Baukunst
Baukunst
A collective of creative technologists advancing the art of building companies at the frontiers of technology and design
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Meet Baukunst’s New Associate, Chelsea Goddard
February 24th, 2023
We saw over 500 candidates for our Associate role at Baukunst. It was an exceptional group of people. Chelsea stood head and shoulders above the rest. We love working with interdisciplinary experts, and she’s no exception.
Raising Capital at Pre-seed with Kate McAndrew and Sydney Thomas
January 17th, 2023
Investing at the stage of company formation is its own special beast.
Helium & the Future of Incentivized Networks
January 12th, 2023
Baukunst partner & GP Tyler Mincey spoke with Mark Phillips, VP of Business Development at Nova Labs about what the future looks like for the Helium network.
Ancestry, La Lucha Libre & AI: Digressions on Intentional Image Making
January 5th, 2023
Raul Gutierrez speaks about his journey from AI skeptic to evangelist, and the surprisingly emotional experience of generating imagery with AI.
The Art of Building: Foundation
December 19th, 2022
Today, Foundation announces its $7M seed round. We took the occasion to sit down with Zach Herbert, Founder and CEO, to get his perspective on how the crypto landscape is changing in the wake of the FTX crack-up, the relationship of regulatory agencies to the industry, and what future optimism looks like.
Not Your Computer, Not Your Keys: Crypto Devices and Supply Chains
November 30th, 2022
Tyler Mincey, Co-founder and General Partner at Baukunst, shares his perspective on how crypto technologies are transforming connected devices and our relationship to them.
Creative Technologist Interview: Rehito Hatoyama, Human Made
November 15th, 2022
Rehito (Ray) Hatoyama is Chief Strategy Officer of Human Made. Ray is a member of the Baukunst Creative Technologist Council specializing in blending IP and new technology, and is a Limited Partner in Baukunst’s debut $100M fund. We sat down with him at the recent Baukunst Creative Technologist Conference in San Francisco.
Creative Technologist Interview: Jesse Genet of Lumi
November 1st, 2022
Jesse Genet is the cofounder and CEO of Lumi, a packaging company recently acquired by Narvar. She is a member of the Baukunst Creative Technologist Council and a Limited Partner in Baukunst’s debut $100M fund. We sat down with her at the recent Baukunst Creative Technologist Conference in San Francisco.
Announcing our $100M fund to advance the art of building companies
October 25th, 2022
We’re honored to announce that Baukunst has closed our inaugural $100M fund to lead pre-seed investments in companies at the frontiers of technology and design. The fund will be invested by Baukunst’s four equal General Partners: Kate McAndrew, Axel Bichara, Matt Thoms, and Tyler Mincey.