Simon Pastor
Hi, I'm Simon an early-stage investor at RTP Global.I'm currently meeting the most-exciting Europeans in tech across the United States and hosting events with some of them in New York, San Francisco and Palo Alto.
Before joining RTP, I was Entrepreneur First's first investor in the US where I launched cohorts in New York and San Francisco, met 2000+ founders and builders in North America and worked with dozens of founders and early-stage companies.
I also co-founded Delph a platform enabling citizens to support political campaigns and nonprofits through NFTs.
Some of the things I'm thinking about:
- The Talent Agent model, a new model for talent investing
Portfolio
Companies/founders I've sourced and worked with include:- Clarity Care AI, healthcare back office automation [seed, Firstminute capital]
- Tetsuwan, building AI Scientists [seed, 2048 ventures]
- Zero Entropy, the engine for human-level search [seed, Initialized Capital]
- Icarus Robotics, the robotic labor force for space [seed, Soma]
- Womp Labs, training data optimization [seed, AI Grant]
- Peripheral, next evolution of media [seed, tba]
- Upside Robotics, autonomous robots matching fertilizer to crop needs [seed, Moxxie Ventures]
- Telepathic Technologies, augmenting human capabilities by transforming thought into seamless action
Library
I'm currently reading Coco Chanel: An Intimate Life, ChaneyPrevious reads:
- The Score Takes Care of Itself: My Philosophy of Leadership, Walsh - 4/5
- More Money than God: Hedge Funds and the Making of a New Elite, Mallaby - 5/5
- What it Takes: Lessons in the Pursuit of Excellence, Schwarzman - 4/5
- Gambling Man: The Secret Story of the World's Greatest Disruptor, Masayoshi Son, Barber - 5/5
- The Last of the President's Man, Woodward - 4/5
- On the Edge: The Art of Risking Everything, Silver - 4/5
Quick Links
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Previous races: Paris Marathon 2024 [3:33:13], NYC Marathon 2024 [2:59:08]