Summary
Denis Mars is a founder, investor and technologist with 11+ years leading startups and venture activity in AI, consumer wearables and enterprise tech. He co-founded Proxy, raised over $100M, amassed 50+ patents and helped set identity standards now adopted by Apple and Google before leading Future Technologies at ŌURA. Now founding Alpha Centauri Fund, he backs AI-native systems, chips and visionary founders while also developing personal AI projects and serving as an LP in top funds like Y Combinator and Kleiner Perkins. His background blends engineering rigor (B.E. Honors in Mechanical Engineering and Physics) and Stanford post-graduate studies with hands-on product and R&D leadership in human performance and defense initiatives. An early maker-CEO with multiple exits, he brings a rare combination of deep technical IP, startup-building experience, and motorsports-rooted performance mindset.
11 years of coding experience
19 years of employment as a software developer
S16 - Proxy, S16 - Proxy at Y Combinator
The University of Sydney
Part Time Graduate Studies Management Science & Engineering, Part Time Graduate Studies Management Science & Engineering at Stanford University