Thiago Olson
Managing Partner, EVE Atlas
Atlanta, Georgia
Overview
Work Experience
Founder & Managing Partner, EVE Atlas
2021 - Current
Atlas is Venture Capital firm backing founders creating the physical internet - a future were we move goods like we move information. We invest in companies innovating in hardware, robotics, supply chain, logistics & transportation, ML & Enterprise Data, and the next-generation of infrastructure.
Investing in moving goods like we move information. Backing founders creating the physical internet & the future of supply chain.
Investor/Board Observer
2023
Making Spaceflight Safer. Next-generation automation for satellite operations & logistics.
Kayhan Space ensures satellite operators maintain situational awareness of their space assets
Raised $11,270,000.00 from EVE Atlas, Castor Ventures, Alumni Ventures, Booz Allen Hamilton, Beyond Capital, Space Capital, Techstars Ventures, Overline, Techstars and Root Ventures.
Board Member
2023
Building the next-generation method of moving air. Electric thrust for drones, aircraft, leaf blowers, freight, and more. 1000X+ quieter yet more efficient.
Whisper Aero is harnessing the power of air more cleanly, efficiently, and quietly than ever before.
Raised $40,500,000.00 from Aero X Ventures, LaunchTN, Abstract, Linse Capital, Menlo Ventures, EVE Atlas, Kindred Ventures, Connor Capital SB, Cosmos Ventures and Karman Ventures (fka Moving Capital).
Board Member
2022
Transforming how we move goods. Building a faster, more efficient logistics network - enabled & powered by robots.
Robots-as-a-service to load and unload any truck in 5 minutes.
Raised $16,034,321.00 from Tech Square Ventures, Hyde Park Venture Partners and EVE Atlas.
Managing Director
2017 - 2021
Engage is a venture fund and growth program, established in partnership with some of the biggest brands in the world. Our corporate partners and LPs include: AT&T, Chick-fil-A, Cox Enterprises, Delta Air Lines, Georgia-Pacific, Georgia Power, Goldman Sachs, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE/NYSE), Invesco, The Home Depot and UPS. The active CEOs and other senior leadership from each of these corporations sit on the Engage Board of Directors.
Engage is an enterprise innovation platform that connects startups to industry-leading corporations.
Venture Partner
2017 - 2021
Tech Square Ventures is a seed and early stage venture fund based in Tech Square in Atlanta. TSV invests in enterprise and marketplace tech in the go-to-market stages of company development.
Tech Square Ventures is a seed & early-stage venture fund that investing in enterprise, marketplace and platform, and tech enabled services
Board Member
2018 - 2020
Venture Atlanta is the largest venture capital conference in the Southeast, attracting investors from all across the US to meet some of the most promising emerging companies in the region. https://www.ventureatlanta.org/venture-atlanta-board/
Entrepreneur in Residence
2016 - 2017
The Advanced Technology Development Center (ATDC) at Georgia Tech is one of the most successful research university affiliated incubators in the United States. ATDC has supported innovation and graduated more than 150 companies, which together have raised over $2 billion in outside financing.
ATDC helps entrepreneurs launch and build transformative technology companies.
Co-founder & CEO
2012 - 2015
Stratos a connected hardware and mobile payment platform. As CEO, Thiago provided principal leadership and direction for the company. He was responsible for establishing strategic relationships within the investment, financial and technology partner community. Backed by Toba Capital, Hyde Park Venture Partners, Resonant Venture Partners, and Western Technology Investment. Acquired in 2015.
Stratos merges the efficiency and familiarity of a conventional payment card with the power and convenience of a mobile wallet.
Raised $8,067,872.00 from Resonant Venture Partners, Toba Capital, Hyde Park Venture Partners, Western Technology Investment and Toba Capital.
Program Manager / Electrical Engineer
2010 - 2012
TARDEC is the US Army's Tank and Automotive Research Development and Engineering Center. TARDEC preforms the contracting and R&D work for most manned and unmanned ground vehicles in the US military. • Co-founded think-tank engaged in researching and promoting new mobility and ground vehicle technology • Responsible for Venture & SBIR grants - Managed and served as the Program Manager and Contracting Officer Representative • Initiated, developed, and led in-house research program on utilizing plasma reformation in fuel cell systems • Tasked as an Electrical Engineer to TARDEC under the Defense Department’s SMART fellowship program
Oxford Construction of Pennsylvania is specializing in building construction