Dec 24, 2022Our 2022 Longevity Fund Annual ReportI’ll start with our personal longevity notes:) Notes from Kunal: Longevity, anti-aging, mental health; it all means just one thing to me — quality of life. That is Ayuh’s thesis. Among other things, we believe the mind plays a crucial role in achieving a high quality of life. So, we…Longevity14 min readLongevity14 min read
Dec 23, 2022Our 2022 Climate Fund Annual ReportFor a change, let’s start with this team :) Note from Kunal: 2021 was a unique year for Prithvi as it was our first year in operations. Rather than using it to define us, we evolved in 2022 to create a greater impact for our investors and prithvi (earth). We…Climate Change23 min readClimate Change23 min read
Nov 18, 2022Do we fully understand what drives a disease or what a drug does in a patient?When Samantha & Jon opened with “Most drug development is still risky (3% probability of success) and costly” my learning hat was on :) Founders educating investors straight to the point with no small talk, is what I look forward to. Hearing their personal story, Co-Founder and CEO Jon Hu…Venture Capital5 min readVenture Capital5 min read
Oct 31, 2022The ADAS for Battery performanceI recall talking to Fabrizio, sometime last spring and my initial thoughts were “this is a …… no brainer”. A software that talks to the battery remotely or in person :) for improving battery performance & lifetime, which is hardware agnostic. I ain’t no software expert, here is a software…Electric Vehicles2 min readElectric Vehicles2 min read
Sep 27, 2022Fashion has to achieve its Net Zero goalsI wonder what Saira, my wife thinks of this, as a lifelong fashionista :) the fashion industry has to address its carbon footprint. I knew of Zimri, Bucha Bio’s founder for being an avid surfer, and was the most disappointed when he moved away from New York, his knowledge about…Fashion2 min readFashion2 min read
Sep 10, 2022Freedom From The Thirst For Control, PowerI recently published a post on My 2022 Summer Insights, and earlier this afternoon during my bike ride it hit me “I missed a big Insight, my journey for Freedom From The Thirst For Control” :) What makes USA the best country is FREEDOM, and that matters a lot to…Startup3 min readStartup3 min read
Sep 6, 2022My 2022 Summer InsightsThis has been by far been the most insightful summer of my life so far, so many new experiences, learnings & much required clarity for me personally :) So here goes it, buckle up for a long thread: 1) Climate is my inner calling, nature is my playground. My goal…Climate Change4 min readClimate Change4 min read
Aug 16, 2022Decarbonizing Textiles, with Tandem RepeatThere’s something about academics, professors, turning Founders. I could spend hours discussing science with them and learn so much from them. In this case, that would be Prof. Melik Demirel. Prof. Melik Demirel, Lloyd and Dorothy Huck Chair in Biomimetic Materials, is a scientist with two decades of expertise in…Climate Change3 min readClimate Change3 min read
Jul 25, 2022Women’s Health has been ignored for too longEmilè (Em) has everything I look for in a Founder leading from the front with conviction, she knows what she wants and how to execute. A founder everyone should want to work with & learn from, and is currently pursuing her PhD in Neurobiology and Neurosciences at the University of…Women In Tech3 min readWomen In Tech3 min read
Jul 21, 2022Mars Materials shows Carbon isn’t always the enemyFor starters, Aaron is that founder I would love to work for, cause there is so much I learn from him every time we talk. I still remember calling him one morning, random and he sounded a bit down due to the fund raise environment, and by afternoon we doubled…Climate Change2 min readClimate Change2 min read
