Will Weisman

Artist, Business leader, Concerned citizen, Connector, Entrepreneur, Idea generator, Investor, Producer, Technologist

Will Weisman is the founder and Managing Director of KittyHawk Ventures, an early stage frontier technology venture capital firm with investments in AI/ML, computing, networking, healthcare, space, fintech, security and more. Previously Will spent seven years as Executive Director of Singularity University, where he wore many hats and helped build and run the various large summits around the world, including the Global Summit, Exponential Medicine, the International Summits and more. Will continues to serve as a Senior Advisor to Peter Diamandis. Among Will's most unusual accomplishments is that he created and popularized the wrap, yes, the burrito like thing, at a 30-unit restaurant chain he founded and sold called World Wrapps. Will has an MBA from Stanford and a BA from the University of California at Santa Barbara. He regularly speaks around the world on exponential technology trends as well as venture investing and entrepreneurship. Will is an avid kiteboarder and ocean swimmer and resides in Santa Monica, CA.

My Wife & Family, Great Friends, Smarts, Kiteboarding, Ocean Swimming, Abstract Art, People Pushing The Envelope, Being Out In Nature, The Ocean, Great Spirits, Reading, Laughing, Making Great Things Happen, Supporting Extraordinary Entrepreneurs, Psychedelics, Deep Connections.

Entrepreneurship & startups, Fundraising, Technology, Venture Capital

I've been attending TED since 2004 and find it to be one of the highlights of my year. TED for me is a chance to interact with extraordinary people and be exposed to extraordinary ideas and endeavors that are changing the world. I've worn the hat of both entrepreneur and investor during my years there and I've found attending to always be richly relevant and energizing. Hats off to the amazing team at TED for all their efforts.

Inventing new ingestibles (first the wrap, you know the burrito like thing, and then Phix a healthy energy product).