Rob Toews
InvestorPartner 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
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.
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Beyond investing
- Education
- Studied at Harvard Business School (MBA) Studied at Harvard Law School (JD) Studied at Stanford (undergraduate degree)
- More
- 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 · 10
CarbonAmsterdam · $100K checksCongruent VenturesSan Francisco · $100K – $5M checksEarthshot VenturesSydney · $100K – $5M checksEnergy Impact PartnersNew York · $5M – $20M checks · since 2026Lowercarbon CapitalNew York · $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
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Dr. Varun SivaramCEO and Founder
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Varun SivaramCo-founder
Board director at Muon Space
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Muon Space's investors · 13
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 2022I Squared CapitalMiamiRadical 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
Board director at Twelve Labs
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Twelve Labs's investors · 19
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 checksKorea Investment PartnersSeoul · $973K – $50M checks · since 2026New 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
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Jae Sung LeeExecutive Officer, Director
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Seung Joon LeeExecutive Officer, Director
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Jin Woo ChungExecutive Officer, Director
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Soyoung LeeExecutive Officer, Director
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Aiden L.Founder
Experience
- Radical VenturesPartnercurrent2021 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- ForbesAI Columnistcurrent2019 — present
- GeneralistInvestor & Board Directorcurrent2026 — present
- Emerald AIFounding Investor & Board Directorcurrent2024 — present
- Muon SpaceInvestor & Board Directorcurrent2022 — present
- DatologyAIInvestor & Board Observercurrent2023 — present
- CrusoeInvestorcurrent2025 — present
- Ricursive IntelligenceInvestorcurrent2025 — present
- WRITERInvestor & Board Directorcurrent2024 — present
- TwelveLabsInvestor & Board Directorcurrent2021 — present
- Nabla BioInvestor & Board Directorcurrent2023 — present
- HebbiaInvestorcurrent2022 — present
- YutoriInvestor & Board Directorcurrent2024 — present
- Reka AIFounding Investor & Board Directorcurrent2022 — present
- Highland Capital PartnersPrincipal2019 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
- ZooxStrategy2017 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
- The White HouseStaffer, National Economic Council2015Washington, D.C.
- Bain & CompanyAssociate Consultant / Senior Associate Consultant2011 — 2014San Francisco Bay Area and Johannesburg, South Africa
Skills & more
Financial Modeling17Management Consulting15Analytics7Valuation9Data Analysis12Strategic Consulting8Economics8Business Strategy7Competitive Analysis5Research7Consulting3Entrepreneurship1
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StrategyWritingPublic SpeakingAnalysisLeadershipFrom 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
Board seats
Per SEC Form D filings.
Colleagues at Radical Ventures
Aaron Brindle
Partner, Public Affairs at Radical Ventures
Aaron Brindle
Advisory Board at AInBC
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
Network2
Fei-Fei Li
Co-founder & CEO of World Labs; Sequoia Professor of Computer Science at Stanford
Barney Pell
Venture Partner at Radical Ventures
Investors connected to Rob in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.
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.
- 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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