At the intersection of capital & technologyExecutive profile / 2026

Noah Sochet.

Deep-tech investor. AI builder.
Technology leader.

Lead Impact X Capital’s deep-tech investment practice and build AlchemEdge’s AI-driven venture platform. Combine investment conviction, technical diligence, and hands-on execution with a track record of founding companies, leading engineering teams, and delivering technology for public institutions.

Deep tech & venture capitalAI-native productsTechnical diligenceFounder & operator

15+ yearsFounding & technology leadership

HundredsNonprofits served at DonationPay

ThousandsFundraising microsites delivered

Capital × AIInvestment insight meets execution

Experience

Investment conviction. Technical depth. Hands-on delivery.

Impact X Capital

2024 — Present

CTO & Partner

Lead the firm’s deep-tech investment practice, developing and maintaining its investment thesis in collaboration with fund leadership.
Inform investment-committee discussions with technical research, market assessments, and competitive analysis across post-quantum networking and semiconductor opportunities.
Cultivate relationships across San Francisco’s AI ecosystem, connecting with founders, investors, and technologists to inform investment thinking.

AlchemEdge

CTO

Built an AI-assisted venture platform spanning sourcing, diligence, investment memos, and reporting; emerged from stealth in 2026 and is entering beta.
Architected source-cited research workflows with tenant isolation, permission-controlled AI access through Model Context Protocol, and audit histories.
Engineered resilient, long-running AI workflows with checkpoints, recovery, progress monitoring, and spending controls.
Own architecture, testing, and product iteration, building hands-on with Codex and Cursor and incorporating investment-team feedback.

DonationPay

2010 — Present

Co-founder & CTO

Co-founded a fundraising software company serving hundreds of nonprofits through online donations and event registrations.
Led up to five engineers developing payment and fundraising software; delivered thousands of fundraising microsites for nonprofit clients.

Leadership & impact

Building companies, strengthening institutions, creating opportunity.

ElevateImpact

2018 — 2023

Co-founder & Consulting Technologist

Co-founded a firm managing grant and loan programs and underwriting for California cities and counties. Led a small technical team and built the platform automating program operations and government-specific workflows.

City of Berkeley

Commissioner & Chair, Peace and Justice Commission

Served four years on the commission, including two terms as chair, advising Berkeley City Council on public-policy issues.

Project Great Outdoors

First Program Director

Helped define and build an outdoor-adventure program that has taken thousands of low-income young people on rafting, ropes-course, and sailing trips.

Selected engagements

Long-term partnerships with organizations making a difference.

FLASH / UCSF

Technology Consultant · Seven-year engagement

Built and maintained a live and recorded video-training platform enabling an international team of UCSF psychologists to train thousands in trauma-treatment techniques.

ACLU National

Email Production & Analytics Consultant · Two-year engagement

Supported high-volume national fundraising campaigns, including cross-platform quality assurance and audience segmentation.

Community & education

An active contributor to the technology ecosystem.

Networks & community

StartOut mentor. Y Combinator investor-network member. Regular speaker at Tech Weekend and other technology events.

The Evergreen State College

BA, 2007 · Olympia, Washington