Tom Chi combines his background as an astrophysical researcher, Fortune 500 consultant, and Google X founding team member to evaluate climate technologies through an unusually broad technical and business lens that spans astrophysics, hardware, software, and product leadership. He applies Google X's rapid prototyping methodology ("learn in hours, not months") to help portfolio companies iterate faster while requiring investments to be "net positive for nature" at the unit economics level—meaning companies must structurally pull down more CO₂ and support more biodiversity rather than just reducing harm.
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Climate, Energy, Food & Ag, Materials, Transportation
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At One Ventures is led by former Google X founding team member Tom Chi, who applies a "moonshot lab" prototyping mindset from building Google Glass and early self-driving cars to venture sourcing and portfolio support, rather than coming from traditional finance backgrounds. The fund uses a formalized "Triad" investment thesis that only backs companies simultaneously deploying disruptive deep tech, fundamentally upending incumbent unit economics, and driving strong climate and nature-positive outcomes—with investment decisions framed around moving entire industries from extractive to regenerative through rigorous reverse-engineering of unit economics at commercial scale.
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