Chamath Palihapitiya, Angel Investor

Chamath Palihapitiya is the founder of an organization that makes bets on potentially transformational ideas, technology, and people. The firm supports entrepreneurship at all stages in diverse markets, including energy transition, space, healthcare, and consumer. Prior to that, Chamath was an early member of Facebook's senior executive team and led the development and launch of new platforms that drove the company's global growth. Prior to Facebook, Chamath held roles at The Mayfield Fund, AOL, and Winamp. Chamath was born in Sri Lanka, grew up in Canada, and graduated with a degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Waterloo. Chamath is also an angel investor with personal investments in the seed, venture, series A, and even post-IPO funding rounds. Some of his investments are in Feastables, Berkshire Gray, Sunlight Financial, Proterra, and Latch.