# Rob Ness

> Rob Ness is the General Partner of Asymmetry Ventures, a seed-stage VC firm backing companies that push humanity forward. After a career spanning consulting giants like Booz Allen Hamilton, Grant Thornton, and Capgemini, Ness built one of AngelList's largest syndicates — over 2,700 LPs, 200+ deals, and a 40%+ IRR over seven years as syndicate lead. His early bets on unicorns BillionToOne and Foresight Mental Health, and his leadership of Orbit Fab's $10M round, mark him as one of the seed-stage investors to watch. A US Army veteran and Harvard/Georgetown/UC Berkeley-educated economist, Ness is drawn to deep tech with a 'sci-fi flavor' — biotech, space infrastructure, quantum, and AI — that could change civilization.

- **Role:** General Partner at Asymmetry Ventures
- **Organizations:** Asymmetry Ventures, US Army (Civil Affairs Branch, Engineer Branch), Booz Allen Hamilton, Grant Thornton, Capgemini, Economic Competitiveness Group
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** MPA in Development Economics, Harvard Kennedy School of Government, MPS in Development and Finance, Georgetown University, BA with Highest Honors in Economics, Mathematics, and Interdisciplinary Child Health, UC Berkeley
- **Known for:** Named to Business Insider's 'Seed 100' list of the world's top early-stage investors, Early-stage investor in two unicorn companies: BillionToOne and Foresight Mental Health, Built and manages one of AngelList's largest syndicates with 2,700+ accredited LPs

## Career timeline

- **2001-2003** — Research Associate at Economic Competitiveness Group
- **2003-present** — Active service in US Army, Civil Affairs Branch and Engineer Branch
- **pre-2018** — Senior Consultant at Booz Allen Hamilton
- **pre-2018** — Project Lead at Grant Thornton
- **pre-2018** — Manager at Capgemini
- **pre-2018** — AngelList Syndicate Lead for 7 years, deploying $40M+ with 40%+ portfolio IRR
- **2018** — Founded Asymmetry Ventures, a seed-stage VC firm focused on deep tech and civilization-scale companies
- **2018** — Early investment in Mycroft (seed round)
- **2021** — Led Orbit Fab's $10M investment round alongside Marubeni Corporation Ventures and Munich Re Ventures
- **2021** — Investment in Mast (formerly DroneSeed) Series A alongside Social Capital and Seven Seven Six ($36M round)
- **2024-2025** — Selected by Business Insider for its 'Seed 100' rankings of world's top early-stage investors
- **2025** — Last recorded fund investment in February 2025; syndicate active with 32 deals in last 12 months

## Achievements

- Named to Business Insider's 'Seed 100' list of the world's top early-stage investors
- Early-stage investor in two unicorn companies: BillionToOne and Foresight Mental Health
- Built and manages one of AngelList's largest syndicates with 2,700+ accredited LPs
- Deployed $40M+ through AngelList syndicate with 40%+ portfolio IRR over 7 years
- Led Orbit Fab's $10M investment round (space fuel depot infrastructure)
- Completed 200+ angel investments across frontier technology sectors
- Lean Six Sigma Green Belt certification
- Kaufmann Fellows Program Venture Deals Certification
- Asymmetry Ventures portfolio spans 200+ investments across biotech, AI, space, and deeptech
- Early exits include Fitmob (acquired by ClassPass), Meetup (acquired by WeWork), Pop Up Archive (acquired by Apple)

## Latest updates

- **2025-02** — Asymmetry Ventures recorded its most recent fund investment in February 2025.
- **2025-01** — Asymmetry Ventures syndicate completed approximately 32 deals in the prior 12 months.
- **2024-12** — Rob Ness named to Business Insider's Seed 100 list of world's top early-stage investors.

## Links

- Website: https://asymmetry.vc
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robnessdc
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/robcness

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