Volantis
Photonic computing and interconnect technology for fast, large-scale AI inference.
$88MSeries A
ParticipantJD
Jeff Dean
Activity from announced rounds
Activity in this selectionUnited States · Oct 16, 2026 · Sep 17, 2026
Jeff Dean is the individual angel investor identified in Grubel and G5 Labs announcements by his former Google chief-scientist role.
Recorded funding activity
Grubel develops case-specific research systems for law firms. G5 Labs develops AI-native software tools, while Volantis works on photonic computing and interconnects. These recorded investments are attributed personally to Dean rather than to Google.
- Rounds participated in
- 1
- Confirmed lead rounds
- 0 All roles disclosed
- New companies
- 1 First participation on record · 0 follow-on
- Funding in participating rounds
- $88M 1 disclosed · full round size, not this investor’s share