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Rob Topping, Cfa

Father of #freeform Providing solutions to businesses in the ecosystem of alternative investments and the “Nu40” replacing the traditional 60-40 stocks-bonds model. We are not a wealth manager. No solicitations please

📍 Evanston, Illinois, United States🔄 Updated November 2026💼 4 investments📅 10 years investing🗓 Last invested May 2024𝕏 @upgrade_to_unlock
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Board Member & Investor
May 2024
The fastest and most secure fiber-optic network in the Western Hemisphere, Quantum Corridor® is America’s passage to defense, business, science and academic breakthroughs in quantum technology, providing space, power and secure connectivity. The network brings together all key partners to shape a coherent regional strategy for quantum leadership and facilitate inter-institutional collaboration, all through quantum-safe communication, including available Quantum Key Distribution (QKD). Accelerating their progress, Quantum Commercialization Centers™ (QC3s) provide lab space and resource hubs to develop and market our research partners’ discoveries. Quantum Corridor® will attract the brightest tech talent on the planet to the Midwest, speeding decisive discoveries to market. Further, Quantum Corridor® is the only company building the next generation dedicated infrastructure for quantum-safe transmission of classified information. Visit quantumcorridor.com for more information.
Strategic Investor
Feb 2023
Your calls, your terms. 🤟 One app for 24/7 access to ASL interpreters and meaningful connections. Download Tive today! 📲
Strategic Investor Global InterXchange
Jun 2022
GIX is a dark fiber provider focused on serving Manhattan and New Jersey with diverse routes between major local exchanges. The current focus of GIX is the backbone route from 165 Halsey in New Jersey to 60 Hudson in Manhattan via the southernmost Hudson crossing with the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.
Board Member
Sep 2016
GlobeMed envisions a world in which health – the ability to not only survive but thrive – is possible for all people. We aim to strengthen the movement for global health equity by mobilizing a community of students and grassroots leaders to improve the health of people around the world. From 2006 to 2023, the GlobeMed network engaged thousands of undergraduate students at university-based chapters. Each chapter is partnered with a community-led health organization in Africa, Asia, or the Americas. By building one-to-one partnerships between students and grassroots organizations, GlobeMed fostered the dialogue, collaboration, and mutual learning we need to tackle today’s complex global health challenges. Through their involvement in GlobeMed, our students and partners committed to a life of leadership in global health and social justice. Learn more at www.globemed.org. GlobeMed closed a the end of the 2022-23 academic year.
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2024
Board Member & Investor
May 2024
The fastest and most secure fiber-optic network in the Western Hemisphere, Quantum Corridor® is America’s passage to defense, business, science and academic breakthroughs in quantum technology, providing space, power and secure connectivity. The network brings together all key partners to shape a coherent regional strategy for quantum leadership and facilitate inter-institutional collaboration, all through quantum-safe communication, including available Quantum Key Distribution (QKD). Accelerating their progress, Quantum Commercialization Centers™ (QC3s) provide lab space and resource hubs to develop and market our research partners’ discoveries. Quantum Corridor® will attract the brightest tech talent on the planet to the Midwest, speeding decisive discoveries to market. Further, Quantum Corridor® is the only company building the next generation dedicated infrastructure for quantum-safe transmission of classified information. Visit quantumcorridor.com for more information.
2023
Strategic Investor
Feb 2023
Your calls, your terms. 🤟 One app for 24/7 access to ASL interpreters and meaningful connections. Download Tive today! 📲
2022
Strategic Investor Global InterXchange
Jun 2022
GIX is a dark fiber provider focused on serving Manhattan and New Jersey with diverse routes between major local exchanges. The current focus of GIX is the backbone route from 165 Halsey in New Jersey to 60 Hudson in Manhattan via the southernmost Hudson crossing with the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.
2020
Platform Affiliate
Jan 2020
Corastone is the hyperscaler for private market investing, providing the modern infrastructure that enables straight-through processing for GPs, wealth managers and fund administrators. Through a single integration, participants gain access to a vast ecosystem of investment opportunities and counterparties, helping them grow their business with confidence. Solely focused on infrastructure, Corastone enables consistent, repeatable processes throughout the investment lifecycle, fostering visibility, control and seamless operations. Built on a permissioned blockchain, Corastone is purpose-built to support new workflows, innovative ideas and the rapidly evolving private markets.
2016
Board Member
Sep 2016
GlobeMed envisions a world in which health – the ability to not only survive but thrive – is possible for all people. We aim to strengthen the movement for global health equity by mobilizing a community of students and grassroots leaders to improve the health of people around the world. From 2006 to 2023, the GlobeMed network engaged thousands of undergraduate students at university-based chapters. Each chapter is partnered with a community-led health organization in Africa, Asia, or the Americas. By building one-to-one partnerships between students and grassroots organizations, GlobeMed fostered the dialogue, collaboration, and mutual learning we need to tackle today’s complex global health challenges. Through their involvement in GlobeMed, our students and partners committed to a life of leadership in global health and social justice. Learn more at www.globemed.org. GlobeMed closed a the end of the 2022-23 academic year.
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