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Rayfe Gaspar-Asaoka

Investor

Partner at Geodesic Capital · Board director at Portal Space Systems · Board director at Apex Ai

San Francisco Bay Area

Writes $250K – $20M checks · typically $10M

Kauffman Fellow · Class 2530 Under 30 2020 · Venture Capital

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About

Partner in the Alliance Fund investing in early-stage AI, space, cybersecurity, autonomy, and dual-use deep tech. Previously a partner at Canaan and an electrical engineer at Raytheon.

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Board director at Portal Space Systems

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Portal Space Systems's investors · 14

Alley Robotics VenturesCohasset · $500K – $2M checks · since 2026AlleyCorpNew York · $1M – $5M checks · since 2026Booz Allen VenturesMcLean · since 2026Canaan PartnersStamford · $500K – $20M checks · since 2026First InHobe Sound · $500K – $2M checks · since 2026FUSEBellevue · $1M – $10M checks · since 2026Geodesic CapitalSilicon Valley · since 2026HeadlineSan Francisco · $1M – $50M checks · since 2026IceNinesince 2026Offline VenturesMill Valley · $250K – $5M checks · since 2025TFX CapitalFort Mill · $250K – $750K checks · since 2026Trajectory VenturesNew York · since 2026U.S. Air Forcesince 2023WorldQuant VenturesOld Greenwich · since 2026

Co-founders at Portal Space Systems

JT
Jeffery ThornburgExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter

Board director at Apex Ai

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Apex Ai's investors · 7

Airbus VenturesMenlo Park · $1M checksCanaan PartnersStamford · $500K – $20M checks · since 2018InMotion VenturesLondon · $317.5K – $2.6M checksLightspeed Venture PartnersMenlo Park · $1M – $5M checksToyota VenturesLos AltosVolvo Group Venture Capital ABGothenburg · $1M – $10M checksWebb Investment NetworkSan Francisco · $500K – $750K checks

Co-founders at Apex Ai

JBJan Becker
Jan BeckerExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter
DPDejan Pangercic
Dejan Pangercic

Experience

  1. Geodesic CapitalPartnercurrent2025 — presentCalifornia, United States
  2. CanaanPartner2020 — 2025San Francisco Bay Area
  3. CanaanPrincipal2018 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
  4. CanaanInvestment Professional2015 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
  5. EnterpretBoard Member2024 — 2025New York, United States
  6. TropicBoard Member2022 — 2025New York, New York, United States
  7. Kepler Communications Inc.Board Observer2021 — 2025Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  8. Fireflies.aiBoard Member2019 — 2025San Francisco Bay Area
  9. Apex.AIBoard Member2018 — 2025San Francisco Bay Area
  10. Edge ImpulseBoard Member2021 — 2025San Francisco Bay Area
  11. READY RoboticsBoard Member2020 — 2024Columbus, Ohio, United States
  12. Kauffman FellowsClass 252020 — 2022
  13. Creative Destruction LabMentor2018 — 2020Toronto, Canada Area
  14. Stanford Center for Professional DevelopmentCourse Advisor2014 — 2016Stanford, CA
  15. Stanford Center for Professional DevelopmentGraduate Research Assistant2012 — 2014Stanford, CA
  16. Keystone: Economic & Strategy Consulting for Technology Companies - San Francisco, New York, BostonSenior Associate2015San Francisco, CA
  17. Keystone: Economic & Strategy Consulting for Technology Companies - San Francisco, New York, BostonAssociate2014 — 2015San Francisco, CA
  18. Wolverine TradingOptions Trader2014Chicago, IL
  19. RaytheonElectrical Engineer2012El Segundo, CA
  20. University of Southern CaliforniaUSC Merit Research Program2009 — 2012Los Angeles, CA
  21. RaytheonElectrical Engineering Intern2011El Segundo, CA

Skills & more

Matlab15C++7

Languages English · Japanese

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Deals · 2

Portal Space SystemsBoard seat

via Canaan Partners · filed Mar 2026 · $72.4M raise

Apex AiBoard seat

via Canaan Partners · filed Nov 2018 · $15.5M raise

Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.

Other disclosed investments

Investor

Apex.AIEdge ImpulseEnterpretFireflies.aiSmack Technologies

Sources: SEC Form D filings · curated public sources.

Colleagues at Geodesic Capital

Alvin Asper
CFO at Geodesic Capital
Arvind Ayyala
Partner at Geodesic Capital
Ashvin Bachireddy
General Partner at Geodesic Capital
Brent Wu
Partner at Geodesic Capital
Charlie Friedland
Partner at Geodesic Capital
Chick Runkel
Project Manager at Geodesic Capital
Divya Sudhakar
Partner at Geodesic Capital
Etsuko Aoyama
Manager of Events Marketing at Geodesic Capital

Network3

Maha IbrahimMentor
General Partner at Canaan Partners
Andrew Berman
Investor at Glade Brook Capital Partners
Ben Steven
Principal at Momenta Ventures

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Rayfe Gaspar-Asaoka?
Partner in the Alliance Fund investing in early-stage AI, space, cybersecurity, autonomy, and dual-use deep tech. Previously a partner at Canaan and an electrical engineer at Raytheon.
Where does Rayfe Gaspar-Asaoka work?
Rayfe Gaspar-Asaoka is Partner at Geodesic Capital and Board director at Portal Space Systems and Board director at Apex Ai.
What check size does Rayfe Gaspar-Asaoka write?
Rayfe Gaspar-Asaoka typically writes checks of $250K – $20M.
What boards does Rayfe Gaspar-Asaoka sit on?
Rayfe Gaspar-Asaoka holds tracked board seats at Apex Ai, Portal Space Systems.
What companies has Rayfe Gaspar-Asaoka invested in?
Investments tracked here include Apex.AI, Edge Impulse, Enterpret, Fireflies.ai, Portal Space Systems, Smack Technologies.
Where did Rayfe Gaspar-Asaoka go to school?
Rayfe Gaspar-Asaoka studied at Stanford University (Master of Science (M.S.), Electrical Engineering); University of Southern California (BS, Electrical Engineering); Iolani School (High School Diploma).

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