KittyHawk Ventures

KittyHawk Ventures is a venture fund focused on frontier technology. Will Weisman founded it in 2015 at Singularity University, which sits at the NASA Ames Research Park in Silicon Valley. The name refers to Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, where the Wright brothers made the first powered flight.

What KittyHawk Ventures does

• Venture investment: funding for mission-driven entrepreneurs and companies.
• Frontier technology focus: attention on new technologies and fast-developing existing ones.
• Network access: closeness to Singularity University's global community.

Customers and markets

Entrepreneurs whose companies aim to bring positive change to people and the planet, while providing returns to investors. Its founder spent almost seven years as an executive director at Singularity University, helping to run large summits around the world. The university has chapters in more than 159 countries.

Key facts

• Founded: 2015
• Founder: Will Weisman
• Origin: Singularity University, Silicon Valley