Kai Backman - Partner @ Lifeline Ventures - Crunchbase Person Profile

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Overview

Number of Current Board & Advisor Roles

Number of Founded Organizations

Primary Job Title Partner
Primary Organization
Lifeline Ventures

Location Austin, Texas, United States
Regions Southern US
Gender Male

Investor Type
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Kai Backman is based out of Austin, Texas and is the Chief Executive Officer of Vibe Robotics. Kai previously worked at Lifeline Ventures as a partner.

Partner Investments

Number of Partner Investments

Announced Date	Organization Name	Investor Name	Lead Investor	Funding Round	Money Raised
obfuscated obfuscation	Hyperion Robotics	Lifeline Ventures	Yes	Seed Round - Hyperion Robotics	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Mobal	Lifeline Ventures	Yes	Seed Round - Mobal	obfuscated obfuscation

Jobs

Number of Current Jobs

Number of Past Jobs

Kai Backman

has

current jobs as

Chief Executive Officer

Vibe Robotics

and

Partner

Lifeline Ventures

. Additionally,

Kai Backman

has had

past jobs including

Founder and CEO

Airstone

Vibe Robotics Chief Executive OfficerApr 2026
Lifeline Ventures Partner2016

Organization Name	Title At Company	Start Date	End Date
Airstone	Founder and CEO	Jun 2013	Feb 2015
Tinkercad	Founder and CEO	Sep 2010	Jun 2013
Google	Software Engineer	Feb 2006	Sep 2010

Board and Advisor Roles

Number of Current Board & Advisor Roles

Kai Backman

is the

Board of Directors

Hyperion Robotics

Hyperion Robotics Board of DirectorsOct 25, 2022

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