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Get to know OSV

O’Shaughnessy Ventures is the passion project of Jim O’Shaughnessy, a pioneer in the field of quantitative investing and founder of O'Shaughnessy Asset Management.

OSV combines Jim’s deeply rooted interest in all things art, science, investing and tech with his long-held desire to establish positive sum scenarios designed to help promising creators and their inspiring ideas succeed, regardless of age, location, job history or level of education.

What we stand for

NO ONE WINS ALONE. EVERYONE WINS TOGETHER.

We only seek out win-win opportunities where everyone has a vested interest from the jump and will ultimately share in the spoils and successes.

WE ARE QUANT-MINDED AND CREATIVE-HEARTED.

We take calculated risks with the end goal of creating something original, inspiring and unexpected.

WE ARE ACTIVE PARTICIPANTS, NOT PASSIVE SPECTATORS.

We provide the data, tools and resources creators need to remain focused on  always keeping their eye on the ball.

ITERATION ALWAYS BEATS STAGNATION.

We thrive on the collective, shared desire to perpetually push towards executing on each stage of an idea’s development, from the initial idea to the finished product.

TALENT, COURAGE AND DESIRE HAVE NO BARRIERS.

We wholeheartedly embrace diversity across each and every one of its beautiful shapes and forms. Because when physical barriers and personal biases are removed, that’s when true innovation really starts to happen.

O'Shaughnessy Fellowships
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We’re providing a one-year, $100,000 grant for ambitious creators in any domain who want to build something great. You will also get access to our network of founders, investors, and experts to support you in bringing your project to life.

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Infinite
Adventures
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We are a quant-minded and creative-hearted investment company which primarily invests in early stage opportunities. We’re not afraid of venturing into new territories, and are interested in original thinkers who are compelled to do things differently.

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Infinite
Films

The old way of making movies made it all but impossible for outsiders and newcomers to break through. We’re working with new and undiscovered talents to get their films made — and share the profits with them.

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Infinite
Media
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As well as continuing to grow our podcast Infinite Loops and our Substack into some of the best places on the internet for exploring and engaging with transformative ideas, we are also building a new media ecosystem consisting of carefully curated content.

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O'Shaughnessy
Fellowships

Female noise engineer tests product in an echoic chamber. Photo by ThisisEngineering RAEng on Unsplash

We’re providing a one-year, $100,000 grant for ambitious creators in any domain who want to build something great. You will also get access to our network of founders, investors, and experts to support you in bringing your project to life.

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Infinite
Adventures

'Starry Night' generated by Stability AI

We are a quant-minded and creative-hearted investment company which primarily invests in early stage opportunities. We’re not afraid of venturing into new territories, and are interested in original thinkers who are compelled to do things differently.

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Infinite
Films

Film Crew Shooting a Video on set.  Photo by Aman Upadhyay on Unsplash

The old way of making movies made it all but impossible for outsiders and newcomers to break through. We’re working with new and undiscovered talents to get their films made — and share the profits with them.

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Infinite
Media

Podcast Mic - Photo by Kelly Sikkema on Unsplash

As well as continuing to grow our podcast Infinite Loops and our Substack into some of the best places on the internet for exploring and engaging with transformative ideas, we are also building a new media ecosystem consisting of carefully curated content.

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Humans of OSV

We’re an eclectic and weird bunch!
Humans of OSV - Jim O'Shaughnessy (Founder & CEO of OSV)

Founder and CEO at OSV, Executive Chair, board of directors at StabilityAI, Variance Amplifier, Loquacious Provocateur, host of Infinite Loops podcast.

Jim O'Shaughnessy
Founder and CEO

Founder and CEO at OSV, Executive Chair, board of directors at StabilityAI, Variance Amplifier, Loquacious Provocateur, host of Infinite Loops podcast.

Humans of OSV - Chris Denny-Brown

My background includes finance, consulting and entrepreneurship.

At OSV my primary focus is exploring investment opportunities, aiding investment decisions, supporting our partners and keeping our eyes on what’s next.

Chris Denny-Brown
Managing Director, Strategic Initiatives

My background includes finance, consulting and entrepreneurship.

At OSV my primary focus is exploring investment opportunities, aiding investment decisions, supporting our partners and keeping our eyes on what’s next.

Nick Tawil - Chief of Staff

Prior to joining O'Shaughnessy Ventures as Chief of Staff, Nick Tawil worked at Greenspring Associates (acquired by Stepstone) as a Senior Investment Associate deploying capital into venture-focused managers and early stage companies.

Prior to Greenspring, he worked in investment banking with a focus on media and technology companies. Nick attended the U.S. Naval Academy, and subsequently served as a Lieutenant in the Navy before matriculating to the University of Notre Dame for business school.

