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David Mindell

Investor

Co-Founder and lead for the Unless Collective of Experts at Unless · Operating Partner at Blackhorn Ventures

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

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805 people in our graph share verified history with David — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

DougunlockedDavid: together at Yale University (1987–1988)
×8David: together at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
David: together at Blackhorn Ventures
×2David: together at Yale University

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

  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

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

Aaron Marsh
CFO at Unless
Josh Blanchfield
Partner & CIO - Perpetual Alpha at Unless
Michael Polansky
Partner - Alpha Access at Unless
Patricia Rogers
General Partner 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

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

Unless mafia2

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Michael PolanskyPartner - Alpha AccessFounded Bunsen

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