Nathan Myhrvold
Founder, CEO @ Intellectual Ventures
Seattle, United States
Nathan Myhrvold is a funding round investor at Intellectual Ventures in Seattle focused on Local and Computer. Nathan Myhrvold founded Intellectual Ventures after retiring from his position as chief strategist and chief technology officer of Microsoft Corporation. At Intellectual Ventures, Myhrvold is focused on a variety of business interests relating to the funding, creation and commercialization of inventions. During his 14-year tenure at Microsoft, Dr.Myhrvold held various positions within the company and was responsible for founding Microsoft Research and numerous technology groups that resulted in many of Microsoft's most successful products. He has extensive experience successfully linking research to product development and commercialization. In 1986, Myhrvold’s company Dynamical Systems was acquired by Microsoft. Prior to that, he was a postdoctoral fellow in the department of applied mathematics and theoretical physics at Cambridge University and worked with Professor Stephen Hawking on research in cosmology, quantum field theory in curved space time and quantum theories of gravitation. Dr. Myhrvold holds hundreds of patents and has hundreds issued or pending.Dr. Myhrvold earned a doctorate in theoretical and mathematical physics and a master's degree in mathematical economics from Princeton University. In 2005, in recognition of his distinguished career, Princeton awarded Dr. Myhrvold the James Madison Medal, the university’s top honor for alumni. He also has a master's degree in geophysics and space physics and a bachelor's degree in mathematics, both from UCLA. Currently, he serves on the Advisory Board for the Department of Physics at the University of Washington. He is also an affiliate research associate of paleontology at the Museum of the Rockies where he funds and participates in paleontological research and yearly expeditions.Dr. Myhrvold is a member of the United Way’s Million Dollar Roundtable and a regular contributor to local Seattle arts and education non-profits. In 2000, he partnered with Paul Allen and pledged $1 million to the SETI Foundation, to fund the development phase of the world’s most powerful telescope – the Allen Telescope Array.An avid nature and wildlife photographer, Dr. Myhrvold’s work is featured in the books “America 24/7” and “Washington 24/7” where his photographs helped capture a week in the life of people and nature in the United States during the spring of 2003. His research has been published in scientific journals including Science, Nature, Paleobiology, Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology and the Physical Review and he has contributed articles to magazines including Harvard Business Review, The Wall Street Journal, Fortune, Time, and National Geographic Traveler. In 2004, he provided the foreword to a book profiling some of the world’s greatest inventors – “Juice: The Creative Fuel that Drives World-Class Inventors.” He has also been named one of the most influential people in IP by several leading IP trade publications.Last year he released “Modernist Cuisine: The Art and Science of Cooking,” a cookbook surveying the science, technology and techniques used in modern cuisine. “Modernist Cuisine” won awards for Cookbook of the Year and Cooking from a Professional Point Of View from the James Beard Foundation. http://www.modernistcuisine.com
- Total investments:
- 2
- Last investment:
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Industries Nathan Myhrvold invests in
Stages Nathan Myhrvold invests in
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Investment Focus
Industry
- Local 1 (50%)
- Computer 1 (50%)
- Software 1 (50%)
- Publishing 1 (50%)
- Restaurants 1 (50%)
Investments
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Atlas Informatics
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Atlas Informatics is a startup in Seattle with an audacious goal to redefine search as we know it. Atlas Recall, the company's first product, gives you a searchable photographic memory that helps you find everything you have seen across all of your devices, apps and cloud services.Recall gives you centralized control over your scattereddata saving you time, hassle, and heartache. Two-years running, the Atlas team was awarded Seattle Business Magazine 100 Best Companies to Work For. | $20.7M / Nov 02, 2016 | |
Zagat
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Since 1979, Zagat's mission has been to help diners find the best restaurant for their specific situation by connecting them to recommendations made by other trusted, like-minded diners. By bringing a community of people together over a shared passion and appreciation for restaurants, and encouraging them to share their intel andrecommendations, it is our goal is to build the most credible and easily accessible database of crowd-sourced restaurant recommendations all over the world. In 2018, Zagat was acquired by The Infatuation, an editorially driven restaurant-discovery platform with a presence in cities across the U.S. and London. From an editorial perspective, the brands will continue to operate independent of each other – while The Infatuation’s reviews are written by its staff writers, Zagat’s reviews will continue to be informed by a community of avid diners. The Zagat team looks forward to preserving, developing, and growing this iconic brand for many years to come. | $31M / Feb 15, 2000 |
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About Intellectual Ventures
Intellectual Ventures engages in invention and investment business that creates, incubates, and commercializes impactful inventions. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Bellevue, Washington.
Intellectual Ventures Contacts
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Nathan Myhrvold
Founder, CEO
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Dave Rosenberg
Senior Director, IDF Start
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Edward Jung
Founder & CTO
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Gita Bangera
Inventor & Consultant
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Mathen Ganesan
Executive Vice President - Invention Investment Fund
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What does Nathan Myhrvold invest in?
Nathan Myhrvold invests primarily in Local, Computer and Software startups, most often at Funding Round stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
When did Nathan Myhrvold last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Nathan Myhrvold closed in Nov 2016. Shizune tracks 2 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.
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