Barney Pell
AI expert + entrepreneur | previously Microsoft
Barney Pell is a seasoned entrepreneur, investor, and advisor with over 200 investments, focused on transforming advanced technologies into impactful real-world solutions. He is currently Chief Scientist and Head of AI at Magic, Venture Partner at Radical Ventures, and Industry Advisor at EQT, while also leading World Changing Ventures and contributing to the Creative Destruction Laboratory. With over 20 years in startups, he founded Powerset (acquired by Microsoft), where he played key roles in launching Bing’s Knowledge Graph and Cortana. He also co-founded Moon Express, led AI R&D at NASA, and supported successful startups like Figure Eight and Streamlit through to acquisition.
Barney Pell is a seasoned entrepreneur, investor, and advisor with over 200 investments, focused on transforming advanced technologies into impactful real-world solutions. He is currently Chief Scientist and Head of AI at Magic, Venture Partner at Radical Ventures, and Industry Advisor at EQT, while also leading World Changing Ventures and contributing to the Creative Destruction Laboratory. With over 20 years in startups, he founded Powerset (acquired by Microsoft), where he played key roles in launching Bing’s Knowledge Graph and Cortana. He also co-founded Moon Express, led AI R&D at NASA, and supported successful startups like Figure Eight and Streamlit through to acquisition.