# Caleb Appleton, Investor at Bison Ventures > Caleb Appleton, Investor at Bison Ventures. The rounds they were named in and the filings that name them, each with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/person/caleb-appleton (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) San Francisco, US · Partner # Caleb Appleton Investor at [Innovation Endeavors](https://millionrounds.com/fund/innovation-endeavors) Profile summary - **Rounds named:** - none observed - **Filings:** - with regulators - **Podcasts:** 4 episodes What this record rests on - **Named in rounds** No round names them yet - **On filings** No filing names them - ✓ **Linked to a firm** At Innovation Endeavors - **Claimed** Not claimed yet Titles come from the investor lists this database was built from, so read them as of their date. [Correct or remove](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?person=caleb-appleton)[Is this you? Claim it](https://millionrounds.com/claim?person=caleb-appleton) ## The firm [**Innovation Endeavors** VC firm · US **18** cheques in 12 months **178** all time **5** led deploying](https://millionrounds.com/fund/innovation-endeavors) ## Companies they are listed as backing Portfolio - [AVA](https://millionrounds.com/startup/ava-10) - [Aiera](https://millionrounds.com/company/aiera) - [AlphaSense](https://millionrounds.com/company/alphasense) - [Astra](https://millionrounds.com/startup/astra) - [Because Market](https://millionrounds.com/startup/because-market) - [BigHat Biosciences](https://millionrounds.com/startup/bighat-biosciences) - [Blue River Technology](https://millionrounds.com/startup/blue-river-technology) - [Bolt Threads](https://millionrounds.com/company/bolt-threads) - [Citrine Informatics](https://millionrounds.com/company/citrine-informatics) - [Claroty](https://millionrounds.com/startup/claroty-2) - [ClearMetal](https://millionrounds.com/company/clearmetal) - [Coins.ph](https://millionrounds.com/startup/coins-ph) - [CropX](https://millionrounds.com/startup/cropx) - [DataRails](https://millionrounds.com/company/datarails) - [Datorama](https://millionrounds.com/company/datorama) - [Dewpoint Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/dewpoint-therapeutics) - [Dynamic Yield](https://millionrounds.com/company/dynamic-yield) - [Endor](https://millionrounds.com/company/endor) - [Epic](https://millionrounds.com/startup/epic-2) - [Eyeview](https://millionrounds.com/company/eyeview) - [Fabric](https://millionrounds.com/startup/fabric-7) - [Farmer's Fridge](https://millionrounds.com/company/farmer-s-fridge) - [Freenome](https://millionrounds.com/company/freenome) - [GRO Biosciences](https://millionrounds.com/company/gro-biosciences) - [Gatik](https://millionrounds.com/startup/gatik-inc) - [HomeLight](https://millionrounds.com/company/homelight) - [Illusive](https://millionrounds.com/startup/illusive) - [InsidePacket](https://millionrounds.com/startup/insidepacket-inc) - [Joshu](https://millionrounds.com/startup/joshu-2) - [Karius](https://millionrounds.com/company/karius) - [Keywee](https://millionrounds.com/startup/keywee) - [Lumo Bodytech](https://millionrounds.com/startup/lumo-bodytech) - [Mark43](https://millionrounds.com/company/mark43) - [Mosaic](https://millionrounds.com/startup/mosaic-4) - [Nitrio](https://millionrounds.com/startup/nitrio) - [OwnBackup](https://millionrounds.com/startup/ownbackup-2) 36 of 68 companies. ## Also at Innovation Endeavors - [**Eric Schmidt** Founding Partner *29 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/eric-schmidt) - [**Dror Berman** Founding Partner *2 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/dror-berman) - [**Ali Jordan** Operating Partner *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/ali-jordan) - [**Andy Triedman** Staff Product Manager *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/andy-triedman) - [**Aravind Bharadwaj** Kauffman Fellow *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/aravind-bharadwaj) - [**Bridget Storm** Chief Financial Officer *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/bridget-storm) - [**Davis Treybig** General Partner *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/davis-treybig) - [**Harpinder Singh** Investor *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/harpinder-singh) ## Hear them before you pitch them - [The Biotech Startups Podcast](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/biotech-startups) · 12 Feb 2026 · 38 min 🧬 How Curiosity Creates Breakthroughs in AI, Data & Biotech | Caleb Appleton (Part 4/4) With [Caleb Appleton](https://millionrounds.com/person/caleb-appleton) About this episode In this episode of The Biotech Startups Podcast, Partner at Bison Ventures, Caleb Appleton shares how Bison Ventures is rethinking biotech investing through “TechBio,” backing revenue-generating platforms that validate product-market fit like software rather than relying solely on therapeutic risk.… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [The Biotech Startups Podcast](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/biotech-startups) · 9 Feb 2026 · 31 min 🧬 From VC to Operator: The Career Move Nobody Recommended | Caleb Appleton (Part 3/4) With [Caleb Appleton](https://millionrounds.com/person/caleb-appleton) Mentions [Innovation Endeavors](https://millionrounds.com/fund/innovation-endeavors)[Eric Schmidt](https://millionrounds.com/person/eric-schmidt) About this episode In this episode of The Biotech Startups Podcast, we explore Partner at Bison Ventures, Caleb Appleton's journey from venture capital to operations and back again. Caleb shares his experience joining Innovation Endeavors during its spinout from Eric Schmidt's family office, where minimal structure… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [The Biotech Startups Podcast](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/biotech-startups) · 5 Feb 2026 · 30 min 🧬 People Over Place: A Lesson in Career Success | Caleb Appleton (Part 2/4) With [Caleb Appleton](https://millionrounds.com/person/caleb-appleton) Mentions [Innovation Endeavors](https://millionrounds.com/fund/innovation-endeavors)[Eric Schmidt](https://millionrounds.com/person/eric-schmidt) About this episode "People outweigh challenging environments. A great environment cannot outweigh challenging people." In this episode of The Biotech Startups Podcast, Partner at Bison Ventures, Caleb Appleton returns for Part Two to share how early research experiences in nanotechnology, genome editing, and… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [The Biotech Startups Podcast](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/biotech-startups) · 2 Feb 2026 · 30 min 🧬 The Serendipity Mindset: Unlocking Career Opportunities | Caleb Appleton (Part 1/4) With [Caleb Appleton](https://millionrounds.com/person/caleb-appleton) About this episode "You have to learn to embrace serendipity. You can't plan everything out because it will never go to plan." ​In this episode of The Biotech Startups Podcast, we explore Partner at Bison Ventures, Caleb Appleton's formative years growing up in College Station, Texas, where being surrounded by Texas… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page Episodes of [the shows we follow](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts), matched by name. Not them? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?person=caleb-appleton). ## Find people like Caleb Filter every partner and angel by firm, kind, market and whether we watched them invest. Free with an account. Search people[How we know what we know](https://millionrounds.com/methodology)