Investing Profile

Steve Blank(257)

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Architect I-Corps @ NIH Curriculum at National Institutes of Health
San Francisco, California
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24 Investors

Connected to Gigi Levy-Weiss (NFX), Brad Feld (Foundry Group), Mike Maples (Floodgate), and 21 other investors on Signal.

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CompanyStageDateRound SizeTotal Raised
SalesPatriot
SeedOct 2025$5M
$5.5M
Co-investors: Jared Friedman (Israel Defense Forces), Rich Miner
Usul
SeedMay 2025$3M
$3M
Rain Industries
SeedSep 2023$10M
$10M
Co-investors: Geoff Ralston (Y Combinator)
Artera
Series UnknownMar 2023$90M
$90M
Valar Labs
SeedMar 2022$4M
$4M
Syndicate
SeedJun 2021$800K
$22M
Co-investors: Scott Belsky (A24), Alexis Ohanian (Curated), Brad Holden, Aliaksandr Hudzilin
Bot MD
Series ADec 2020$5M
SeedAug 2018$2M
$7M
Co-investors: Mike Maples (Floodgate), Jared Friedman (Israel Defense Forces)
Crash
SeedSep 2018$1M
$1.8M
Co-investors: James Kim (Reach Capital)
Lecturer Imperial College London2015 - Present
Architect I-Corps @ NIH Curriculum National Institutes of Health2014 - Present
Adjunct Professor Stanford University2011 - Present
Architect Innovation Corps Curriculum, Principal Investigator I-Corps National Science Foundation2011 - Present
Lecturer Imperial College Public Awareness and Social Service SocietyPresent
Co-Author Hacking For... Diplomacy, Defense and Recovery. Technology, Innovation and Modern War Stanford UniversityPresent
Defense Business Board United States Department of DefensePresent
Founding Faculty - Gordian Knot Center For National Security Innovation Stanford UniversityPresent
Department of the Navy’s Science and Technology Board U.S. NavyPresent
Co-Author Hacking For... Diplomacy, Defense. Technology, Innovation & Great Power Competition Stanford UniversityPresent
Advisory Board Member Applied MaterialsPresent
Board Member California League of Conservation VotersPresent
Expert Advisory Panel California Ocean Protection CouncilPresent
Lecturer BerkeleyLawPresent
Lecturer University of California, San FranciscoPresent
Director IMVU, Inc.Present
Architect Innovation Corps Curriculum, Principal Investigator I-Corps National Science Foundation (NSF)Present
Department of the Navy’s Science and Technology Board NewCoPresent
Defense Business Board United States Department of WarPresent
Lecturer NewCoPresent
Lecturer Underrespresented Researchers of ColorPresent
Lecturer NYU SteinhardtPresent
Board Member California Environmental VotersPresent
Commissioner NewCoPresent
Trustee University of California, Santa CruzPresent
Director NewCoPresent
Director PlanetArtPresent
Director Immersion CorporationPresent
Cofounder, President, VP Marketing EpiphanyPresent
VP Marketing, acting VP Sales NewCoPresent
VP Marketing, Unix Division Convergent Technologies GroupPresent
Training Manager NewCoPresent
Field Engineering NewCoPresent
Electronic Warfare United States Air ForcePresent
Senior Fellow Columbia Business School2012 - 2022
Lecturer UC Berkeley, Haas Business School2002 - 2017
Radio Show Host Sirius XM Radio Inc.2015 - 2016
Lecturer New York University2014 - 2016
Lecturer UCSF2013 - 2015
Commissioner California Coastal Commission2007 - 2013
Trustee UC Santa Cruz2009 - 2011
Director Peninsula Open Space Trust (POST)2007 - 2011
Director Audubon California2002 - 2010
Director CafePress.com2002 - 2009
Director IMVU2004 - 2009
Director National Audubon Society2005 - 2008
Director Macrovision2002 - 2007
Director Immersion1996 - 2005
Cofounder, President, VP Marketing E.piphany1996 - 1999
cofounder, CEO Rocket Science1993 - 1996
VP Marketing SuperMac1989 - 1992
cofounder, VP Marketing Ardent1986 - 1988
VP Marketing, acting VP Sales MIPS Computer1984 - 1986
VP Marketing, Unix Division Convergent Technologies1981 - 1984
Product Marketing Manager Zilog1978 - 1980
Training Manager ESL1976 - 1978
Field Engineering Interactive Systems1976 - 1978
Electronic Warfare U.S. Air Force1971 - 1975