Black Opal Ventures

Black Opal Ventures Co-Founder and Managing Partner Dr. Tara Bishop traveled to Dallas earlier this month to speak at the AI Breakfast, hosted with support from Sentiero Ventures and LH Capital, Inc. & Lyda Hill Philanthropies. Dr. Bishop shared the stage

By Lila Paul and Hanna Edgren The Next Frontier of Artificial Intelligence In recent years, artificial intelligence has developed rapidly, with investing activity moving from generative AI to agentic AI and towards physical AI. Three big shifts have chara

By Eileen Tanghal, Co-founder and Managing Director Last week I attended the Global Corporate Venturing Symposium in London. We at Black Opal Ventures are pleased to count leading corporations such as Eli Lilly, Henry Ford Health and Atlantic Health. As a

Black Opal Ventures brought together a remarkable group of founders, investors, clinicians, and technologists for our very first Global Growth Event in April in London, UK. From thought-provoking fireside chats to six high-caliber pitches, the day was a t

Message from the Managing Partners At Black Opal Ventures, we believe frontier technologies have the power to reshape industries, strengthen resilience and transform lives when directed at the world's most pressing challenges. As we reflect on another yea

Hanna: Can you tell us a bit about your professional journey and what led you to the bioeconomy? Edward: I've spent most of my career building and backing companies that sit at the edge of technology and the real world. Whether it was a marketplace platfo

Earlier this month, Eileen Tanghal joined a panel at the HCVC Founder Summit, alongside Morgan Mahlock of Cerberus, Heather Richman of BMNT, and Jim Brenner of Perkins Coie. Titled Defense: Securing the Future , the conversation brought together investors

This article was authored by Eileen Tanghal. Back in the 2000s, Andreesen Horowitz stated that software would eat the world. At the time, I wrote that in order for software to eat the world, they would need a knife and fork. Over the last five years, we h

ImpactAssets is pleased to announce this year's ImpactAssets 50 (IA 50), marking the 15th year for the definitive guide to impact investing fund managers globally, as well as the 15th anniversary of the firm. Launched in 2011, the IA 50 has grown into the

Hanna : Tell me about your background and what led you to founding Kalogon . Tim : I have been working in and around the wheelchair space for over 15 years now. It started with a non-profit in high school where I refurbished and gave away power wheelchair