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Investor profile

Andy Wheeler

General Partner, GV

About

Andy Wheeler brings rare founder experience from co-founding Ember Corporation, which built software and chips for wireless mesh networks used in millions of smart meters worldwide, plus CTO experience at two smart-energy companies, giving him an operator's perspective that informs his investments in hard-tech and climate startups. Known as one of the "OGs" of agtech investing, he frequently leads early rounds in category-defining agriculture and food companies and joins boards where advanced automation meets real-world farming, bringing deep technical fluency from his MIT Media Lab engineering background and multiple patents in wireless networking and energy management. Andy Wheeler brings rare founder experience from co-founding Ember Corporation, which built software and chips for wireless mesh networks used in millions of smart meters worldwide, plus CTO experience at two smart-energy companies, giving him an operator's perspective that informs his investments in hard-tech and climate startups. Known as one of the "OGs" of agtech investing, he frequently leads early rounds in category-defining agriculture and food companies and joins boards where advanced automation meets real-world farming, bringing deep technical fluency from his MIT Media Lab engineering background and multiple patents in wireless networking and energy management.

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Investment focus

Stages
Seed
Series A
Series B+
Sectors
AI
BioTech
Consumer
Enterprise
Health

Investment details

Avg check size$250K - $50M
Can lead rounds
Yes
Geographies
USA
Canada
Europe