Baukunst takes a collective approach to company building. We specialize in doing new things well.
We build companies. And also—we build the communities, experiences, and products that shape how companies are built.
The true art of building lies in setting the right culture and scene for something new & meaningful to begin, grow, scale, and endure.
“A few years ago I came up with a new word. I was fed up with the old art-history idea of genius the notion that gifted individuals turn up out of nowhere and light the way for all the rest of us dummies to follow. I became (and still am) more and more convinced that the important changes in cultural history were actually the product of very large numbers of people and circumstances conspiring to make something new. I call this ‘scenius’ - it means ‘the intelligence and intuition of a whole cultural scene’. It is the communal form of the concept of genius.”
Brian Eno
General Partners
The Baukunst partnership has shipped over 50 first generation technology products (including the first iPhone) and co-founded multiple startups.
We have been the first check investor in over seventy technology companies and helped them scale to multi-billion dollar impact.
We are interdisciplinary technologists and invest as a team with founders at the center.
Axel Bichara
Co-founded two acquired startups. Raised & invested $2.8B as managing partner. Thirty years as first round lead investor & company builder. GP at Atlas Venture & Bolt.
Kate Mcandrew
Nine years as first round lead investor & board member with a focus on companies evolving the cultural conversation. Built Bolt’s venture capital practice and community presence over two successful funds. Founder of Women In Hardware.
Matt Thoms
Founding team & early operator/CEO at four emerging tech startups. Nine years as first round lead investor, company builder, & board member at Allied Minds & Bolt.
Creative Technologist Council
Masters of their craft, able to define and redefine the bounds of their domain—not simply work within them.
Their subject matter expertise is interdisciplinary and deeply impactful during the magic early days of building products and companies.
Charles Adler
Kickstarter Co-founder, Lost Arts, Moon Creative Lab
Ying Liu
CEO Blue Lake Packaging, Apple Director Manufacturing Ops and Sustainability
David Tupman
Apple iPhone/iPod VP Engineering
Helen Wang
Chair of UCSD Institute for Supply Chain & Innovation, Google X, Apple, Foxconn
Stephan Ango
Host of Well Made podcast, Lumi Co-founder/CPO
Jeff Schox
Founding Partner Schox Patent Group
Zach Lieberman
MIT Media Lab, School for Poetic Computaton
Reggie James
Eternal CEO / Co-founder
Megan Klimen
Founding Officer Filecoin Foundation
Vadik Marmeladov
Founder LOT2046, Lapka
Jean Olivieri
Fictiv COO, Apple, Space X, Motorola
Brian Sander
Apple Director iPod Eng, General Magic
Alex Feerst
General Counsel Neurolink, Medium
Laura Modi
Bobbie Co-founder, Airbnb
Josh Brewer
Abstract Co-founder, Twitter
Jesse Genet
Lumi Co-founder
Bret Recor
Co-founder and Creative Director Box Clever
Barry Corlett
Dyson, Microsoft Hololens, Apple Silicon
Raul Gutierrez
Tinybop CEO / Co-founder
Nichole Rouillac
Founder and Creative Director at Level
Ray Hatoyama
Sanrio CEO, Pokemon, LINE, DeNA, Mitsubishi
Matt Verminski
VP Eng Desktop Metal, Kiva, Amazon Robotics
Steve Reinmuth
Founder and Creative Director SOME DAYS, Nike, COLLINS
Hannah Donovan
Google, VSCO, Vine, Drip, Trash, Last.fm
Jamie Wilkinson
DeWi Alliance, VHX, Vimeo, Kickstarter
Cameron Koczon
Founder Fictive Kin, Lager
Sarah Hardy
Bobbie Co-founder, Airbnb
Rick Bullotta
Co-founder / CTO ThingWorx, Wonderware, Microsoft Azure IoT
Founders
Interdisciplinary in nature, creative technologists have unique insights into unexplored areas of opportunity.
They craft transformative product experiences, inspire teams along the way, and build companies we can be proud of.
The products and systems they design often defy comfortable categorization.
Technologist
Technology inflection
- Cloud democratizing AI, deep learning, & limitless data storage
- Crypto protocols & blockchain enabling decentralized applications, networks, and currencies
- Edge computing & system-on-chips putting secure, on-device AI & ML in your pocket
- Capable, cheap sensors & next gen mobile networks changing the economics of data collection & analytics
- On-demand, additive mfg & agile, data-driven supply chain accelerating design cycles & mass customization
Creative
Cultural change
- Gen Z gaining disposable income & joining the workforce; Millennials becoming key corporate decision makers
- Remote work & collaboration becoming the norm, reshaping community and work structures
- Erosion of trust in traditional institutions and pending regulation of Big Tech
- Consciousness raising around ad-based attention economy, data privacy, and income inequality
- Consumer demand for climate crisis action influencing enterprises