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Steve Crossan
InvestorOperating Partner at DCVC (Data Collective) · Venture Partner at firstminute capital
United States
Writes $1.3M – $5.1M checks
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About
Steve Crossan brings founding-team AlphaFold experience and product leadership integrating DeepMind into Google products (Maps, Gmail, Search), with Oxford history degree, UCL CS master's and Dayhoff Labs AI biochemistry.
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Invests in
AI & Machine LearningClimate TechConsumerDeep TechFintechGamingHardwareHealthtechMarketplacesSaaSSector Agnostic
Beyond investing
- Founded
- Crossan is the founder of Dayhoff Labs, which builds AI twins of biochemistry. Crossan co-founded Runtime Collective, which later became Brandwatch. Crossan founded the AlphaFold project at DeepMind.
- Education
- Studied at University College London (M.Sc., Computer Science) Studied at University of Oxford (M.A., History) Studied at Trinity College Oxford (M.A., History) Studied at Sussex (Ph.D. (unfinished), AI)
- Communities
- Crossan is a member of the Scientific Advisory Board at Danaher Corporation. Crossan is a board advisor at quantum error correction company Riverlane. Crossan has advised deep tech companies including Riverlane, Totus Medicines, Synteny, Automata, and Cradle.
Mentioned above: the University of Oxford mafia → · the Danaher mafia →
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Investments
Board seats
Riverlane
Investor
AutomataCradleSyntenyTotus Medicines
Per curated public sources.
Colleagues at DCVC (Data Collective)
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Steve Crossan?
- Steve Crossan brings founding-team AlphaFold experience and product leadership integrating DeepMind into Google products (Maps, Gmail, Search), with Oxford history degree, UCL CS master's and Dayhoff Labs AI biochemistry.
- Where does Steve Crossan work?
- Steve Crossan is Operating Partner at DCVC (Data Collective) and Venture Partner at firstminute capital.
- What does Steve Crossan invest in?
- Steve Crossan invests in AI & Machine Learning, Climate Tech, Consumer, Deep Tech, Fintech, Gaming, Hardware, Healthtech, Marketplaces, SaaS, Sector Agnostic.
- What check size does Steve Crossan write?
- Steve Crossan typically writes checks of $1.3M – $5.1M.
- What boards does Steve Crossan sit on?
- Steve Crossan holds tracked board seats at Riverlane.
- What companies has Steve Crossan invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Automata, Cradle, Synteny, Totus Medicines.
Founder mafias
University of Oxford mafia784
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UCL mafia311
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Danaher mafia16
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firstminute capital mafia11
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DCVC (Data Collective) mafia10
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