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Great to spend time with our Okeanos partners at our recent offsite, where we discussed exciting new initiatives and strategies to continue delivering value and opportunities to our members and our portfolio companies. Proud to be working alongside such a dedicated team, committed to driving innovation and growth. Looking forward to what's ahead! #Leadership #Innovation #Teamwork #Okeanos

?? Member Spotlight: Jack Barufka?? With more than 25 years of experience representing numerous Fortune 500 companies and startups, Jack Barufka ranks as one of the top intellectual property attorneys in the country. He serves as Pillsbury’s worldwide Intellectual Property Transactions & Patent Prosecution Practice Group Leader. Ranked among the Top 6 most active law firms for venture capital financings globally, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP stands out for its exceptional Emerging Companies & Venture Capital team. Jack’s practice includes strategic intellectual property counseling, litigation, prosecution, dispute resolution, licensing, technology transactions, intellectual property mining, enforcement, and post-grant proceedings. As one of Okeanos’ longest standing members, Jack has been an integral part of the team since 2016. He has been instrumental supporting Okeanos on legal topics and IP-related considerations. As a physicist that specializes in semiconductor, software, artificial intelligence (including GenAI), mechanical, blockchain, and medical device technologies, he has brought numerous venture opportunities to Okeanos, including one resulting in a very successful exit for us. Jack is recognized by Chambers USA (Tier 1), Legal 500, and IP STARS as a leading intellectual property expert. He was selected by Legal Times as one of the top 15 IP lawyers in the Washington Metro Area and has been quoted in The Wall Street Journal and appeared as an expert commentator on CNN and Bloomberg television. Jack also served as an Adjunct Professor of Law at GW University Law School, where he taught advanced intellectual property courses for 16 years. We appreciate all of his IP, legal and technological expertise over the past 8 years as a longstanding and critical team member of Okeanos! #MemberSpotlight #Okeanos #IntellectualProperty #VentureCapital #EmergingCompanies #TechnologyLaw #PatentProsecution #IPStrategy #LegalLeadership #Innovation #GenAI #ArtificialIntelligence #Blockchain #MedicalDevices #Semiconductors #Startups #TechTransactions #LawAndTech #IPLitigation #CorporateLaw #PillsburyWinthrop #LegalExpert #Fortune500 #OkeanosNetwork

Meet Cerebras Inference – the fastest inference for generative AI! ??? Speed: 1,800 tokens/sec for Llama 3.1-8B and 450 tokens/sec for Llama 3.1-70B, 20x faster than NVIDIA GPU-based hyperscale clouds. ?? Price: Cerebras Inference offers the industry’s best price-performance at 10c per million tokens for Llama 3.1-8B and 60c per million tokens for Llama-3.1 70B. ?? Accuracy: Cerebras Inference uses native 16-bit weights for all models, ensuring the highest accuracy responses. ?? Access: Cerebras Inference is open to everyone today via chat and API access. All powered by our third-generation Wafer Scale Engine (WSE-3). Try it now ?? https://lnkd.in/gEJJ2pfY Press Release: https://lnkd.in/gtF5fxHt Blog: https://lnkd.in/gZ46q4cD

?? **A Big Thank You to Our Summer 2024 Interns!** ?? As the summer comes to an end, we want to extend our heartfelt gratitude to our incredible Summer 2024 interns—Dilan Parikh, Alejandro Gonzalez, Jet Raj, and Jackson Slusser. Your dedication and hard work have made a lasting impact across various departments here at Okeanos. From implementing new systems to sourcing critical data, you’ve played an essential role in helping our operations run smoothly. Your contributions have not only added value to our projects but also ensured that other departments continued to work efficiently. Our Co-Founder, Aaron Berkey, shared: "This summer was our first experience with a team of interns here at Okeanos, one that surpassed our expectations!?Our goal was to provide an educational experience for these young stars and we hope they benefited far more from the experience than we did.?Thank you for playing a key role in our Okeanos summer and best of luck to you all in the coming school year!" We wish you all the best as you head back to school! The future is bright, and we can't wait to see what you achieve next. For those interested in joining our dynamic team, don't hesitate to reach out to us about future internship opportunities. ?? #Internship #Summer2024 #ThankYou #Teamwork #Okeanos

Okeanos is thrilled to announce a new partnership with Citrine Angels to fund more female entrepreneurs and expand investment opportunities for women nationwide. What does this mean? ?????????? hosting joint pitch dinners with all female-founder lineups ?? collaborating on educational and networking sessions for female investors ?? funding and supporting many more women entrepreneurs ??leveraging the collective networks within the Okeanos and Citrine communities to offer expanded resources and expertise to help nurture and grow these ventures so they can continue to foster positive change in this world. Excited to do our part in closing the gender gap in VC and increasing the number of female-founded VC-backed startups and women investors.