Nick Tawil
Chief of Staff

Prior to joining O'Shaughnessy Ventures as Chief of Staff, Nick Tawil worked at Greenspring Associates (acquired by Stepstone) as a Senior Investment Associate deploying capital into venture-focused managers and early stage companies.

Prior to Greenspring, he worked in investment banking with a focus on media and technology companies. Nick attended the U.S. Naval Academy, and subsequently served as a Lieutenant in the Navy before matriculating to the University of Notre Dame for business school.

Humans of OSV - Vatsal Kaushik

I started out by helping grow Infinite Loops from an already amazing podcast to hopefully an even better one.

Now doing the same for OSV. As someone who detests corporate titles, I went with the title of “Mr. Meeseeks” as I like the idea of doing what needs to be done, and then getting out of the way.

Vatsal Kaushik
Mr. Meeseeks

I started out by helping grow Infinite Loops from an already amazing podcast to hopefully an even better one.

Now doing the same for OSV.As someone who detests corporate titles, I went with the title of “Mr. Meeseeks” as I like the idea of doing what needs to be done, and then getting out of the way.

Humans of OSV - Atman Pandya

Operating at the intersection of Media, Finance and Technology, Atman has filmed and produced 100s of videos, helped launch one of the fastest-growing digital banks in the UK, built software for multi-billion dollar asset managers and released his own music.

At OSV, he splits his time across Media, Fellowships and Adventures.

Atman Pandya
Infinite Media, Fellowships and Adventures

Operating at the intersection of Media, Finance and Technology, Atman has filmed and produced 100s of videos, helped launch one of the fastest-growing digital banks in the UK, built software for multi-billion dollar asset managers and released his own music.

At OSV, he splits his time across Media, Fellowships and Adventures.

Humans of OSV - Claudia Shi

Learner, analyst, builder, I am here helping OSV to build the best stage for creators.

Claudia Shi
Finance

Learner, analyst, builder, I am here helping OSV to build the best stage for creators.

Humans of OSV - Ena Gong

Native New Yorker.  Simple. Quiet.  
Enjoys fitting together all the puzzle pieces of the day. Excited to see what new things life has in store for us.

Met Jim O’Shaughnessy back in 2002 - and have been keeping his calendar honest for the past 20 years.

Ena Gong
Administrative Director, EA to James P. O’Shaughnessy

Native New Yorker.  Simple. Quiet.  
Enjoys fitting together all the puzzle pieces of the day. Excited to see what new things life has in store for us.

Met Jim O’Shaughnessy back in 2002 - and have been keeping his calendar honest for the past 20 years.

Humans of OSV - Matt Ryan

Former big agency digital marketer and strategist, specializing in organic social media, paid digital advertising, and performance analytics.

At OSV I am responsible for social media, digital advertising, and performance analytics optimization, testing, and reporting.

Matt Ryan
Digital Strategy, Social Media, & Performance Analytics

Former big agency digital marketer and strategist, specializing in organic social media, paid digital advertising, and performance analytics.

At OSV I am responsible for social media, digital advertising, and performance analytics optimization, testing, and reporting.

Michael G. R. (aka Liberty) - Head of Infinite Media

I’m a generalist in a world dominated by specialists. Curiosity is my fuel. Exploration & creation are my guiding stars. My favorite thing is out there and I haven’t found it yet, so I’ll keep searching…

At OSV, I want to help build a win-win engine of discovery, curation, and creation.

Michael G. R. (aka Liberty)
Head of Infinite Media

I’m a generalist in a world dominated by specialists. Curiosity is my fuel. Exploration & creation are my guiding stars. My favorite thing is out there and I haven’t found it yet, so I’ll keep searching…

At OSV, I want to help build a win-win engine of discovery, curation, and creation.

Humans of OSV - Ed William

I’m a recovering lawyer who has swapped out contracts and board resolutions for history and philosophy.

I spend most of my time researching and writing about our fantastic podcast guests, and considering new ways to enable substantive engagement with some of the most transformative ideas that we have discovered.

Ed William
Exploring ideas - Infinite Loops Podcast and Substack

I’m a recovering lawyer who has swapped out contracts and board resolutions for history and philosophy.

I spend most of my time researching and writing about our fantastic podcast guests, and considering new ways to enable substantive engagement with some of the most transformative ideas that we have discovered.

Dylan O'Sullivan - Writer, editor, media generalist

I left academia because I actually care about great ideas and timeless prose.

Now I’m working at OSV to bring the next generation of classic books into existence.

Dylan O'Sullivan
Writer, Editor, Media Generalist

I left academia because I actually care about great ideas and timeless prose.

Now I’m working at OSV to bring the next generation of classic books into existence.

