Will Wiseman

Founder & Managing Partner, KittyHawk Ventures · 5 appearances on the record.

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He founded KittyHawk Ventures in 2015 to invest in early-stage frontier technology startups spanning artificial intelligence, aerospace, longevity, quantum computing, and medical technology. Prior to full-time venture investing, he co-founded the fast-casual chain World Wrapps and spent several years as Executive Director at Singularity University directing global summits.

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Opinion

Wiseman: Battery market competition destroys pricing power and gross margins

“I'm concerned about the gross margins at this point. I'd want to see much higher margins, or at least a path that could get me to significantly higher margins, and I just think that speaks to the, unfortunately, the intensity of the competitive dynamics here, …”

Will Wiseman Apr 30, 2025 ▶ 18:46 Will VCs Back 3D-Printed Conformal Batteries?

What-if

Wiseman: Would have passed on KAV Sports without workplace safety vertical

“I also thought, I mean, if he hadn't talked about the workplace safety element, like I would have been an out for sure, just not a big enough market.”

Will Wiseman Mar 26, 2025 ▶ 28:01 Will VCs Bet $3M on This Custom Helmet Startup?

Disclosure

Wiseman: Fund underwrites investments targeting 50x to 100x return multiples

“So we're always trying to think about 50 to a hundred X type of, yeah, so this has got to be a big company.”

Will Wiseman Mar 26, 2025 ▶ 28:20 Will VCs Bet $3M on This Custom Helmet Startup?

Disclosure

Wiseman: Kitty Hawk passes on Science On Call due to deep-tech mandate

“It's not a fit for Kitty Hawk as a, more of a deep tech investor, but I'd love to be helpful.”

Will Wiseman Apr 23, 2025 ▶ 19:20 This Startup Solves a Billion-Dollar Problem in Restaurants with AI – Will It Get Funded?

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Material expects its battery manufacturing costs to reach $85–$90 per kWh

“We expect to be able to manufacture at somewhere around the 85 to 90 dollars per kilowatt hour.”

Gabe Elias Apr 30, 2025 ▶ 11:43 Will VCs Back 3D-Printed Conformal Batteries?

Appearances (5)

Episode	Date	Speaking time
Will VCs Back 3D-Printed Conformal Batteries?	Apr 30, 2025	3m
This Startup Solves a Billion-Dollar Problem in Restaurants with AI – Will It Get Funded?	Apr 23, 2025	1m
Will VCs Bet $3M on This Custom Helmet Startup?	Mar 26, 2025	3m
The $1.2 Billion EdTech Opportunity Nobody Saw	Mar 12, 2025	1m
Bike Theft is a $1B Crisis—Watch This Founder’s $1.5M VC Pitch	Mar 5, 2025	1m

Will Wiseman

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