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Rob Toews

Investor

Partner at Radical Ventures · Board director at Emerald AI · Board director at Muon Space · Board director at Twelve Labs

San Francisco Bay Area

Writes $1M – $25M checks · typically $10M

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873 people in our graph share verified history with Rob — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

James DetweilerunlockedRob: together at Ricursive Intelligence (2025–2026)
Rob: together at Crusoe
×2Rob: together at Datology AI
×2Rob: together at Hebbia

About

Rob Toews is a Partner at Radical Ventures and writes a column on artificial intelligence for Forbes. He has delivered a TED Talk on AI systems and their vulnerabilities.

Contact· self-published, not guessed

Beyond investing

Education
Studied at Harvard Business School (MBA) Studied at Harvard Law School (JD) Studied at Stanford (undergraduate degree)
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Rob Toews writes a regular column about artificial intelligence for Forbes.

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Board director at Emerald AI

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Emerald AI's investors · 11

CarbonAmsterdam · $100K checksCongruent VenturesSan Francisco · $100K – $5M checksEarthshot VenturesSydney · $100K – $5M checksEnergy Impact PartnersNew York · $5M – $20M checks · since 2026Kleiner PerkinsMenlo Park · $500K – $15M checks · since 2025Lowercarbon CapitalLos Angeles · $100K – $5M checks · since 2025Neotribe VenturesMenlo Park · $250K – $2M checksNVenturesSanta ClaraNVIDIASanta Clara · since 2026Radical VenturesToronto · $1M – $25M checks · since 2026Trust VenturesAustin · since 2025

Co-founders at Emerald AI

VSVarun Sivaram
Varun SivaramCo-founder

Board director at Muon Space

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Muon Space's investors · 14

ACME CapitalSan Francisco · since 2022ACTIVATE CAPITAL PARTNERSSan Francisco · $10M – $30M checks · since 2022Air Street CapitalSt. Peter Port · $500K – $10M checks · since 2022CarbonAmsterdam · $100K checks · since 2022ClimacticSan Francisco · $1.5M – $3M checks · since 2022Congruent VenturesSan Francisco · $100K – $5M checks · since 2022Costanoa VenturesSan Francisco · $500K – $8M checks · since 2022EclipsePalo Alto · since 2022Eclipse VenturesPalo Alto · $200K – $5M checks · since 2026I Squared CapitalMiami · since 2022Radical VenturesToronto · $1M – $25M checks · since 2022South Park CommonsSan Francisco · $1M – $10M checks · since 2022Space CapitalNew York City · since 2022Ubiquity VenturesPalo Alto · $1M – $3M checks · since 2022

Co-founders at Muon Space

JDJonny Dyer
Jonny DyerFounder & CEO
DM
Daniel McCleeseExecutive Officer, Director
PSPascal Stang
Pascal StangFounder

Board director at Twelve Labs

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Twelve Labs's investors · 20

Databricks VenturesSan FranciscoExpaWest Hollywood · $250K – $3M checksHan River PartnersMenlo ParkHillspring InvestmentSeoulHubSpot VenturesCambridge · $500K – $5M checksIndex VenturesSan Francisco · $540K – $10.8M checks · since 2026Intel CapitalSanta Clara · $1M – $20M checks · since 2023Korea Investment PartnersSeoul · $973K – $50M checks · since 2026Madrona Venture GroupSeattle · $2M – $10M checks · since 2022New Enterprise Associates (NEA)Menlo Park · $200K – $40M checks · since 2024NVenturesSanta ClaraNVIDIASanta Clara · since 2026Operator CollectivePalo Alto · $500K – $1.5M checksPosition VenturesSan FranciscoQuadrille CapitalParis · since 2026Radical VenturesToronto · $1M – $25M checks · since 2024Samsung NextSan Jose · $100K – $5M checksTechstarsBoulder · $220K checksVillage GlobalCovina · $100K – $500K checksWndrCoRedwood City · $100K – $10M checks

