Evan Rapoport
About Evan Rapoport
Evan Rapoport is a product leader who has taken large technology products from idea to launch, often by applying machine learning to aquaculture, wildlife conservation and photography. He joined Google in 2011, starting on Google Maps. He later launched products in Maps, Android and Photos.
In 2014 he moved to X, where he founded Tidal, a moonshot that used AI and hardware for ocean health and food security, with a focus on aquaculture. He then became founding CEO of Oceankind, the philanthropic organization of Lucy Page. His own site describes it as ocean philanthropy and impact investing, and Amphibian's team page says he built a portfolio of investments and grants worth more than $10M there. He was later Senior Technology Fellow at Conservation International (Aug 2020 to Jul 2021).
At Google Research he led the Moonshots program on the Brain team (listed from Aug 2021). The program evaluates and advances applications of deep learning. His site says that included early generative AI projects. He also served as product lead for nature-based climate solutions and biodiversity at Google Research. His site now lists him as Founder and CEO of Amphibian, an innovation lab with the stated mission of connecting a billion people with nature. Crunchbase still lists the Google Brain role as his current one.
Crunchbase records 1 investment, in Metagood, with no lead investments and no exits. PitchBook lists a broader set of four deal records as an individual angel: Metagood (seed, December 2022, with a further entry in March 2024), 11th.com (seed, May 2024) and Wiselike (undated, now out of business). The two databases disagree on the counts. Neither shows check sizes, and none are public.
No angel investments in AI companies are publicly documented. His AI work has been inside Google, where the Brain Moonshots program backed AI research projects in areas such as large language models, remote sensing and bioacoustics. At Oceankind he built a portfolio of conservation technology investments and grants.
He has not published a thesis, preferred stage or check size. His recorded deals are seed-stage, in financial software and financial services. His professional experience is in AI, conservation technology and climate and nature-related products. Founders working in those areas will find the most overlap with his background. He lists himself as a startup advisor on LinkedIn.
- Metagood: financial services company. He invested in a seed round in December 2022, and PitchBook shows another entry in March 2024.
- 11th.com: financial software company. He invested in a seed round in May 2024, per PitchBook.
- Wiselike: B2C information services company, now out of business per PitchBook. The investment date is not public.
Investing activity
Evan Rapoport has made 1 investment according to Crunchbase across 1 portfolio company.
Deals
Frequently asked questions about Evan Rapoport
Who is Evan Rapoport?
Evan Rapoport is a product leader who worked at Google from 2011, founded Tidal at X, and was founding CEO of Oceankind. He led Moonshots on the Google Brain team and now runs Amphibian, a nature-focused innovation lab.
What is Evan Rapoport's check size?
No check size is public. Crunchbase and PitchBook do not list amounts for his deals, and he has not stated a range.
What stage does Evan Rapoport invest in?
His recorded angel deals are seed rounds. He has not published a stage preference.
What has Evan Rapoport invested in?
Public databases list Metagood, 11th.com and Wiselike. The first two are in financial services and financial software. Metagood and 11th.com are seed-stage deals.
Does Evan Rapoport invest in AI startups?
No AI-startup angel investments are publicly documented. His AI experience comes from leading Google Brain Moonshots, which evaluated and advanced deep learning applications.
How can founders contact Evan Rapoport?
He has a LinkedIn profile and a personal site, evanrapoport.com. No pitch process or investment criteria are published.
Is Evan Rapoport an angel investor?
Yes. Evan Rapoport invests personally as an angel and is Head of Moonshots, Google Brain at Google. Crunchbase counts 1 investment.
Where is Evan Rapoport based?
Evan Rapoport is based in Los Angeles, California, United States.
How can founders reach Evan Rapoport?
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