TLDR:
– Stefano Bernardi, a GP at Unruly Capital, discusses the investment focus and approach of the futuretech discovery platform.
– Unruly Capital invests in diverse industries such as energy, manufacturing, quantum, and bioproduction, among others.
The article profiles Stefano Bernardi, a General Partner at Unruly Capital, a futuretech discovery platform. Bernardi shares his journey into venture capital, including founding his own fund, Mission and Market, and eventually raising Unruly Capital’s first fund of $25M in 2022/2023.
Unruly Capital’s investment focus is on scouting the edges of future technology, investing in founders who can envision and create the future. The platform is involved in industries like energy, manufacturing, quantum, and bioproduction, with a portfolio of diverse companies ranging from software to animal-related ventures to energy solutions.
Bernardi also discusses Unruly Capital’s thesis on industrial and real-world decentralization, driven by factors like economic tensions with China, political ideologies, and technological advancements. The platform is keen on investing in companies reshaping production processes through additive manufacturing, materials design, robotics, and AI.
While acknowledging that VCs are similar in essence, Bernardi emphasizes Unruly Capital’s focus on original thinking, founder inspiration, and being interesting people to work with. He advises founders to pursue entrepreneurship only if they cannot imagine doing anything else, given the challenges and hurdles they will face.
