# Aaron Sisto

> Aaron Sisto is the Co-Founder & CEO of Chronicle Studios, a content intelligence platform that uses proprietary agentic AI to help creators launch and scale global IP franchises. A PhD quantum chemist turned deep-tech investor turned entertainment entrepreneur, Sisto blends hard science and pop culture instincts in a company that raised an oversubscribed $11.6M seed round in 2025 backed by Patron and Point72 Ventures. Previously a partner at First Spark Ventures and Director of Engineering at Schmidt Futures, he co-founded Chronicle alongside entertainment veteran Chris deFaria, former president of DreamWorks Animation.

- **Role:** Co-Founder & CEO at Chronicle Studios
- **Organizations:** Chronicle Studios, First Spark Ventures, Schmidt Futures, Searchable.ai, In-Q-Tel
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, Ph.D. in Quantum Chemistry, Stanford University
- **Known for:** Co-founded Chronicle Studios, raising an oversubscribed $11.6M seed round from Patron and Point72 Ventures, PhD in Quantum Chemistry from Stanford University, Partner at First Spark Ventures, deploying early-stage capital in deep-tech startups

## Career timeline

- **2017** — Joined Twitter/X (account created December 2017)
- **2020-2022** — Co-founded Searchable.ai as Chief Scientist, filed multiple patents
- **2021-2022** — Director of Engineering at Schmidt Futures, leading early-stage tech investments
- **2022-2024** — Partner at First Spark Ventures (investment sweet spot: $1.5M, range $100K-$5M)
- **Pre-2024** — Technologist at In-Q-Tel, focused on deep-tech investments in AI, AR/VR, and quantum computing
- **2024** — Co-founded Chronicle Studios alongside entertainment veteran Chris deFaria
- **2025-06** — Chronicle Studios closes oversubscribed $11.6M seed round led by Patron and Point72 Ventures
- **2025-12** — Chronicle Studios enters first YouTube creator partnership with Gabe Hordos on animated series 'The Old Knight'

## Achievements

- Co-founded Chronicle Studios, raising an oversubscribed $11.6M seed round from Patron and Point72 Ventures
- PhD in Quantum Chemistry from Stanford University
- Partner at First Spark Ventures, deploying early-stage capital in deep-tech startups
- Director of Engineering at Schmidt Futures under Eric Schmidt's philanthropic initiative
- Technologist at In-Q-Tel, the CIA's venture arm focused on national security technology
- Co-founded Searchable.ai with multiple patent filings and published research
- Advisor to X (Google's moonshot factory)
- Secured Chronicle Studios' first YouTube creator partnership with Annie Award winner Gabe Hordos

## Latest updates

- **2025-12** — Chronicle Studios enters first YouTube creator channel partnership with VES Award-winner Gabe Hordos on animated short film series 'The Old Knight'
- **2025-06** — Chronicle Studios closes oversubscribed $11.6M seed round led by Patron and Point72 Ventures, with participation from Z Ventures and Sands Capital

## Links

- Website: https://chronicle.studio
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aaronsisto/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/aaron_sisto

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Last updated: 2026-05-14