Tom Chi.

Tom Chi is the Founding Partner of At One Ventures, a venture capital firm investing in deep technology companies addressing the climate crisis and building a regenerative economy.

Before At One, Chi was a founding member of Google X (now X Development), where he led rapid prototyping efforts for Google Glass, Google Brain, driverless cars, and other moonshot projects. Through At One Ventures, Chi has invested in dozens of companies working on everything from alternative materials and carbon capture to sustainable agriculture and advanced manufacturing. His investment thesis focuses on companies using nature-inspired approaches and deep science to address fundamental challenges. Chi is a prolific speaker and writer on topics including innovation methodology, the future of work, and the relationship between humanity and nature. His work at Google X influenced methodologies for rapid prototyping that are now standard practice at innovative companies. Chi's combination of corporate innovation leadership at Google, deep tech investing, and thought leadership on humanity's relationship with nature makes him a distinctive figure at the intersection of technology, science, and purpose-driven entrepreneurship.