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Evan Morikawa

Investor

Partner at Axiom Partners

San Francisco, California, United States

About

Partner at Axiom; former Head of Applied Engineering at OpenAI.

Experience

  1. GeneralistVice President of Engineeringcurrent2024 โ€” presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. Zero Shot FundGeneral Partnercurrent2025 โ€” presentSan Francisco, CA
  3. OpenAIHead of Applied Engineering2020 โ€” 2024San Francisco, CA
  4. NylasDirector Of Engineering2019 โ€” 2020New York, New York, United States
  5. NylasEngineering Manager2018 โ€” 2019New York, New York, United States
  6. NylasSenior Software Engineer2014 โ€” 2018Greater New York City Area
  7. ProximateCo-Founder & CTO2012 โ€” 2014Cambridge, MA
  8. TechStarsHackstar: Developer in Residence2012Cambridge, MA
  9. GoogleAssociate Product Manager Intern2010 โ€” 2011
  10. Alight LearningCEO & Co-Founder2008 โ€” 2010
  11. KivaSoftware Development Intern2008
  12. Harvard UniversityResearch Intern2007
  13. Vision Robotics CorporationSoftware Intern2006
  14. Scripps Institution of OceanographyVisualization Intern2004 โ€” 2005

Skills & more

JavaScript8React2Ruby2Ruby on Rails5PhotoshopCSS3Microsoft ExcelPython27CoffeeScript2FluxInteraction Design12User Experience Design3
+12 moreUser-centered DesignEntrepreneurshipStart-upsProduct ManagementWeb ApplicationsSoftware EngineeringSoftware DevelopmentUser Interface DesignGraphic DesignTypographyInformation ArchitectureWeb Design

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Colleagues at Axiom Partners

Kipp Bodnar
Partner at Axiom Partners
Paolo Perazzo
Head of AI at Axiom Partners
Sandhya Venkatachalam
Managing Partner at Axiom Partners

Frequently asked questions

Who is Evan Morikawa?
Partner at Axiom; former Head of Applied Engineering at OpenAI.
Where does Evan Morikawa work?
Evan Morikawa is Partner at Axiom Partners.
Where did Evan Morikawa go to school?
Evan Morikawa studied at Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering (BS Engineering, User Experience Design); High Tech High (High School Diploma, Engineering).

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Shared employers

Also worked at Generalist5

Megan CainPrincipal at The Westly GroupEllen ChisaPartner at boldstart venturesRob ToewsPartner at Radical VenturesAlex RenFounding Partner at FellowsMei Z.General Partner at Alloy Fund

Also worked at OpenAI133

Reid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockPat GradyPartner at Sequoia CapitalGreg BrockmanCo-founder & President of OpenAIIlya SutskeverCo-founder of OpenAI; co-founder & CEO of Safe SuperintelligenceAravind SrinivasCo-founder & CEO of Perplexity AIDario AmodeiCo-founder & CEO of Anthropic

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Also worked at TechStars453

Brad FeldCo-founder of Foundry and TechstarsRustyAdvisor at Clear VenturesHouman HaghighiPartner, Business & Corporate Development at Menlo VenturesIsabelle StyslingerSenior Associate, Rise of the Rest at RevolutionWesley BarrowPartner at Correlation VenturesJack Bixby LucasGeneral Partner at Lucas Venture Group

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Also worked at Google1,715

Ron ConwayFounder of SV AngelElad GilSolo general partner investing through Gil CapitalKai-Fu LeeChairman of Sinovation Ventures and CEO of 01.AIBrian SingermanCo-founder of GPx; Partner Emeritus at Founders FundJess LeePartner and Chief Product Officer at Sequoia CapitalTomasz TunguzFounder & General Partner at Theory Ventures

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