Doug Bemis
InvestorVenture Partner at Griffin Gaming Partners
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
About
Doug Bemis blends gaming focus and commercial AI expertise—co‑founded Geometric Intelligence (acquired by Uber to form Uber AI Labs) and founded legal‑AI Syntracts, with neurolinguistics and CTO game-technology background.
Invests in
Crypto & Web3Developer ToolsGamingMedia & EntertainmentSocial
Experience
- SyntractsCo-Founder & CEOcurrent2024 — present
- Possible Worlds ConsultingFoundercurrent2023 — present
- Redesign HealthHead of Startup Solutions2022 — 2023
- Redesign HealthHead of Product & Engineering, Startup Creation & Data Science2022
- Redesign HealthHead of Data Science2022
- OptoroChief Technology Officer2021Washington DC-Baltimore Area
- OptoroSVP, Data & Analytics2020 — 2021Washington DC-Baltimore Area
- UberCTO & Co-Founder, Uber AI Labs2016 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
- Geometric Intelligence Inc.Chief Technology Officer and Co-Founder2014 — 2016New York City Metropolitan Area
- Stealth AICo-Founder2013 — 2014Brooklyn, NY
- INSERM CEA Cognitive Neuroimaging GroupPostdoctoral Researcher2012 — 2013Paris, France
- New York UniversityGraduate Student2007 — 2012
- Windward Mark InteractiveChief Technical Officer2004 — 2007
Education
- New York UniversityPhD, Neuroscience2007 — 2012
- Harvard UniversityBA, Computational Neuroscience2000 — 2004
Skills & more
Neuroscience9Data Analysis14Semantics1Neurolinguistics1Statistics11Science4Qualitative Research2PsychologyResearch Design3Computational LinguisticsResearch2Java4
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PythonC++SQLCSSHTMLMatlabSPSSRLanguages Russian
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Same school
Also attended New York University281
Gabriella GiglioHR & Executive Talent at General CatalystAndrea EchstenkamperVP of Marketing at HeavybitRami BranitzkyPartner at Sapphire VenturesZach WhiteInvestment Team at 8VCAnkita TiwariPrograms Manager at StartXUri LopatinInvestor at Khosla Ventures
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Also attended Harvard University1,170
Alfred LinPartner at Sequoia CapitalChris DixonFounder & Managing Partner of a16z crypto at Andreessen HorowitzSarah TavelVenture Partner at BenchmarkDanny RimerPartner at Index VenturesLaela SturdyManaging Partner at CapitalGRyan IsonoDeal Partner at Felicis Ventures
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Shared employers
Also worked at Syntracts1
Also worked at Redesign Health29
Hemant TanejaCEO & Managing Director of General CatalystKunal SethyEntrepreneur in Residence, Sparrow Healthcare at Red Cell IncubationAron SzantoHead of Technology at Asymmetric Capital PartnersWilson MaVice President at Endeavour CapitalDavid RustAdvisor, Executive Coach at Verissimo VenturesNick GreenfieldAdvisor, Consumer & D2C at Verissimo Ventures
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Also worked at Optoro7
Seth NishidaSenior Director at Presidio VenturesDaniel OrosPartner at G2 Venture PartnersJulia TaxinGeneral Partner at Grotech VenturesColeman AdamsInvestor at Clean Energy VentureDendy YoungPartner at Blu Venture InvestorsAshley LarsonVice President at Revolution
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Also worked at Uber210
Bill GurleyGeneral Partner Emeritus at BenchmarkJason CalacanisFounder of LAUNCH; host of This Week in StartupsAndrew ChenGeneral Partner at Andreessen HorowitzFrédérique DameInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Nic LowdenInvestor at Moonfire VenturesAnnie KadavyVenture Partner at Redpoint Ventures
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Colleagues at Griffin Gaming Partners
Alex Kamins
Venture Partner at Griffin Gaming Partners
Altynai Raeva
Senior Fund Accountant at Griffin Gaming Partners
Amira Janbay
Executive Assistant at Griffin Gaming Partners
Angela Dalton
Venture Partner at Griffin Gaming Partners
Anthony Palma
Principal at Griffin Gaming Partners
Chris Heatherly
Venture Partner at Griffin Gaming Partners
Chris Hollenbeck
CFO at Griffin Gaming Partners
Chris Quaidoo
Venture Partner at Griffin Gaming Partners





