Exciting advancements in robotics! ?? Meet Figure 02, the world's most advanced humanoid robot, set to revolutionize various industries with its cutting-edge technology and capabilities. ?? The future of AI and robotics is here, and it's incredibly promising! Check out the details in this article from Figure ? #AI #Robotics #Innovation #Technology #Okeanos #Figure #FigureAI

Welcome to the Overtime Select family! The league has signed EIGHT sponsors for its inaugural season including adidas, Army National Guard, JPMorganChase, E.L.F. BEAUTY, FDA's “The Real Cost", Gatorade, Nissan Motor Corporation, and State Farm. The league, which kicks off this Saturday at OTE Arena in Atlanta, will feature the largest number of top-ranked players competing at one time with the majority of the 64 players in the league ranked in the Top 25 of their respective classes via Boardroom.

Odys Aviation and MWASALAT have announced a groundbreaking partnership to develop aerial logistics programs in the GCC, utilizing Odys’ hybrid-electric VTOL aircraft, Laila, starting in 2025. This collaboration aims to enhance cargo operations across the UAE, Oman, and beyond, significantly reducing carbon emissions and promoting sustainable aviation solutions. ?? Read more about this exciting development and its impact on regional logistics: [Business Wire](https://lnkd.in/gfkVUjUa) #OkeanosVC #VC #News #July2024 #SustainableAviation #HybridElectric #VTOL #GCCLogistics #GreenEnergy #OdysAviation #MWASALAT #CargoInnovation #CarbonReduction #FutureOfFlight #SustainableLogistics #AviationPartnerships #EcoFriendly #TechInnovation #AviationIndustry #CleanEnergy #SmartLogistics

Exciting times in the automotive industry! OpenAI powered humanoid robots are now part of BMW of North America’s assembly line, showcasing the future of manufacturing innovation. Check out this article to learn more about how AI is revolutionizing the workplace. #AI #Innovation #Manufacturing #Okeanos #VC #BMW #OpenAI

?? Member Spotlight: Michelle Leyden Li ?? A former performing artist, attorney, and veteran tech executive, Michelle brings a wealth of leadership expertise to the Okeanos team. In a career spanning over two decades, Michelle has held senior leadership positions and executed highly successful go to market strategies for some of the most iconic brands in the technology industry, including Intel, Qualcomm and GlobalFoundries. She currently is the CEO & Managing Director of Leyden Li Consulting, an executive advisory firm specializing in executive communications, new product development, brand management, and go to market strategy. Michelle possesses strong business and financial acumen with domain expertise in the semiconductor design and manufacturing including hardware and software related to the internet of things, artificial intelligence and cyber security, cellular and wireless communications, IP licensing, mobile phones, IoT and automotive applications. With her experience and domain expertise, Michelle has made meaningful investments and contributions to Okeanos portfolio companies. She also serves as a board advisor to Hourglass Medical and serves on the advisory councils at U.C. Davis Graduate School of Management and the U.C. Davis School of Engineering. She previously served on the Board of Directors at BMD, Inc., the Sacramento Opera, and on the San Diego Leadership Council for 50/50 Women on Boards. Michelle is a life-long champion for diversity & inclusion, integrity, collaborative problem-solving and fostering corporate environments where innovation can thrive. When supporting clients and evaluating new ventures, she looks for these values and cultural attributes that she considers foundational to innovative, high growth companies. She also explores these themes in her recently launched podcast Revealing Li. Michelle and her husband split their time between Austin, Texas, the Virginia/D.C. area and San Diego, California.? We are grateful to have Michelle as a Venture Partner and key member of the Okeanos community! #MemberSpotlight #Leadership #TechExecutive #ExecutiveConsulting #Innovation #DiversityAndInclusion #IoT #AI #CyberSecurity #BoardAdvisor #CorporateCulture #Podcast #OkeanosSpotlight #OkeanosVC #BusinessStrategy #WomenInTech #ExecutiveLeadership #InnovationCulture #Investment #VC #JulySpotlight #News #July2024 #VC