Barry Behnken

Private Equity Investor at

MIR Ventures LLC

Consumer Services

Technology Services

Electronic Technology

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Barry Behnken is the founder of AEye, Inc. (founded in 2013) and AEye Technologies, Inc. (founded in 2013).
He held the title of Advisor at AEye, Inc. in 2020 and Senior Vice President-Engineering at AEye Technologies, