Posts by Ash Patel & Michael Marquez

22 Posts

Why we invested: KonstructIQ
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Why we invested: KonstructIQ

Architecting the Financial Nervous System of the Built World

Ash Patel & Michael Marquez

Ash Patel & Michael Marquez

November 20, 2024

Why We Invested: Vena Vitals

Why We Invested: Vena Vitals

Combining medical materials and data to build a better mousetrap for hospitals

Ash Patel & Michael Marquez

Ash Patel & Michael Marquez

August 24, 2023

Why We Invested: Metrist

Why We Invested: Metrist

App monitoring for the cloud computing era

Ash Patel & Michael Marquez

Ash Patel & Michael Marquez

November 3, 2022

Healthy chickens
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Why We Invested: Flox

Using AI to help farmers raise healthy chickens

Ash Patel & Michael Marquez

Ash Patel & Michael Marquez

June 1, 2022

Why We Invested: Tensorfield Agriculture

Why We Invested: Tensorfield Agriculture

Precision thermal weeding robots save farmers money while sparing the environment from herbicides

Ash Patel & Michael Marquez

Ash Patel & Michael Marquez

August 26, 2021

Robots as a service

Part 2: Rise of the Automated Machines

Shift to RaaS brings new opportunities—and demands—for robotics makers

Ash Patel & Michael Marquez

Ash Patel & Michael Marquez

July 8, 2021

Part 1: Rise of the Autonomous Machines
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Part 1: Rise of the Autonomous Machines

How we got here

Ash Patel & Michael Marquez

Ash Patel & Michael Marquez

July 7, 2021

Introduction: Rise of the Autonomous Machines
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Introduction: Rise of the Autonomous Machines

An in-depth look into the future of automation

Ash Patel & Michael Marquez

Ash Patel & Michael Marquez

July 7, 2021

Why We Invested: Zenda

Why We Invested: Zenda

Trio of industry and startup veterans harness AI to streamline healthcare spending

Ash Patel & Michael Marquez

Ash Patel & Michael Marquez

June 17, 2021

Why We Invested: DataFleets
DataFleets

Why We Invested: DataFleets

Powering AI, preserving privacy

Ash Patel & Michael Marquez

Ash Patel & Michael Marquez

February 18, 2021

Why We Invested: Everest Labs

Why We Invested: Everest Labs

Robots as a service

Ash Patel & Michael Marquez

Ash Patel & Michael Marquez

June 19, 2020

Why We Invested: Praisidio

Why We Invested: Praisidio

Using AI to solve employee retention

Ash Patel & Michael Marquez

Ash Patel & Michael Marquez

June 19, 2020

Founders Respond to Crisis

Founders Respond to Crisis

Our portfolio companies step up to support communities during the pandemic

Ash Patel & Michael Marquez

Ash Patel & Michael Marquez

April 30, 2020

Why We Invested: Lucid Lane

Why We Invested: Lucid Lane

Born of passion, healthtech startup aims to become the standard of care

Ash Patel & Michael Marquez

Ash Patel & Michael Marquez

April 2, 2020

Why We Invested: Ono Blends

Why We Invested: Ono Blends

Seasoned team with a passion for mobile dining

Ash Patel & Michael Marquez

Ash Patel & Michael Marquez

March 2, 2020

Roll-up TVs and Vegan Interiors

Roll-up TVs and Vegan Interiors

Our takeaways from this year’s Consumer Electronics Show

Ash Patel & Michael Marquez

Ash Patel & Michael Marquez

February 11, 2020

Axioms

Zod’s Axioms (Part 1)

A legendary tech leader’s rules for managing people

Ash Patel & Michael Marquez

Ash Patel & Michael Marquez

January 1, 2020

Lonely at the top

It’s Lonely at the Top

Seek out mentors to avoid a chief pitfall of the job

Ash Patel & Michael Marquez

Ash Patel & Michael Marquez

October 1, 2019

Prescription: Data

Prescription: Data

Using data to build effective healthcare systems

Ash Patel & Michael Marquez

Ash Patel & Michael Marquez

August 1, 2019

Founders Come First

Founders Come First

When founding a company, start with people

Ash Patel & Michael Marquez

Ash Patel & Michael Marquez

July 1, 2019

The Automated Farm

The Automated Farm

The future of data-driven agriculture

Ash Patel & Michael Marquez

Ash Patel & Michael Marquez

June 3, 2019

Our Investment Thesis

Our Investment Thesis

Data, used intelligently, presents an enormous opportunity

Ash Patel & Michael Marquez

Ash Patel & Michael Marquez

May 1, 2019