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Amol Sarva

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Smart Money Rating: 93 out of 100

A Cognitive Scientist turned 6x Entrepreneur, LifeX Ventures

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LifeX Ventures
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A Cognitive Scientist turned 6x Entrepreneur
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About

Amol co-founded several startups including Virgin Mobile USA (raised $550M, IPO 2007), Peek (raised $12M), Halo Neuroscience (raised $10M), Knotable, and Knotel (raised $350M). He has also worked at McKinsey and is a Global Vanguard at the World Economic Forum. He has personally invested in over 50 startups. He studied cognitive science for his PhD at Stanford University and holds an undergraduate degree from Columbia University, where he also teaches.

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