Doug Bemis
InvestorFounderVenture Partner at Griffin Gaming Partners · Founder at Syntracts
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
FoundedSyntracts
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
Founder at Syntracts
Intro paths
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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
Skills & more
Neuroscience9Data Analysis14Semantics1Neurolinguistics1Statistics11Science4Qualitative Research2PsychologyResearch Design3Computational LinguisticsResearch2Java4
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PythonC++SQLCSSHTMLMatlabSPSSRLanguages Russian
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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
Chris Heatherly
Venture Partner at Griffin Gaming Partners
Chris Hollenbeck
CFO at Griffin Gaming Partners
Chris Quaidoo
Venture Partner at Griffin Gaming Partners
Daniel Wu
Investor at Griffin Gaming Partners
Emily Gelfand
Investor at Griffin Gaming Partners
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Doug Bemis?
- 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.
- Where does Doug Bemis work?
- Doug Bemis is Founder of Syntracts and Venture Partner at Griffin Gaming Partners.
- What does Doug Bemis invest in?
- Doug Bemis invests in Crypto & Web3, Developer Tools, Gaming, Media & Entertainment, Social.
- What companies did Doug Bemis found?
- Doug Bemis founded Syntracts.
- Where did Doug Bemis go to school?
- Doug Bemis studied at New York University (PhD, Neuroscience); Harvard University (BA, Computational Neuroscience).
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Shared employers
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