Jory Bell
Directeur Technique/Scientifique/R&D chez Miselu, Inc.
Profil
ory Bell is a General Partner at Playground Global, having joined the firm as Vice President in 2015.
Jory grew up in Rochester, N.Y., and went on to attend MIT where he earned three undergraduate degrees in architecture, literature, and earth atmosphere & planetary studies.
After graduation, Jory worked as a researcher as part of the joint MIT/ Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute climate change program where he designed, built, and deployed autonomous deep-sea robotics.
Drawn to the Bay Area by his passion for entrepreneurial technology, Jory spent six years at Apple as a laptop designer.
In 2000, Jory left Apple to found OQO, a computer hardware and software manufacturer credited by the Guinness World Records as having created the world’s smallest Windows PC.
Upon joining Playground, Jory discovered his passion for working with brilliant technical founders using science and technology to build massive companies to address large-scale societal needs.
The first three investments Jory made at Playground are now unicorns with one, Velo3D, going public in October 2021.
Jory sourced some of the firm’s earliest investments including Nervana Systems (acquired by Intel) and subsequently led the firm’s investment efforts in deep tech areas including advanced manufacturing, aerospace, genomics, and synthetic/computational biology.
Postes actifs de Jory Bell
| Sociétés | Poste | Début |
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Miselu, Inc.
 Miselu, Inc. Recreational ProductsConsumer Durables Miselu, Inc. develops music interfaces and instruments to enrich the experience of creating music with the iPad. It provides voice sharing and archiving application services that allow the customers to create comments, leave thoughts, comment on photos, and more. The company was founded by Yoshinari Yoshikawa on June 13, 2008 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Directeur Technique/Scientifique/R&D | - |
Playground Global
 Playground Global Investment ManagersFinance Playground Global (Playground Global) is a venture capital firm founded in 2015 by Andy Rubin. The firm is headquartered in Palo Alto, California. | Private Equity Investor | 01/01/2015 |
Velo3D US, Inc.
 Velo3D US, Inc. Industrial MachineryProducer Manufacturing Velo3D US, Inc. develops and manufactures metal laser sintering printing machines for 3D printing. It offers sapphire printer, flow software, and assure system. The company was founded by Benyamin Buller and Erel Milshtein in 2014 and is headquartered in Campbell, CA. | Directeur/Membre du Conseil | - |
Relativity Space, Inc.
 Relativity Space, Inc. Aerospace & DefenseElectronic Technology Relativity Space, Inc. manufactures orbital rockets. The company was founded by Tim Ellis and Jordan Noone in 2015 and is headquartered in Long Beach, CA. | Directeur/Membre du Conseil | - |
Strand Therapeutics, Inc.
 Strand Therapeutics, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Strand Therapeutics, Inc. develops genetically programming mRNA therapeutics. The company was founded by Tasuku Kitada, Darrell J. Irvine, Ron Weiss, and Jacob Becraft and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA. | Directeur/Membre du Conseil | - |
1910 Genetics, Inc.
 1910 Genetics, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology 1910 Genetics Operates as a biotechnology company. The company was founded by Jennifer Nwankwo and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA. | Directeur/Membre du Conseil | - |
Manifold Biotechnologies, Inc.
 Manifold Biotechnologies, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Manifold Biotechnologies, Inc. provides biotechnology services. The company was founded by Gleb Kuznetsov, Pierce Ogden, Shane Lofgren and George Church and is headquartered in Allston, MA. | Directeur/Membre du Conseil | - |
Ultima Genomics, Inc.
 Ultima Genomics, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Ultima Genomics, Inc. is a company that aims to drive the scale of genomic information to enable unprecedented advances in biology and improvements in human health. Ultima Genomics is based in Newark, CA. The company has built a revolutionary new sequencing architecture designed to scale far beyond conventional technologies and overcome the cost-driven tradeoffs scientists and clinicians are forced to make between the breadth, depth, and frequency with which they use genomic information. The company was founded by Gilad Almogy, who has been the CEO since incorporation. | Directeur/Membre du Conseil | 01/01/2017 |
Mangata Networks, Inc.
 Mangata Networks, Inc. Major TelecommunicationsCommunications Mangata Networks, Inc. is a technology company that provides satellite and terrestrial network solutions for various industries such as terrestrial backhaul, aeromobility, maritime, oil and gas, and IoT. The company was founded in 2020 by Juliette Neu and is based in Gold Canyon, AZ. The company's proprietary technology includes a network of satellite and terrestrial solutions that offer high-capacity and reliable service across the globe. The CEO is Brian Holz. | Directeur/Membre du Conseil | 01/01/2021 |
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Formation de Jory Bell
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Undergraduate Degree |
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Sociétés liées
| Sociétés cotées | 2 |
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| APPLE INC. | Electronic Technology |
| VELO3D, INC. | Producer Manufacturing |
| Entreprise privées | 13 |
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OQO, Inc.
