CA
Chris Abshire
Principal at Toyota Ventures
CA
Chris Abshire
Principal at Toyota Ventures
San Francisco Bay Area
Overview
Work Experience
Principal
2017 - Current
Making early stage investments in talented, tenacious entrepreneurs from around the world.
Deep Tech Vertical Co-Lead
2022
Mobility Vertical Co-Lead
2018 - 2022
Executive Director
2016 - 2017
Associate
2015 - 2017
Reservoir Engineer
2015 - 2015
ACT & SAT Instructor
2014 - 2015
Production Engineer
2014 - 2014
Field Engineer
2013 - 2013
Investments
Latest Articles
Medium•Mar. 2021
10 Factors to Consider When Evaluating a Robotics Startup
Talks about VC, Startup Lessons and Robotics
Medium•Nov. 2019
Causality: A Step Towards AGI?
Talks about Artificial Intelligence, AGI (Artificial General Intelligence) and causality in AI
Medium•Apr. 2018
Self-Supervised Learning: A Key to Unlocking Self-Driving Cars?
Talks about Machine Learning, AI and Artificial Intelligence
Medium•Aug. 2017
Primer on Blockchain and its Impact on Global Economies
Talks about Blockchain, Cryptocurrency and ICO