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Jonathan Knowles

Leadership, exploration, innovation strategy | Advisor, mentor, speaker, boards | AI @ NASA, ESA, John Deere | Strategy, product management, advanced R&D, & exec communications at Apple, Adobe, Autodesk | Amazon MARS

๐Ÿ“ Los Gatos, California, United States๐Ÿ”„ Updated November 2026๐Ÿ’ผ 3 investments๐Ÿ“… 11 years investing๐Ÿ—“ Last invested Jan 2022๐• @upgrade_to_unlock
VC๐ŸŒ United States
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2022
https://thebigwild.com The Big Wild is a 501c3, Technology for Nature Based Solutions company. We specialize in utilizing the latest in Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Geospatial technology to bring Sustainability Development Goal data to life. We can tell you how much carbon a particular forest is sequestering annually, run predictive modeling on key wildlife species data, natural disaster predictions, Water and aquifer quality and concerns and provide valuation of that area to the local and indigenous communities for full-circle support. After all, who is better at being a conservation land steward than the indiginous tribe that has been caring for that land for centuries. Our planet is currently in a global extinction crisis. The UN report on the state of biological diversity predicts that more than 1 million species are on track for extinction within the next few decades. Wildlife like Polar Bears, are disappearing right before our eyes. Several species of Rhino, Orangutans, Elephants, Tigers, wolves and even Dolphin are just some of the larger animals that are not likely to survive the next decade. The Big Wild believes it is s not only a decade for disruptive technology, it is a decade for disruptive conservation. The era of competitive, non-collaborative data collection for wildlife conservation is over. It is time we all work together, supporting each-others conservation efforts and sharing data for the mutual goal of stopping the mass extinction. There is a massive responsibility to provide solid, accurate SDG Data, because imperative conservation decisions are being made based off of our data. The Big Wild was created in order to answer the need for advances impact through technology to best support our planets creates needs. Our World is undergoing major life quality threats, What we do about it now, will determine the future of life on our planet. https://thebigwild.com
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2022
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2022
https://thebigwild.com The Big Wild is a 501c3, Technology for Nature Based Solutions company. We specialize in utilizing the latest in Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Geospatial technology to bring Sustainability Development Goal data to life. We can tell you how much carbon a particular forest is sequestering annually, run predictive modeling on key wildlife species data, natural disaster predictions, Water and aquifer quality and concerns and provide valuation of that area to the local and indigenous communities for full-circle support. After all, who is better at being a conservation land steward than the indiginous tribe that has been caring for that land for centuries. Our planet is currently in a global extinction crisis. The UN report on the state of biological diversity predicts that more than 1 million species are on track for extinction within the next few decades. Wildlife like Polar Bears, are disappearing right before our eyes. Several species of Rhino, Orangutans, Elephants, Tigers, wolves and even Dolphin are just some of the larger animals that are not likely to survive the next decade. The Big Wild believes it is s not only a decade for disruptive technology, it is a decade for disruptive conservation. The era of competitive, non-collaborative data collection for wildlife conservation is over. It is time we all work together, supporting each-others conservation efforts and sharing data for the mutual goal of stopping the mass extinction. There is a massive responsibility to provide solid, accurate SDG Data, because imperative conservation decisions are being made based off of our data. The Big Wild was created in order to answer the need for advances impact through technology to best support our planets creates needs. Our World is undergoing major life quality threats, What we do about it now, will determine the future of life on our planet. https://thebigwild.com
mid stage
2020
Cansu International
Board Member
Jun 2020
2018
Advisor
2018
We support the development of innovative marine technologies that restore and protect the health of our oceans.
mid stage
2015
Exploration and Ideation Director, Advisor, and Mentor
2015
The Frontier Development Lab (FDL.AI) brings PhD and post-doc researchers from the cutting-edge of AI and data science, and teams them up with their counterparts from the space sector for an intensive eight-week research sprint, based on a range of challenge areas. The results far exceed what any individual could develop in the same time period, or even in years of individual research. FDL applies AI technologies to space science, to push the frontiers of research and develop new tools to help solve some of the biggest challenges that humanity faces. These range from the affects of climate change to predicting space weather, from improving disaster response, to identifying meteorites that could hold the key to the history of our universe. FDL is a public-private partnership with ESA in Europe and NASA in the USA. We work with commercial partners such as Google Cloud and Nvidia who provide expertise and the computing resources necessary for rapid experimentation and iteration in data intensive areas. We have established an impressive success rate for research output over accelerated time periods over the time since we launched the Frontier Development Lab. Research papers are regularly accepted to respected journals, presented at scientific conferences (in both AI and space science domains) and have been featured in multiple media outlets. FDL.AI is an initiative of NASA and Trillium Technologies and leaders in commercial AI such as Google Cloud and Nvidia. www.trillium.tech
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University of California, San Diego - Jacobs School of Engineering
Board Member, CAP
2015
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