Dakin Sloss

Founder and General Partner at Prime Movers Lab · Joined 2018

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Biography

Dakin Sloss is the Founder and General Partner of Prime Movers Lab, a venture capital firm based in Jackson, Wyoming that invests in breakthrough scientific startups. He founded the firm in 2018 with a 100 million dollar first fund and has since raised additional vehicles, including a 245 million dollar second fund announced in 2021, a 500 million dollar early growth fund in 2022, and a 245 million dollar early-stage fund in 2023. He leads investments in companies including E-Space, Tarana, Boom Supersonic, Focused Energy, Paradromics, and Quantum Space. Before Prime Movers Lab he was founding CEO of Tachyus and of OpenGov and founded the nonprofit California Common Sense. He studied mathematics, physics, and philosophy at Stanford University.

Education

Previous Experience

Notable Investments

E-SpaceTaranaBoom SupersonicFocused EnergyParadromicsQuantum SpaceTarana WirelessHalo IndustriesGilgamesh Pharmaceuticals

Career Timeline

2016
Named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 list as an energy entrepreneur.
2018
Founded Prime Movers Lab in Jackson, Wyoming and launched its first fund of 100 million dollars.
2021
Announced Prime Movers Lab's 245 million dollar second early-stage fund.
2022
Raised a 500 million dollar early growth fund for Prime Movers Lab.
2023
Raised a 245 million dollar early-stage fund, the firm's third early-stage vehicle.

Sources & References

Prime Movers Lab - Team ↗PR Newswire - Second fund launch (Jan 2021) ↗PR Newswire - 500M early growth fund (Sep 2022) ↗PR Newswire - 245M early-stage fund (2023) ↗