Simon Lancaster

General Partner at Omni Ventures

Speaker

Simon Lancaster is the Founder and General Partner of Omni Ventures, a Silicon Valley pre-seed fund driving the digital transformation of engineering, manufacturing, and supply chain. He leverages over a decade of experience at Apple—where he served as an R&D leader and technology scout—along with a track record of 50+ patents and three successful startup exits to identify and back cutting-edge deep tech startups. Under Simon’s leadership, Omni Ventures provides first-check capital at the pre-seed stage and often co-invests alongside top firms such as Eclipse, Khosla Ventures, Kleiner Perkins, and Bessemer Venture Partners. His deep operational credibility and sharp investment thesis position him as a fund manager uniquely equipped to modernize industrial tech.