelBAFounded SocialCamBen SilbermannB.A.Founded Audiobeta +2Justin KanPhysics and PhilosophyFounded Stash +6Kevin RyanBAFounded Business Insider +2Harry GrunerFounded Hilos +2Emmett ShearBSFounded Softmax +2
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Same school
Also attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology1,387
Fred WilsonCo-founder & Partner at Union Square VenturesElad GilSolo general partner investing through Gil CapitalAileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesHemant TanejaCEO & Managing Director of General CatalystNat FriedmanCo-lead of Meta Superintelligence Labs; co-founder of NFDGBrad FeldCo-founder of Foundry and Techstars
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Shared employers
Also worked at Massachusetts Institute of Technology479
Aileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesMatt HuangCo-founder and Managing Partner at ParadigmMichael TruellCo-founder & CEO of CursorRaquel UrtasunFounder & CEO of WaabiColin WebbFounder & CEO of Avatar RoboticsAdam BryCo-founder & CEO of Skydio
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Also worked at Humatics5
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