 OQO, Inc. Electronics DistributorsDistribution Services OQO, Inc. designs and markets ultra-mobile personal computing products. The firm products include model 01, and model 2+. It also provides Mobile WiMAX wireless networking technology. The company was founded in 2000 by Jory Bell, Michael Prichard, Andrew Popell, Nicholas G. L. Merz, Robert Ford and Jonathan Betts-LaCroix and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Distribution Services |
IBM Research
 IBM Research Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Part of International Business Machines Corp., IBM Research is a corporate research lab with over 3,000 researchers in 19 locations across six continents. The company is based in Yorktown Heights, NY and was founded by Thomas Boudalier. The company invests in breakthroughs such as artificial intelligence, quantum computing, and blockchain technology. IBM Research is dedicated to applying AI and science to industry challenges, from healthcare to environmentalism to retail. | Commercial Services |
Miselu, Inc.
Miselu, Inc. Recreational ProductsConsumer Durables Miselu, Inc. develops music interfaces and instruments to enrich the experience of creating music with the iPad. It provides voice sharing and archiving application services that allow the customers to create comments, leave thoughts, comment on photos, and more. The company was founded by Yoshinari Yoshikawa on June 13, 2008 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Consumer Durables |
Playground Global
Playground Global Investment ManagersFinance Playground Global (Playground Global) is a venture capital firm founded in 2015 by Andy Rubin. The firm is headquartered in Palo Alto, California. | Finance |
Velo3D US, Inc.
Velo3D US, Inc. Industrial MachineryProducer Manufacturing Velo3D US, Inc. develops and manufactures metal laser sintering printing machines for 3D printing. It offers sapphire printer, flow software, and assure system. The company was founded by Benyamin Buller and Erel Milshtein in 2014 and is headquartered in Campbell, CA. | Producer Manufacturing |
Relativity Space, Inc.
Relativity Space, Inc. Aerospace & DefenseElectronic Technology Relativity Space, Inc. manufactures orbital rockets. The company was founded by Tim Ellis and Jordan Noone in 2015 and is headquartered in Long Beach, CA. | Electronic Technology |
Strand Therapeutics, Inc.
Strand Therapeutics, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Strand Therapeutics, Inc. develops genetically programming mRNA therapeutics. The company was founded by Tasuku Kitada, Darrell J. Irvine, Ron Weiss, and Jacob Becraft and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA. | Health Technology |
1910 Genetics, Inc.
1910 Genetics, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology 1910 Genetics Operates as a biotechnology company. The company was founded by Jennifer Nwankwo and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA. | Health Technology |
Ultima Genomics, Inc.
Ultima Genomics, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Ultima Genomics, Inc. is a company that aims to drive the scale of genomic information to enable unprecedented advances in biology and improvements in human health. Ultima Genomics is based in Newark, CA. The company has built a revolutionary new sequencing architecture designed to scale far beyond conventional technologies and overcome the cost-driven tradeoffs scientists and clinicians are forced to make between the breadth, depth, and frequency with which they use genomic information. The company was founded by Gilad Almogy, who has been the CEO since incorporation. | Commercial Services |
Manifold Biotechnologies, Inc.
Manifold Biotechnologies, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Manifold Biotechnologies, Inc. provides biotechnology services. The company was founded by Gleb Kuznetsov, Pierce Ogden, Shane Lofgren and George Church and is headquartered in Allston, MA. | Health Technology |
Mangata Networks, Inc.
Mangata Networks, Inc. Major TelecommunicationsCommunications Mangata Networks, Inc. is a technology company that provides satellite and terrestrial network solutions for various industries such as terrestrial backhaul, aeromobility, maritime, oil and gas, and IoT. The company was founded in 2020 by Juliette Neu and is based in Gold Canyon, AZ. The company's proprietary technology includes a network of satellite and terrestrial solutions that offer high-capacity and reliable service across the globe. The CEO is Brian Holz. | Communications |
Amber Bio, Inc.
 Amber Bio, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Amber Bio, Inc. is a biotechnology company based in an undisclosed location. The American company is focused on developing a first-of-its-kind RNA editing platform that can correct genetic mutations in a safe and reversible way. Amber Bio is pioneering new gene editing modalities using multi-kilobase RNA writing to reach previously undruggable diseases. Co-founders Jacob Borrajo and Basem Al-Shayeb received their Ph.D. at leading institutions for gene editing research: Broad Institute of MIT & Harvard and University of California. Jacob Borrajo has been the CEO since incorporation. | Commercial Services |
Atomic AI Inc.
 Atomic AI Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Atomic AI Inc. is a biotechnology company that specializes in using artificial intelligence and structural biology to discover and design RNA-based medicines. The company is based in San Francisco, CA, and is backed by an interdisciplinary team of machine learning researchers, medicinal chemists, engineers, and experimental biologists, as well as strategic scientific advisers and world-class investors. The company's proprietary R&D platform integrates deep learning foundation models with purpose-designed, in-house wet-lab assays to treat undruggable diseases. The CEO of the company is Raphael Townshend. | Commercial Services |
