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Dr. Ariane Tom is the Founder & Managing Director of Kaleida Capital, a thesis-driven venture firm investing in neurotechnology, AI, and cognitive systems shaping the future of human performance. Her work in neurotechnology began in 2008, leading original research in brain mapping, neural interfaces, and prosthetic sensing. As the first co-advised PhD student of Stanford luminaries Karl Deisseroth (optogenetics, CLARITY) and Zhenan Bao (bioelectronics), she bridged materials engineering and neuroscience in one of the earliest interdisciplinary programs of the Whitehouse BRAIN Initiative. Her contributions to brain–polymer hybrids, 3D bioelectronics, and artificial mechanoreceptors have direct relevance to today’s neurotech market, with features in Science, Nature, Scientific American, Time, and TechCrunch. At Kaleida Capital, Ariane partners with LPs and family offices to surface foresight-driven neurotechnology opportunities before they become obvious. Her early investments include Manifest Technologies (acquired within 16 months) and Anthropic, a global leader in applied AI. She is a frequent speaker at leading forums across technology, finance, and public policy—shaping the dialogue around neural data infrastructure, brain health, and the future of human resilience.