About
David Needell is a Senior Associate at Fine Structure Ventures, where he focuses on technology and teams in the aerospace, computing, and climate markets. He holds an undergraduate degree in Mathematics and Physics from Bowdoin College and a PhD from Caltech, where he worked on next-generation solar photovoltaic light concentrators and co-founded a startup with Professor Harry Atwater to integrate the devices into commercial windows. He later did postdoctoral research at Columbia University on two-dimensional materials for spin-wave and quantum computing applications.
Invests in
CleantechClimate TechNew MaterialsQuantum ComputingSpace Tech
Investments
Investor
Ambient PhotonicsGilmour SpaceHedronRadian Aerospace
Per the firm's website.
Colleagues at Fine Structures Ventures
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Investor at Fine Structures Ventures
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Dionis Minev
Investor at Fine Structures Ventures
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Senior Managing Director at Fine Structures Ventures
Josué J. López
Senior Associate at Fine Structures Ventures
Lucy Chong
Senior Associate at Fine Structures Ventures
Shyam Kamadolli
Managing Director at Fine Structures Ventures
Tobias Egle
Investor at Fine Structures Ventures