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EPISODE · May 21, 2026 · 56 MIN

Ali Tamaseb, DCVC General Partner on Backing Deep Tech Super Founders

from Venture with Grace · host Grace Gong

Ali Tamaseb is a General Partner at DCVC, a deep-tech venture firm managing billions in assets and investing across AI, robotics, biotech, crypto infrastructure, energy, materials, cybersecurity, and frontier science. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~This episode is brought to you by Nebius — the ultimate cloud for AI innovators.Nebius provides AI infrastructure you can count on, combining reliability and speed with flexibility and engineering support unmatched by hyperscalers.AI leaders like Meta, Shopify, and Higgsfield already partner with Nebius to run their AI workloads. Plus, venture-backed startups can save up to $150,000 on compute costs when they apply for access. Visit nebius.com or nebius.com/startups to learn more~~~~~~~~~~~~~A founder, investor, and author, Ali previously built and scaled a hardware startup to millions in revenue before joining DCVC, where he has backed category-defining companies including MosaicML, Chainlink, Freenome, Rigetti, Recursion, and Planet. He is also the founder of Super Founders Club, a network of accomplished entrepreneurs behind more than $100B in enterprise value, and the author of the bestselling book Super Founders, which analyzes the patterns behind billion-dollar startups. With a background spanning machine learning research, patents, and deep technical entrepreneurship, Ali focuses on identifying exceptional founders building highly technical, world-changing companies.TopicsDeep-tech investment rulebook: rockets, quantum, AI infra, biomed at frontierFrom hardware startup CEO to VC: lessons scaling millions in revenueThe future of compute, infrastructure, and industrial innovation#VentureCapital #DeepTech #Entrepreneurship #FrontierTech #Innovation

Ali Tamaseb is a General Partner at DCVC, a deep-tech venture firm managing billions in assets and investing across AI, robotics, biotech, crypto infrastructure, energy, materials, cybersecurity, and frontier science. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~This episode is brought to you by Nebius — the ultimate cloud for AI innovators.Nebius provides AI infrastructure you can count on, combining reliability and speed with flexibility and engineering support unmatched by hyperscalers.AI leaders like Meta, Shopify, and Higgsfield already partner with Nebius to run their AI workloads. Plus, venture-backed startups can save up to $150,000 on compute costs when they apply for access. Visit nebius.com or nebius.com/startups to learn more~~~~~~~~~~~~~A founder, investor, and author, Ali previously built and scaled a hardware startup to millions in revenue before joining DCVC, where he has backed category-defining companies including MosaicML, Chainlink, Freenome, Rigetti, Recursion, and Planet. He is also the founder of Super Founders Club, a network of accomplished entrepreneurs behind more than $100B in enterprise value, and the author of the bestselling book Super Founders, which analyzes the patterns behind billion-dollar startups. With a background spanning machine learning research, patents, and deep technical entrepreneurship, Ali focuses on identifying exceptional founders building highly technical, world-changing companies.TopicsDeep-tech investment rulebook: rockets, quantum, AI infra, biomed at frontierFrom hardware startup CEO to VC: lessons scaling millions in revenueThe future of compute, infrastructure, and industrial innovation#VentureCapital #DeepTech #Entrepreneurship #FrontierTech #Innovation

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