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Innovation Endeavors
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Innovation Endeavors invests in what it calls the 'Super Evolution' — the convergence of ubiquitous sensors, advanced machine learning and cloud systems, and robotics/3D printing/CRISPR — to solve hard engineering and science problems in industries anchored in the physical and biological world. Co-founded in 2010 by Eric Schmidt and Dror Berman, the firm partners with early-stage technical founders across four pillars: intelligent, AI-native software rewriting complex industries; computing's core primitives (chips, developer tools, data infrastructure); the future of health where biology, computation, and engineering converge; and the physical economy where most of GDP still runs on atoms yet remains underserved by technology. The firm describes itself as a boutique, hands-on partnership where founders get access to the entire team, not just one partner.
Notable quotes
“It's probably the most interesting and exciting time to build new companies. If you think about the next decade, we've been seeing a rapid pace of technology... We believe that we're just at the beginning of an incredible time where a lot of those technologies will continue to develop.”
“We recognized that there were some technologies that were emerging and converging to essentially allow us to solve those problems — industries that haven't benefited from technology — anchored in the physical world or the biological world. Think manufacturing, supply chain space, all the way to climate change, drug discovery and development, healthcare and so on.”
“We're eager to meet this pivotal moment head-on with our latest $630 million fund. This fund allows us to continue our core strategy of collaborating with visionaries at the intersection of science and technology, tackling audacious challenges to build a brighter future.”
Team
Dror Berman
Founding Partner
Scott Brady
Founding Partner
Eric Schmidt
Founding Partner
Harpinder (Harpi) Singh
General Partner
Davis Treybig
General Partner
Nick Olsen
Partner
Recent investments
| Company | Round | Size | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inception Labs | Seed | $50m | 2025-11 |
| Skylo Technologies | Venture | $30m | 2025 |
| GoodShip | Series B | $25m | 2025-08 |
| AlphaSense | Growth | — | — |
| Atom Computing | Series B | — | — |
| Eikon Therapeutics | Series A | — | — |
| Afresh | Seed | — | — |
| Planet Labs | Series C | — | — |
| Uber | Series A | — | — |
| SoFi | Series B | — | — |
Frequent co-investors
| VC firm | Deals together |
|---|---|
| Andreessen Horowitz | 6 |
| GV (Google Ventures) | 5 |
| Khosla Ventures | 4 |
| Sequoia Capital | 4 |
| General Catalyst | 3 |
| Lux Capital | 3 |
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