Listen "Akira Dunham - We need optimists and pessimists"
Episode Synopsis
Akira Dunham is an investor and engineer based in the New York City area, focusing on frontier technologies and advanced materials. He currently serves as a Board Observer at Natrion Inc., a company developing novel battery materials, and invests with Fundomo, where he backs early teams building in deep and frontier tech.
Previously, Akira was an investor at Connecticut Innovations, supporting startups from pre-seed to Series A, and worked at AECOM in civil and infrastructure engineering. He holds a Master of Science in Civil Engineering (Transportation & Urban Engineering) from the University of Connecticut, where he also conducted research on public transit systems.
https://www.fundomo.com/
Previously, Akira was an investor at Connecticut Innovations, supporting startups from pre-seed to Series A, and worked at AECOM in civil and infrastructure engineering. He holds a Master of Science in Civil Engineering (Transportation & Urban Engineering) from the University of Connecticut, where he also conducted research on public transit systems.
https://www.fundomo.com/
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