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10 Factors to Consider When Evaluating a Robotics Startup
Talks about VC, Startup Lessons and Robotics
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Chris Abshire
Principal at Toyota Ventures
San Francisco Bay Area
Overview
Chris Abshire is currently a Principal at Toyota Ventures in the San Francisco Bay Area, with a background in venture capital, start-ups, and investments. Notable career highlights include serving as Executive Director at Startup World Cup and making investments in companies like Orbital Materials at the Series A stage.
Work Experience
Principal
2017 - Current
Making early stage investments in talented, tenacious entrepreneurs from around the world.
Toyota Ventures is a seed-stage venture capital firm that invests in startups around the world.
Deep Tech Vertical Co-Lead
2022
Mobility Vertical Co-Lead
2018 - 2022
EVCA is a non-profit association that supports the next generation of venture capital investors.
Executive Director
2016 - 2017
Associate
2015 - 2017
Fenox Vehicle Company is a vehicle renting firm that offers cars and limousines for rent for long and short terms with or without drivers.
Reservoir Engineer
2015 - 2015
ConocoPhillips Technology Ventures provides direct investment and business development expertise to small, external tech startups.
ACT & SAT Instructor
2014 - 2015
Offers test preparation, practice tests and private tutoring for more than 90 standardized tests
Production Engineer
2014 - 2014
Field Engineer
2013 - 2013
Berexco is an oil and gas exploration and production company.
Investments
Latest Articles
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Causality: A Step Towards AGI?
Talks about Artificial Intelligence, AGI (Artificial General Intelligence) and causality in AI
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Self-Supervised Learning: A Key to Unlocking Self-Driving Cars?
Talks about Machine Learning, AI and Artificial Intelligence
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Primer on Blockchain and its Impact on Global Economies
Talks about Blockchain, Cryptocurrency and ICO