Co-founders at Twelve Labs

JSJae Sung Lee
Jae Sung LeeExecutive Officer, Director
SJ
Seung Joon LeeExecutive Officer, Director
JW
Jin Woo ChungExecutive Officer, Director
SL
Soyoung LeeExecutive Officer, Director
AL
Aiden L.Founder

Experience

  1. Radical VenturesPartnercurrent2021 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. ForbesAI Columnistcurrent2019 — present
  3. GeneralistInvestor & Board Directorcurrent2026 — present
  4. Emerald AIFounding Investor & Board Directorcurrent2024 — present
  5. Muon SpaceInvestor & Board Directorcurrent2022 — present
  6. DatologyAIInvestor & Board Observercurrent2023 — present
  7. CrusoeInvestorcurrent2025 — present
  8. Ricursive IntelligenceInvestorcurrent2025 — present
  9. WRITERInvestor & Board Directorcurrent2024 — present
  10. TwelveLabsInvestor & Board Directorcurrent2021 — present
  11. Nabla BioInvestor & Board Directorcurrent2023 — present
  12. HebbiaInvestorcurrent2022 — present
  13. YutoriInvestor & Board Directorcurrent2024 — present
  14. Reka AIFounding Investor & Board Directorcurrent2022 — present
  15. Highland Capital PartnersPrincipal2019 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
  16. ZooxStrategy2017 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
  17. The White HouseStaffer, National Economic Council2015Washington, D.C.
  18. Bain & CompanyAssociate Consultant / Senior Associate Consultant2011 — 2014San Francisco Bay Area and Johannesburg, South Africa

Skills & more

Financial Modeling17Management Consulting15Analytics7Valuation9Data Analysis12Strategic Consulting8Economics8Business Strategy7Competitive Analysis5Research7Consulting3Entrepreneurship1
+5 moreStrategyWritingPublic SpeakingAnalysisLeadership

From Rob's professional profile.

Deals · 1

Muon SpaceBoard seat

via Radical Ventures · filed Jun 2022 · $25M raise

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

Other disclosed investments

Investor

Birch.aiDatologyAIDelphinaEko HealthEmerald AINabla BioReka AITwelve LabsUnblockedUnlearn.AIWriterYutori

Sources: SEC Form D filings · curated public sources.

Colleagues at Radical Ventures

Aaron Brindle
Partner, Public Affairs at Radical Ventures
Aaron Rosenberg
Partner at Radical Ventures
Andrew Dempsey
Partner and Head of Capital Formation at Borderless Venture
Andy Bredar
Investor at Radical Ventures
Anna Howley
Executive Assistant & Office Manager at Radical Ventures
Anuj Karwa
Manager, Finance at Radical Ventures
Arrika He
Senior Associate, Finance at Radical Ventures
Barney Pell
Venture Partner at Radical Ventures

Network2

Fei-Fei Li
Co-founder & CEO of World Labs; Sequoia Professor of Computer Science at Stanford
Barney Pell
Venture Partner at Radical Ventures

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Rob Toews?
Rob Toews is a Partner at Radical Ventures and writes a column on artificial intelligence for Forbes. He has delivered a TED Talk on AI systems and their vulnerabilities.
Where does Rob Toews work?
Rob Toews is Partner at Radical Ventures and Board director at Emerald AI and Board director at Muon Space and Board director at Twelve Labs.
What check size does Rob Toews write?
Rob Toews typically writes checks of $1M – $25M.
What boards does Rob Toews sit on?
Rob Toews holds tracked board seats at Emerald AI, Muon Space, Twelve Labs.
What companies has Rob Toews invested in?
Investments tracked here include Birch.ai, DatologyAI, Delphina, Eko Health, Emerald AI, Muon Space, Nabla Bio, Reka AI, Twelve Labs, Unblocked, Unlearn.AI, Writer, and 1 more.
Where did Rob Toews go to school?
Rob Toews studied at Harvard Business School (Master of Business Administration (MBA)); Harvard Law School (Doctor of Law (JD)); Stanford University (Bachelor of Arts (BA), with Distinction).

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