32 min
Pandem File #8 - Sonny Vu (Arevo, Alabaster, Fossil Group) Pandem Files
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" Air conditioning by far is the number one contributor to greenhouse gas emissions." Sonny Vu
Sonny Vu of Arevo discusses his time with Misfit, investing and his leadership role at Arevo. Throughout his discussion with Jewell Sparks, they explore the future of robotic manufacturing, and his decision to join the company. Jewell and Sonny reflect on his seamless connectivity an realize how networks are a superpower. His networks resulted in a very successful crowdfunding campaign which went viral.
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#inclusionfactors #founders #venture #Arevo #robots #carbonfibers #Startup42Media #BiTHOUSEGROUP #UNITED17 #IgniterPad #JewellSparks #SiliconValley #corporates #innovation
Arevo are makers of large, continuous carbon fiber reinforced polymer (“CFRP”) composites. CFRP’s are important because they are very strong and light and so can enable significant energy and performance efficiencies in numerous applications.
Sonny is the founder of Alabaster, a group that invests in founders building companies with radical solutions that will have a positive, planet-level impact. 30+ early stage investments with recurring themes in materials science, semiconductors, and biotechnology that enable making cleaner, more affordable energy, food, and consumer products.
Previously, he was President and CTO of Fossil Group, Connected Devices, using fashion and design to make technology more beautiful and useful. Before that, I founded: Elemental Machines (IoT for complex processes), Misfit (wearables; acquired by Fossil for $260m), AgaMatrix (biosensors for diabetes), FireSpout (natural language processing; acquired by Ask Jeeves). Before doing startups, I worked at Microsoft Research in NLP under Kai-Fu Lee, worked on a PhD in Linguistics at MIT under Noam Chomsky, and studied math at UIUC. When not playing with my two kids, I enjoy dreaming about the future and trying to figure out how to learn faster and more effectively.
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" Air conditioning by far is the number one contributor to greenhouse gas emissions." Sonny Vu
Sonny Vu of Arevo discusses his time with Misfit, investing and his leadership role at Arevo. Throughout his discussion with Jewell Sparks, they explore the future of robotic manufacturing, and his decision to join the company. Jewell and Sonny reflect on his seamless connectivity an realize how networks are a superpower. His networks resulted in a very successful crowdfunding campaign which went viral.
Upload your photo to the #PandemFiles #Snapbar photo gallery. Take a selfie or upload your photo. "We have all transformed, and are in this together!" https://pandemfiles.virtualbooth.co/
#inclusionfactors #founders #venture #Arevo #robots #carbonfibers #Startup42Media #BiTHOUSEGROUP #UNITED17 #IgniterPad #JewellSparks #SiliconValley #corporates #innovation
Arevo are makers of large, continuous carbon fiber reinforced polymer (“CFRP”) composites. CFRP’s are important because they are very strong and light and so can enable significant energy and performance efficiencies in numerous applications.
Sonny is the founder of Alabaster, a group that invests in founders building companies with radical solutions that will have a positive, planet-level impact. 30+ early stage investments with recurring themes in materials science, semiconductors, and biotechnology that enable making cleaner, more affordable energy, food, and consumer products.
Previously, he was President and CTO of Fossil Group, Connected Devices, using fashion and design to make technology more beautiful and useful. Before that, I founded: Elemental Machines (IoT for complex processes), Misfit (wearables; acquired by Fossil for $260m), AgaMatrix (biosensors for diabetes), FireSpout (natural language processing; acquired by Ask Jeeves). Before doing startups, I worked at Microsoft Research in NLP under Kai-Fu Lee, worked on a PhD in Linguistics at MIT under Noam Chomsky, and studied math at UIUC. When not playing with my two kids, I enjoy dreaming about the future and trying to figure out how to learn faster and more effectively.
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32 min