Dr Eric Schmidt

Recent investment activity


KANDO id: 107919

Bio

Eric Schmidt is Technical Advisor to Alphabet Inc., holding company of Google Inc, where he advises its leaders on technology, business and policy issues. Eric was Executive Chairman of Alphabet from 2015-2017, and of Google from 2011-2015. From 2001-2011, Eric served as Google’s Chief Executive Officer, overseeing the company’s technical and business strategy alongside founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page. Under his leadership, Google dramatically scaled its infrastructure and diversified its product offerings while maintaining a strong culture of innovation, growing from a Silicon Valley startup to a global leader in technology. Prior to joining Google, Eric was the chairman and CEO of Novell and chief technology officer at Sun Microsystems, Inc. Previously, he served on the research staff at Xerox Palo Alto Research Center (PARC), Bell Laboratories and Zilog. He holds a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from Princeton University as well as a master’s degree and Ph.D. in computer science from the University of California, Berkeley. Eric was elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 2006 and inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences as a fellow in 2007. Since 2008, he has been a trustee of the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey. Since 2012, Eric has been on the board of the Broad Institute and the Mayo Clinic. Eric was a member of the President’s Council of Advisors on Science 2009-2017. In 2013, Eric and Jared Cohen co-authored The New York Times bestselling book, The New Digital Age: Transforming Nations, Businesses, and Our Lives. In September 2014, Eric published his second New York Times bestseller, How Google Works, which he and Jonathan Rosenberg co-authored with Alan Eagle. Eric became the Chairman of the Department of Defense’s Innovation Board in 2016 and was awarded the Department of Defense Medal for Distinguished Public Service in January of 2017 by Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter. Eric is an MIT Visiting Innovation Fellow, member of the Advisory Board for MIT IQ, member of the MIT Commission on the Work of the Future, and member of the MIT CEO Advisory Board.


Career


Google Inc

American multinational Internet and software corporation specialized in Internet search, cloud computing, and advertising technologies.

Innovation Endeavors - founder

Early-stage venture capital firm that invests in mission-driven founders, transformational technologies, and emergent ecosystems.

Alphabet Inc


TomorrowVentures LLC - founder


SmartContract Chainlink Ltd SEZC

Oracle networks for any smart contract application.
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Chainlink

Widely used oracle network for powering hybrid smart contracts, enabling any blockchain to securely access off-chain data.

Schmidt Futures - founder

Non-profit founded by Eric Schmidt.

Education

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Selected investments

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Profile Country Date Funding
Prosper Marketplace Inc (Prosper Loans Marketplace) Series D
Amprius Inc Manufacturer and developer of high energy and high capacity lithium-ion batteries N/A
Shape Security Inc Provider of security technology for web and mobile applications. Series D
Civis Analytics N/A led the round 100% ownership
Upstart Network Inc Online lending marketplace that provides personal loans using predictive models to determine creditworthiness of borrowers. Series A Initial investment
Firstminute Capital II LP Fund Closing Initial investment
Identified Inc (Identified.com) Data and analytics company that pioneered the development of the Identified Score. N/A