The Neuron Factory Team
We are scientists, engineers, and investors united by a shared belief that deep-tech AI will define the next era of human progress.
Partners & Principals
Our team brings together world-class expertise across computational neuroscience, AI systems architecture, enterprise software, and institutional venture capital.
James Caldwell
Managing PartnerFormer Director of AI Research at DARPA. Ph.D. in Computational Neuroscience, MIT. Led $2.4B in federal AI research initiatives before transitioning to venture capital.
Sophia Richter
General PartnerPreviously VP Engineering at DeepMind Europe. MBA from INSEAD, M.Sc. in Machine Learning from ETH Zurich. Expert in reinforcement learning and autonomous systems architecture.
Arjun Mehta
PartnerCo-founded and exited two AI infrastructure companies. B.Tech from IIT Bombay, M.S. Computer Science from Stanford. Specializes in semiconductor design, edge AI, and neuromorphic hardware platforms.
Nadia Hassan
PrincipalRhodes Scholar, Oxford. Previously at McKinsey's Technology, Media & Telecommunications practice. Leads portfolio development, talent strategy, and go-to-market acceleration for early-stage investments.
Scientific Advisory Board
Our scientific advisors are distinguished researchers and practitioners who provide deep technical guidance and institutional credibility to our portfolio companies.
Prof. Elena Marchetti
Professor of Computational Neuroscience, ETH Zurich. Pioneering research in spike-timing-dependent plasticity and biological neural learning rules applied to silicon architectures.
Dr. Robert Chen
Former Chief Scientist, Intel Labs. 28 years in semiconductor research with over 120 patents in neuromorphic chip design, low-power inference hardware, and photonic computing.
Dr. Priya Krishnamurthy
Head of AI Safety Research, Oxford Future of Humanity Institute. Internationally recognized for contributions to interpretability methods, formal AI alignment verification, and risk assessment frameworks.
We Are Hiring
Neuron Factory is looking for intellectually curious, technically deep investors and operators who want to shape the future of AI from the ground floor.