Jahed Momand
InvestorGeneral Partner at Cerulean Ventures
Barcelona
Writes $100K – $350K checks · typically $250K
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About
Jahed Momand is co-founder and general partner at Cerulean Ventures, a pre-seed fund backing founders applying AI to the physical economy — energy, supply chains, agriculture, geospatial intelligence, and industrial systems. He trained as a physical scientist, earning two degrees at UC Irvine and pursuing PhD studies in chemical physics at Illinois before leaving the lab to play professional poker for three years and then spending a decade putting machine learning into products at companies including MetaMed, Vungle, Conversa Health, ZOOM+Care, and Typeform. In 2018 he co-founded Magalix, which applied machine learning to Kubernetes operations and grew to 25,000 developers before being acquired by Weaveworks in 2021. His research focus now centers on AI for science, including agentic research systems and scientific-literature synthesis, and he built Scout, the agentic system that runs Cerulean. He also writes essays on the epistemology of medicine and science and on the ownership economy.
Beyond investing
- Founded
- Co-founded Cerulean Ventures, a pre-seed fund applying AI to the physical economy. Co-founded Magalix in 2018, growing it from zero to 25,000 developers before its 2021 acquisition by Weaveworks. Co-founded and hosts a podcast on shared ownership, governance, and economic models that distribute upside, with 89+ episodes and an annual summit of around 150 delegates.
- Education
- Earned two degrees at UC Irvine, in chemistry and in biochemistry and molecular biology. Pursued PhD studies in chemical physics at Illinois, building single-molecule spectroscopy instruments to observe DNA polymerases.
- Hobbies
- Played poker professionally for three years during the financial crisis.
- More
- Built Scout, the agentic system that runs Cerulean Ventures.
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Experience
- Cerulean VenturesCo-Founder and General Partnercurrent2022 — presentSanta Barbara, CA
- The Ownership EconomyCo-founder, Hostcurrent2021 — present
- Common MagicLimited Partnercurrent2024 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
- InvestorInvestor and Advisorcurrent2014 — present
- Nature Tech CollectiveFounding Membercurrent2023 — present
- TypeformHead of Customer Insights - Data Science and ML team2019 — 2023Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
- Savvy CooperativeAdvisor2017 — 2023
- Magalix CorporationCo-founder, Chief Product Officer2018 — 2021
- 500 StartupsEIR and Mentor2018 — 2019
- Conversa HealthHead Of Product Management, AI / ML2017 — 2019Portland, Oregon Area
- ZOOM+CareDirector of Product Management, Platform2016 — 2017Portland, Oregon Area
- ZOOM+CareSenior Product Manager2015 — 2016
- Liftoff MobileProduct Management, ML2014 — 2015
- Irrational LabsUX Researcher and Strategist2014 — 2015
- Cognitive DigitalUX Researcher and Strategist2012 — 2014San Francisco Bay Area
- MetaMed Research, Inc.Data Analyst2011 — 2012San Francisco Bay Area
- Self EmployedProfessional poker player2008 — 2011Florianópolis Area, Brazil
Skills & more
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Market IntelligenceImpact InvestingUser Experience DesignProduct ManagementHuman Computer InteractionUser ExperienceMobile ApplicationsUser Interface DesignProtein ChemistryMachine LearningGeneticsInformation ArchitectureLanguages Farsi · Portuguese · Spanish
- Growth Lecture Series — Reforge
- Introduction to Artificial Intelligence — Udacity
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Investments
Investor
EarthbancEnduring PlanetEntropyEthicHubGreentradeGumroadMoleculeNibiru ChainNozamaPiq EnergyPopcorn NetworkSilta FinanceZestbloom
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Podcasts & interviews
featuring Jahed MomandMaking Nature Autonomous: The Onchain Future of Sustainable Finance | Jahed Momand at SmartCon 2023
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Jahed Momand/Cerulean Ventures-Ecological Assets in Cosmos: Next Frontier of DeFi
Gateway to Cosmos
All Power To The Imagination #2 | Markets In The Name Of Socialism w/ Jahed Momand
Non Serviam Media
Colleagues at Cerulean Ventures
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Jahed Momand?
- Jahed Momand is co-founder and general partner at Cerulean Ventures, a pre-seed fund backing founders applying AI to the physical economy — energy, supply chains, agriculture, geospatial intelligence, and industrial systems. He trained as a physical scientist, earning two degrees at UC Irvine and pursuing PhD studies in chemical physics at Illinois before leaving the lab to play professional poker for three years and then spending a decade putting machine learning into products at companies including MetaMed, Vungle, Conversa Health, ZOOM+Care, and Typeform. In 2018 he co-founded Magalix, which applied machine learning to Kubernetes operations and grew to 25,000 developers before being acquired by Weaveworks in 2021. His research focus now centers on AI for science, including agentic research systems and scientific-literature synthesis, and he built Scout, the agentic system that runs Cerulean. He also writes essays on the epistemology of medicine and science and on the ownership economy.
- Where does Jahed Momand work?
- Jahed Momand is General Partner at Cerulean Ventures.
- What check size does Jahed Momand write?
- Jahed Momand typically writes checks of $100K – $350K.
- What companies has Jahed Momand invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Earthbanc, Enduring Planet, Entropy, EthicHub, Greentrade, Gumroad, Molecule, Nibiru Chain, Nozama, Piq Energy, Popcorn Network, Silta Finance, and 1 more.
- Where did Jahed Momand go to school?
- Jahed Momand studied at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (PhD (On leave), Chemical Physics); UC Irvine (Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Biochemistry and Molecular Biology); UC Irvine (Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Chemistry).
- What podcasts and interviews feature Jahed Momand?
- Tracked appearances include "Making Nature Autonomous: The Onchain Future of Sustainable Finance | Jahed Momand at SmartCon 2023", "Jahed Momand/Cerulean Ventures-Ecological Assets in Cosmos: Next Frontier of DeFi", "All Power To The Imagination #2 | Markets In The Name Of Socialism w/ Jahed Momand".
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