We help build successful companies that are tackling autism and a range of neurodevelopmental conditions.
We help build successful companies that are tackling autism and a range of neurodevelop-mental conditions.
We are investors, entrepreneurs, human resource professionals, scientists, researchers, and physicians committed to identifying unmet needs across the continuum of autism and deploying venture capital to fuel solutions to those needs.
OPERATING TEAM

Co-Founder & Managing Partner

Co-Founder

Chief Investment Officer & Managing Partner

Chief Scientific Officer

Associate

Head of Investor Relations & Fund Administration

Chief Communications Officer
INVESTMENT ADVISORY BOARD
The Investment Advisory Team provides transaction advisory analysis, networking opportunities, and guidance on growth strategy for AIF’s portfolio companies. Each advisor has been greatly affected by autism.


President, Samsung Corporate Strategy Group

Jennifer Frist
Philanthropist, Frist Center For Autism And Innovation At Vanderbilt University

Vice Chairman, Mind & Life Institute

Founder & CEO, Quartet, Accretive, The World Bank, McKinsey

Healthcare Investor & Entrepreneur


Venture Capitalist Emergence, Moai Capital

CEO, Uber

Special Needs Advocate

Bob Nelsen
Co-Founder & Managing Director, ARCH Venture Partners

“Venture capital is the accelerant that brings breakthrough technologies into markets. With millions of kids and adults suffering from severe medical and physiological challenges due to autism, now is the time for the Autism Impact Fund.”
– Sean O’Sullivan, AIF Advisor & Founding LP
SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY BOARD
The Scientific Advisory Board encompasses individuals with deep expertise in autism, academia, and industry. Each advisor provides scientific review and strategic thinking for the AIF.

Director Of The Autism Center Of Excellence At UC Davis

Director Of The Autism Research Centre, University Of Cambridge

Founder & CEO, AdvaStim, Inc.

Director Of Autism Research, Arkansas Children’s Hospital

Co-Founder, Mindstrong, NIH

Global VP Life Sciences, Salesforce, GSK, Novartis, Roche

CEO, Founder, & President, InveniAI

Co-Founder & President, Autism Science Foundation

Chair of Genomics, Stanford Medical School

CEO of ChARM Health