About
Norman Winarsky is a venture capitalist and strategic advisor to The Washington Post who previously founded and led SRI Ventures, launching over 70 companies including Siri, which was acquired by Apple in 2008. He holds a Ph.D. in Mathematics from the University of Chicago and has taught venture creation at Stanford Graduate School of Business. Winarsky is the co-author of "If You Really Want to Change the World" and serves as a mentor and angel investor to early-stage technology startups.
Experience
- The Washington PostStrategic Advisorcurrent2025 — presentWashington, District of Columbia, United States
- Elemental AgronomyStrategic Advisorcurrent2023 — presentPalo Alto, California, United States
- Medeloop.aiStrategic Advisorcurrent2022 — present
- Winarsky VenturesPresidentcurrent2016 — presentPalo Alto, California
- KagiStrategic Advisor2022 — 2024
- Stanford Graduate School of BusinessLecturer In Management2015 — 2024Palo Alto, CA
- America’s Frontier FundGeneral Partner2022 — 2023United States
- Platform Venture StudioMember2021 — 2023
- Platform Venture StudioVC In Residence2022 — 2023
- NextSense.ioStrategic Advisor2020 — 2023
- Kasisto, Inc.Advisory Board Member2015 — 2023
- DIANAVI CORPStrategic Advisor2020 — 2022
- Relay VenturesPartner Relay Ventures2020 — 2022
- Relay VenturesExecutive in Residence2016 — 2020Menlo Park, CA
- Relay VenturesVenture Advisor2014 — 2020Menlo Park, CA
- Relay VenturesVenture Partner2018 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
- InterpretaVice President of Artificial Intelligence and Natural Language Analytics2019 — 2020San Diego CA
- Physical Sciences Division Council, University of ChicagoBoard Member2017 — 2020Chicago, Il
- Health2047Advisory Board Member2016 — 2020San Francisco, CA
- SRI InternationalAdvisor, Ventures Group2015
Education
- University of ChicagoPh.D., Mathematics1971 — 1974
- University of ChicagoPh.D., Mathematics1970 — 1974
- Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton NJMathematics1971 — 1975
- University of ChicagoM.S., Mathematics1969 — 1970
- University of ChicagoA.B., Mathematics1966 — 1969
- Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton NJMathematics
Skills & more
Matlab11Python15R9Cross Functional Team Building8Team Building26Research46Venture Capital99Licensing17Entrepreneurship99Machine Learning80Data Mining30Research Design9
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Software LifecycleStart-upsArtificial IntelligenceComputer VisionIntegrationAlgorithmsDrug DiscoveryComputer ScienceDistributed SystemsData AnalysisR&DHigh Performance ComputingFrom Norman's professional profile.
Colleagues at Relay Ventures
Gary Clayton
Investor at Relay Ventures
Irfhan Rawji
Managing Partner at Relay Ventures
Jake Cassaday
Associate at Relay Ventures
Jason Spero
Investor at Relay Ventures
Jeannette Wiltse
Partner and CFO at Relay Ventures
John Albright
Board Member at Alate Partners
Kevin Talbot
Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Relay Ventures
Simon Sokol
Vice President at Relay Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Norman Winarsky work?
- Norman Winarsky is at Relay Ventures.
Same school
Also attended University of Chicago336
Mark SusterManaging Partner at Upfront VenturesShardul ShahInvestor at Index VenturesSam BlackmanEntrepreneur in Residence at GV (Google Ventures)Clay FisherInvestor at Spark CapitalJonas CiplickasPrincipal at Scale Venture PartnersJulia Gonzalez SandersPartner and General Counsel at Crosslink Capital
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Shared employers
Also worked at The Washington Post15
Katherine BoyleGeneral Partner at Andreessen Horowitz (American Dynamism)David HallManaging Partner, Rise of the Rest at RevolutionGuy VidraPartner at Collaborative FundKelauni JasmynGeneral Partner at Black Tech Nation VenturesLucy VerheggenGrowth at Rock HealthSuzanne KellyCEO of Cipher Brief at New North Ventures
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Also worked at Stanford Graduate School of Business171
Michael McBrideInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Elliot GeidtManaging Director at Redpoint VenturesRenee ShahPartner at Redpoint VenturesDeena ShakirPartner at Lux CapitalBlair ShaneInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Jules MaltzInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)
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Also worked at Kasisto, Inc.6
Also worked at Relay Ventures7
Jonathan EhrlichFounder & General Partner at Inovia CapitalJohn AlbrightBoard Member at Alate PartnersKevin TalbotCo-Founder and Managing Partner at Relay VenturesJeannette WiltsePartner and CFO at Relay VenturesIrfhan RawjiManaging Partner at Relay VenturesSimon SokolVice President at Relay Ventures
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