Science is a venture capital firm in California that focuses on solving the everyday problems of modern living. Founded 2011 in Santa Monica, California, United States by Greg Gilman, Mike Jones, Mike Macadaan, Peter Pham, and Tom Dare, it invests in early stage ventures, seed, series A, series D, and series C rounds. Its portfolio companies include Liquid Death, Acre, Scopely, PlayVS, and Gallant Pet. As of February 2020, Science has made 43 investments. Their most recent investment was on February 20, 2020, when Liquid Death raised $9M. Science has had eight exits, the most notable of which include Dollar Shave Club, Pillow, and DogVacay. Science has raised four funds, their latest being Science Ventures Fund III.
Timeline
Funded Companies
PlayVS is a company providing a platform for e-sports competitions for high school students.
Linear Labs is a Fort Worth, Texas-based company founded by Fred E. Hunstable.
Kyoku is a Los Angeles-based company founded by Harrison Valner.
People
Aubrey Johnson
Employee
Brad Holden
Investor
Bryan Chang
Employee
Christian Hernandez
Investor
Connor Smith
Employee
Dave Fink
Founder
David Szekely
Investor
David Travers
Investor
Dennis Phelps
Investor
Eric Manlunas
Investor
Eric Martineau-Fortin
Investor
Gregory Gilman
Founder
James Hunvanich
Employee
Jason Rapp
Founder
John Henderson
Investor
Kartik Mandaville
Employee
Matt Coffin
Investor
Michael Jones
Employee
Michael Jones
Founder
Mike Macadaan
Founder
Nate Redmond
Investor
Peter Lee
Investor
Peter Pham
Founder
Peter Sellis
Employee
Tom Dare
Employee
Further reading
Documentaries, videos and podcasts
Companies
Gallant Pet
Kyoku
Linear Labs
Liquid Death
Liquid Death
PlayVS
Pop
RealBlocks
Toonstar