Ramez Naam
Consultant / Adviseur bij Starlight Ventures Management LLC
Profiel
Ramez Naam is the Co-Chair for Energy and Environment at Singularity University at NASA Ames.
He speaks around the world on innovation, exponential technology, and disruptive energy technologies.
Ramez Naam is a computer scientist, startup investor, advisor to numerous Fortune 50 energy and transportation companies, and the award-winning author of five books, including the Nexus trilogy of science fiction novels.
Ramez was one of the first to forecast the incredible price decline in clean energy.
His seminal 2011 Scientific American article, “Smaller, Cheaper, Faster” observed that the price of solar power was dropping exponentially and would eventually be lower than that of any other energy source.
He’s since detailed the exponential trends in wind power, energy storage, and electric vehicles and their disruptive impact on the energy and transportation sectors.
Ramez is an investor in numerous startups in the fields of energy, mobility, sustainability, and artificial intelligence.
He leads syndicates where others can invest with him.
Prior to his work in energy and transportation, Ramez spent 13 years at Microsoft, where he led teams working on artificial intelligence, machine learning, cloud computing, and internet search.
He’s the author of more than 20 patents, many of them co-authored with Bill Gates.
Ramez’s software has touched the lives of more than a billion people.Ramez’s work has appeared in or been quoted in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Economist, The Atlantic, Slate, Business Week, Discover, Wired, and Scientific American.
He’s spoken to corporate CEOs and boards on six continents, from Istanbul to Shanghai; from Buenos Aires to Washington DC.
Actieve functies van Ramez Naam
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Starlight Ventures Management LLC
Starlight Ventures Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Starlight Ventures Management LLC (Starlight Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2017 by Patricia Halfen Wexler and Matias Mosse. The firm is headquartered in Miami, Florida. | Consultant / Adviseur | - |
Singularity University | Corporate Officer/Principal | 01-01-2011 |
KittyHawk Ventures LLC
KittyHawk Ventures LLC Investment ManagersFinance KittyHawk Ventures LLC (KittyHawk Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2015 by Will Weisman. The firm is headquartered in Santa Monica, California. | Private Equity Investor | - |
SK Ventures Management LLC
SK Ventures Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance SK Ventures Management LLC (SK Ventures Management) is a venture capital firm founded in 2011 by Eric Norlin. The firm is headquartered in Siesta Key, Florida. | Consultant / Adviseur | - |
Network Society Ventures Management LLC
Network Society Ventures Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Network Society Ventures Management LLC (Network Society Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2015 by David Orban, Philippe van den Bossche and Scott Mize. The firm is headquartered in New York. | Consultant / Adviseur | - |
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Prime Movers Lab LLC
Prime Movers Lab LLC Investment ManagersFinance Prime Movers Lab LLC (Prime Movers Lab) is a venture capital firm founded in 2018 by Dakin Sloss. The firm is headquartered in Jackson, Wyoming. | Private Equity Investor | 01-05-2022 |
MICROSOFT CORPORATION | Directeur/Bestuurslid | 30-09-2008 |
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Starlight Ventures Management LLC
Starlight Ventures Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Starlight Ventures Management LLC (Starlight Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2017 by Patricia Halfen Wexler and Matias Mosse. The firm is headquartered in Miami, Florida. | Finance |
Prime Movers Lab LLC
Prime Movers Lab LLC Investment ManagersFinance Prime Movers Lab LLC (Prime Movers Lab) is a venture capital firm founded in 2018 by Dakin Sloss. The firm is headquartered in Jackson, Wyoming. | Finance |
KittyHawk Ventures LLC
KittyHawk Ventures LLC Investment ManagersFinance KittyHawk Ventures LLC (KittyHawk Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2015 by Will Weisman. The firm is headquartered in Santa Monica, California. | Finance |
SK Ventures Management LLC
SK Ventures Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance SK Ventures Management LLC (SK Ventures Management) is a venture capital firm founded in 2011 by Eric Norlin. The firm is headquartered in Siesta Key, Florida. | Finance |
Network Society Ventures Management LLC
Network Society Ventures Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Network Society Ventures Management LLC (Network Society Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2015 by David Orban, Philippe van den Bossche and Scott Mize. The firm is headquartered in New York. | Finance |