Grishin Robotics Adds Seasoned Venture Investor, Nuno Goncalves Pedro, to Its Team
MENLO PARK — May 11, 2018 — Grishin Robotics, a venture capital firm focused exclusively on bridging the digital and physical worlds, announced the expansion of its team with the addition of Nuno Goncalves Pedro. Nuno, who was the co-founder and managing partner of Strive Capital, an early-stage specialized venture capital firm known for its quantitative approach, joins Grishin Robotics as its first Venture Partner. His role will be to provide leadership to the existing Grishin Robotics fund and contribute to the firm’s expansion.
“While the world around us has become increasingly digital, the tremendous amount and speed of innovation we are seeing in the physical space is often overlooked,” said Mr. Goncalves Pedro. “I am excited to join Grishin Robotics and help the team in supporting talented entrepreneurs in their quest to bring distinctive solutions in the smart hardware and software spaces.”
Mr. Goncalves Pedro has been a prolific venture and angel investor for over 12 years, and previously served as a partner at Delta Partners Group, as well as a Senior Expert and member of the Asia-Pacific Technology, Media and Telecom leadership team at McKinsey & Co.
“Nuno has a unique set of skills as a venture investor, operator and board member that make him perfectly suited to help us in our continued work to become a true value-add investor” said Dmitry Grishin. “Our goal at Grishin Robotics is to continue being the first port of call for entrepreneurs that are innovating in this brave new world of smart hardware, robotics and IoT.”
About Grishin Robotics
Founded by Dmitry Grishin, co-founder of Mail.Ru Group, the mission of Grishin Robotics is to bring real change to the physical world by supporting companies that combine software innovation and tangible hardware products. The companies portfolio include Ring, Zume, Starship, OBike, among others.
