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Chad Laurans serves in a Founding Pillar capacity at Pillar VC. This profile preserves the role distinction; the firm's published mandate is included only as shared context.
Founders with unusual insight, strong execution ability and credible evidence that back technical founders and research scientists at inception, using a founder-owned network to help commercialize AI, biotech and deep-technology breakthroughs.
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Chad Laurans is listed by Pillar VC as Founding Pillar. Founder and chairman of SimpliSafe.