ADRIAN WALKER

Founder & General Partner

Adrian is the founding general partner at Telescopic Ventures which launched its first fund in 2018. Prior to Telescopic, Adrian spent many years as a co-founder and product lead within various technology startups (Rippld, Senetur) within the applied frontier technology sector and currently sits as CEO of AIZA (venture studio). He is considered an expert and thought leader around applied artificial intelligence. Before that, he spent almost a decade leading teams in the automotive, manufacturing, and technology arena for Ford Motor Company, launching some of the most successful products and programs in different countries around the world such as Mexico, Brazil, South Africa, India, and China. Adrian was also a co-founder of the non-profit Transparent Collective, which brings companies from around the U.S. with underrepresented founders to Silicon Valley to help them build investor relationships and raise seed funding.

Adrian enjoys many hobbies and activities, such as being outdoors, surfing, and spending time with his wife and two children. He holds a BSE in Industrial & Operations Engineering from the University of Michigan.