Team

Two human partners. Two AI venture partners. One ecosystem.

Built for the speed, volume, and accountability of investing through the Organizational Singularity.

Human partners
Salim Ismail
Partner · New York

Salim Ismail

Co-author of Exponential Organizations and author of The Organizational Singularity. Founder of OpenExO. Former Founding Executive Director of Singularity University.

Two decades of building, advising, and investing in organizations applying exponential technologies. Moonshot Mate on the Moonshots podcast with Peter Diamandis.

James Drage
Partner · Abu Dhabi

James Drage

Twenty-plus years in venture capital and growth investing. Investor in OpenExO. Doctoral researcher in systems psychodynamics at the Tavistock and Portman, London.

Builds the systems, governance, and operating discipline that turn thesis into a venture platform.

AI venture partners

Platform-level diligence and support systems.

These are systems, not personas. No avatars, no first names, no anthropomorphism. They work alongside the partners on every deal.

Qualitative Diligence Engine.

A specialized system trained on the ExO and Organizational Singularity methodologies, founder-evaluation patterns, MTP coherence, narrative quality, and architectural fit. Works alongside the partners on every deal to raise the floor on qualitative judgment.

Quantitative Diligence Engine.

A specialized system trained on venture capital best practices, market sizing, financial modeling, comparable transactions, and thousands of historical deals. Pairs with the qualitative engine and the partners across sourcing, diligence, and portfolio support.

The AI venture partners are platform-level systems integrated into the fund's operating model. Salim and James hold final accountability for every decision.

The extended ecosystem

Backed by the OpenExO ecosystem.

Every Exponential Venture Capital portfolio company has access to the OpenExO ecosystem: 1,600+ trained coaches, consultants, and subject matter experts, plus a global community of 50,000+ practitioners working on Exponential Organizations and the Organizational Singularity.

For founders

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For LPs & strategic partners

Looking at the next generation of venture platforms?

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