Team
ABOUT US
Amphibian was founded in 2024 by Evan Rapoport, a former Google “moonshots” product manager and conservation technology leader.
We have a growing team of contributors and partners, though most of our projects are confidential right now. We’ll share more soon!
Evan Rapoport
Founder & CEO
Evan is a nature-lover and expert at building mission-driven portfolios, teams, and companies. He founded numerous products and programs that have received many millions in follow-on funding.
Evan was the lead for the Google Brain Moonshots Program to invest in AI research projects (LLMs, remote sensing, bioacoustics, etc.). At Google X, he founded the Tidal moonshot (AI for aquaculture). He was the founding CEO of Oceankind (principal Lucy Page), building a successful $10M+ portfolio of investments and grants. Following his love for protecting nature, he became the Senior Technology Fellow at Conservation International. Earlier in his career at Google, he founded and launched many products in Maps, Android, & Photos.
Evan speaks regularly on “Moonshot Thinking” with mission-driven organizations, advises and invests in startups, mentored classes at Stanford, led a workshop at the United Nations, and coaches people through career and life transitions towards work on nature and climate.
Advisors
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Stephanie Hannon
Product Leader, Emerson Collective,
ex-Google, ex-Facebook -
Shawn Heinrichs
OnlyOne, Emmy-winning filmmaker, ocean guide, conservation leader
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Courtney Hohne
Moonshots storyteller, un/owned,
ex-Google X -
Ted Schmitt
Conservation tech leader, Allen Institute for AI, ex-Vulcan
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Brian Stafford, M.D.
Soul & Wilderness Guide, Animas Valley Institute, Pacifica Graduate Institute
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Josh Yellin
Research Lead at Google.org, Urban Rivers, Wildlife.ai