Michael Brietenbach - CFA

Michael Breitenbach, CFA hails from the banking and finance sector where he has had an illustrious career, most recently serving as a Director at Bank of America’s Global Wealth and Investment Management division, where he lead development of quantitative infrastructure and machine learning models to assist the due diligence of traditional and alternative investment platform offerings.

At OSV, Michael is focused on using his technical expertise to drive OSV’s efforts in the venture investing, blockchain and generative AI space.

Michael Breitenbach
Managing Director

Michael Breitenbach, CFA hails from the banking and finance sector where he has had an illustrious career, most recently serving as a Director at Bank of America’s Global Wealth and Investment Management division, where he lead development of quantitative infrastructure and machine learning models to assist the due diligence of traditional and alternative investment platform offerings.

At OSV, Michael is focused on using his technical expertise to drive OSV’s efforts in the venture investing, blockchain and generative AI space.

Camellia Yang Photo

I’m a bilingual content creator aiming to accelerate ideas exchanges beyond language and culture barriers.

Here at OSV, I’m helping to create a world-class social media presence and build an engaging community where ambitious creators can unleash their potential and deliver valuable content to the world.

🇨🇳 Made in China 🇳🇿 Assembled in NZ
🇬🇧 Delivered in the UK ♾️ Unpacked in metaverse

Camellia Yang
Social Media and Community Engagement

I’m a bilingual content creator aiming to accelerate ideas exchanges beyond language and culture barriers.

Here at OSV, I’m helping to create a world-class social media presence and build an engaging community where ambitious creators can unleash their potential and deliver valuable content to the world.

🇨🇳 Made in China
🇳🇿 Assembled in NZ
🇬🇧 Delivered in the UK
♾️ Unpacked in metaverse

Mykhailo Marynenko - Chief Technology Officer

Software & hardware engineer, visual artist.

Mykhailo Marynenko
CTO

Software & hardware engineer, visual artist.

OSV Artist-in-Residence - Diego A. Rojas

I've worked for companies like Microsoft, Apple, Sony, Motorola, and Samsung in commercial and marketing roles. I now help entrepreneurs in my country create digital ecosystems for their businesses with my freelance team.

I'm a futuristic AI artist and entrepreneur, proficient in prompt engineering, design, and digital marketing. I learn web and mobile development, play with Flutter, Python, CSS, HTML, Javascript, and AI.

At OSV, I bring ideas to life by creating art that evokes emotions.

Diego A Rojas
Artist-in-Residence

I've worked for companies like Microsoft, Apple, Sony, Motorola, and Samsung in commercial and marketing roles. I now help entrepreneurs in my country create digital ecosystems for their businesses with my freelance team.

I'm a futuristic AI artist and entrepreneur, proficient in prompt engineering, design, and digital marketing. I learn web and mobile development, play with Flutter, Python, CSS, HTML, Javascript, and AI.

At OSV, I bring ideas to life by creating art that evokes emotions.

Ivan J Badia - Lead Designer and Webflow Developer

As a Digital Designer, I strive to create digital solutions that are both aesthetically pleasing and technically sound.

Ivan J. Badia
Lead Designer & Webflow Developer

As a Digital Designer, I strive to create digital solutions that are both aesthetically pleasing and technically sound.

Our Advisory Council

Shreyas Doshi - OSV Strategic Advisor

Shreyas Doshi has led & scaled products at Stripe, Twitter, Google, Yahoo, EDS over his 20+ year career as an engineer, product manager (PM), and PM leader.

Besides leading some of Stripe's largest & fastest growing business lines, he was Stripe's first PM Manager and was instrumental in establishing product management as a function.

He is now an advisor for several fast-growing startups and is building out content & courses based on his experience of building successful products across various domains.

Shreyas Doshi
Strategic Advisor

Shreyas Doshi has led & scaled products at companies like Stripe, Twitter, Google, Yahoo, EDS over his 20+ year career as an engineer, product manager (PM), and PM leader.

He was an early member of the product team at Stripe and besides leading some of Stripe's largest & fastest growing business lines, he was Stripe's first PM Manager and was instrumental in establishing product management as a function there.

In the next chapter of his career now, he is an advisor for several fast-growing startups across the globe and is building out content & courses based on his experience of building successful products across various domains.

Shreyas grew up in India and lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with his wife and son. You can follow Shreyas' writing on products, strategy, leadership, and culture on Twitter & on LinkedIn.

Jessie Livermore - OSV Strategic Advisor

Jesse Livermore is the pseudonym of a trader, investor and financial content creator who worked with Jim as a research partner at OSAM.

Jesse combines an extensive technical background in the hard sciences with a nuanced understanding of economics, financial markets and human systems.

He has written a number of popular research pieces for OSAM and is the author of the well-known Philosophical Economics blog. Jesse publishes anonymously to comply with preferences related to his current employment.

