Team

Founded in 2024, Amphibian is a relatively new company that is bootstrapping our way to massive impact. Since most of our projects are confidential, we cannot share the names of our partners and teammates just yet.

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.

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Advisors

  • Stephanie Hannon

    Stephanie Hannon

    Product Leader, Emerson Collective,
    ex-Google, ex-Facebook

  • Shawn Heinrichs

    Shawn Heinrichs

    OnlyOne, Emmy-winning filmmaker, ocean guide, conservation leader

  • Courtney Hohne

    Courtney Hohne

    Moonshots storyteller, un/owned,
    ex-Google X

  • Ted Schmitt

    Ted Schmitt

    Conservation tech leader, Allen Institute for AI, ex-Vulcan

  • Josh Yellin

    Josh Yellin

    Research Lead at Google.org, Urban Rivers, Wildlife.ai