Casey Caruso
Overview
Casey Caruso is the founder and managing partner of Topology Ventures.[1]
She invests in frontier technology, drawing on experience at Google, Bessemer Venture Partners, and Paradigm.[2]
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Key facts
Early Programming and Entrepreneurship
As a teenager, she coded anonymously and earned money developing websites. While studying, she mined cryptocurrency and subsequently used the proceeds for angel investing.[3]
Education and Research
She earned a BS in Integrated Business and Engineering, with a computer engineering focus, and an MS in computer science at Lehigh University.[4]
During her studies, she participated in Lehigh’s Silicon Valley program and researched with Johns Hopkins’ Intelligent Systems group.[5]
2017Joining Google
In 2017, she joined Google to work on core search engineering, seeking experience with large systems, data, and technologies including machine learning.[6]
2018Beginning Part-Time Investing
In summer 2018, she began technical diligence for venture firms and joined Bessemer in December. She invested during mornings, evenings, and weekends while keeping her full-time Google job.[6]
Harvard Enrollment and Withdrawal
She selected a HarvardHarvard UniversityHarvard University is a private research university in Massachusetts, established by the Massachusetts Bay Colony legislature in 1636 and named in 1639 for early benefactor John Harvard. Its principal campuses are in Cambridge and the Allston and Longwood neighborhoods of Boston. It includes Harvard College, graduate and professional schools, and the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study. Two governing boards share oversight. Alan M. Garber was president as of October 2026, and the endowment stood at $56.9 billion at the end of fiscal 2025.Open the full entry path combining neuroengineering and business school, but withdrew after the pre-matriculation period and did not graduate from Harvard.[7]
Investing at Paradigm
After leaving engineering, she joined crypto-focused Paradigm as an investment partner.[8]
ForbesForbesForbes is an American business media brand that began with Forbes magazine, founded by B.C. Forbes in 1917. It is known for rankings such as the Forbes 400, the World’s Billionaires list and 30 Under 30, and operates Forbes.com, ForbesLive events and licensed editions in 81 countries. Since 2014 a majority stake has been held by the Hong Kong investment group Integrated Whale Media; a 2021 plan to list on the New York Stock Exchange through a special purpose acquisition company was terminated in 2022. It is headquartered in Jersey City, New Jersey.Open the full entry’ historical profile credits her with investments in Axie Infinity and AI Arena. She appeared on its 2022 30 Under 30 list for venture capital.[9]
She left in early 2023 to broaden her exploration of next-generation computing, including machine learning and neurotechnology.[8]
December 2024Announcing Topology’s First Fund
On December 12, 2024, she publicly announced Topology, targeting early-stage frontier technology companies.[3]
Its first fund totaled $75 million and attracted demand roughly three times that amount. Anchor investors included Cendana Capital and Accolade Partners.[10]
July 2025Publishing a Neurotechnology Map
On July 15, 2025, she announced Topology’s neurotechnology map to help readers understand competing technologies, their tradeoffs, and notable projects.[11]
The map groups projects into consumer, therapeutic, and infrastructure categories, marking invasiveness and read or read/write modes, with links to project websites.[12]
2025Alumni Recognition
In 2025, Lehigh University named her to its 10 Under 10 alumni list.[5]
Research and Investment Approach
She has sought technical founders through open-source communities and hackathons, using her engineering experience to assess emerging technology.[8]
Topology’s stated focus includes AI, robotics, autonomous scientific discovery, and neurotechnology, with industry maps made available as public research resources.[2]
Related Organizations, Websites, and Public Accounts
Casey Caruso: Official website: https://www.caseykcaruso.com/ (opens in a new window)[13]
Topology Ventures: Official website: https://www.topology.vc/ (opens in a new window)[2]
Neurotechnology map: Official link: https://app.topology.vc/neuro-map (opens in a new window)[12]
Public X account: Official account: https://x.com/caseykcaruso (opens in a new window)[13]
Public LinkedInLinkedInLinkedIn is a social networking platform for professionals. It was founded in 2002 by Reid Hoffman and others, launched in 2003, and listed on the New York Stock Exchange in 2011; after Microsoft acquired it for approximately $26.2 billion in 2016, it became a wholly owned Microsoft subsidiary. Its revenue comes from membership subscriptions, advertising, and recruitment solutions.Open the full entry account: Official account: https://www.linkedin.com/in/casey-k-caruso/ (opens in a new window)[1]
Public GitHub account: Official account: https://github.com/ckathleen (opens in a new window)[13]
Google: Official website: https://about.google/ (opens in a new window)[9]
Bessemer Venture Partners: Official website: https://www.bvp.com/ (opens in a new window)[7]
Paradigm: Official website: https://www.paradigm.xyz/ (opens in a new window)[9]
Lehigh University: Official website: https://www.lehigh.edu/ (opens in a new window)[4]
Harvard University: Official website: https://www.harvard.edu/ (opens in a new window)[7]
Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory: Official website: https://www.jhuapl.edu/ (opens in a new window)[5]
Cendana Capital: Official website: https://www.cendanacapital.com/ (opens in a new window)[10]
Sources
- Casey Caruso (opens in a new window)
- Topology Ventures (opens in a new window)
- Topology launch announcement (opens in a new window)
- Casey Caruso (opens in a new window)
- 2025 10 Under 10 (opens in a new window)
- Engineer by Day, Venture Capitalist by Night (opens in a new window)
- My Harvard Essay (opens in a new window)
- Life Story (opens in a new window)
- Casey Caruso (opens in a new window)
- Exclusive: This 31-year-old Google alum raised $75 million for a frontier tech fund backed by Marc Andreessen and a cofounder of OpenAI (opens in a new window)
- Neurotech map announcement (opens in a new window)
- Crowdsourced Neuro Map (opens in a new window)
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