Jesse Livermore
Strategic Advisor

Jesse Livermore is the pseudonym of a trader, investor and financial content creator who worked with Jim as a research partner at OSAM.

Jesse combines an extensive technical background in the hard sciences with a nuanced understanding of economics, financial markets and human systems.

He has written a number of popular research pieces for OSAM and is the author of the well-known Philosophical Economics blog.

Jesse publishes anonymously to comply with preferences related to his current employment.

Jeremiah Lowin - OSV Strategic Advisor

Jeremiah Lowin is the Founder & CEO of Prefect, a leading data engineering company. He's also an advisor to Spotify, FabFitFun, & Compass Coffee.

Previously Jeremiah was the Director of Risk Management for a large family office, overseeing quantitative trading and technology, and prior to that he founded the Lowin Data Company to research and develop models in the then-nascent machine learning space.

Jeremiah started his career at King Street Capital after receiving his Master's in statistics and Bachelor's in economics from Harvard. He lives in Washington DC with his wife & 3 children.

Jeremiah Lowin
Strategic Advisor

Jeremiah Lowin is the Founder & CEO of Prefect, a leading data engineering company. He's also an advisor to Spotify, FabFitFun, & Compass Coffee.

Previously Jeremiah was the Director of Risk Management for a large family office, overseeing quantitative trading and technology, and prior to that he founded the Lowin Data Company to research and develop models in the then-nascent machine learning space.

Jeremiah started his career at King Street Capital after receiving his Master's in statistics and Bachelor's in economics from Harvard. He lives in Washington DC with his wife & 3 children.

Rory Sutherland - OSV Strategic Advisor

Legendary vice chairman of the Ogilvy & Mather Group and author of the bestseller "Alchemy", named "Best Books of the Year for Entrepreneurs" by Entrepreneur magazine. The Times (London) hailed him as "The don of modern advertising.

"Rory creates magic out of ideas that others ignore by understanding that "the single greatest strength of free markets is their ability to generate innovative things whose popularity makes no sense."

Rory Sutherland
Strategic Advisor

Legendary vice chairman of the Ogilvy & Mather Group and author of the bestseller "Alchemy", named "Best Books of the Year for Entrepreneurs" by Entrepreneur magazine. The Times (London) hailed him as "The don of modern advertising.

"Rory creates magic out of ideas that others ignore by understanding that "the single greatest strength of free markets is their ability to generate innovative things whose popularity makes no sense."

Dr David Rhoiney - OSV Strategic Advisor

Dr. David is a United States Naval Academy graduate, former two-sport NCAA Division 1 athlete, applied mathematician, cryptologist, cyber security specialist, and robotic general surgeon all achieved before the age of 35!

He arose from poverty and homelessness as a child to create a type of success that serves as a blueprint for others to follow.

Dr. David Rhoiney
Strategic Advisor

Dr. David is a United States Naval Academy graduate, former two-sport NCAA Division 1 athlete, applied mathematician, cryptologist, cyber security specialist, and robotic general surgeon all achieved before the age of 35!

He arose from poverty and homelessness as a child to create a type of success that serves as a blueprint for others to follow.

Anna Gát - OSV Strategic Advisor

Anna not only believes that "The Good Internet" exists, she's creating it with her incredible 'salons' where people come together to discuss a wide variety of topics.

Anna spent the first decade of her career in journalism, film, and academia before founding Interintellect, that is reinventing the art of the French salon for the 21st century and has everyone, no matter their backgrounds, talking and considering new ideas and old.

Anna Gát
Strategic Advisor

Anna not only believes that "The Good Internet" exists, she's creating it with her incredible 'salons' where people come together to discuss a wide variety of topics.

Anna spent the first decade of her career in journalism, film, and academia before founding Interintellect, that is reinventing the art of the French salon for the 21st century and has everyone, no matter their backgrounds, talking and considering new ideas and old.

Benjamin Reinhardt - OSV Strategic Advisor

Ben Reinhardt is the founder of Speculative Technologies -- an industrial research lab trying to build an abundant, wonder-filled future by unlocking transformative technologies that don't have a home in other institutions.

In the past he has worked at NASA, Bay Area startups and VC firms, started a startup building robotics for elder care, and helped people start companies in Singapore. He has a PhD in Space Robotics from Cornell University and is one of the few people with a bachelors of science in history.

Benjamin Reinhardt
Strategic Advisor

Ben Reinhardt is the founder of Speculative Technologies -- an industrial research lab trying to build an abundant, wonder-filled future by unlocking transformative technologies that don't have a home in other institutions.

In the past he has worked at NASA, Bay Area startups and VC firms, started a startup building robotics for elder care, and helped people start companies in Singapore. He has a PhD in Space Robotics from Cornell University and is one of the few people with a bachelors of science in history.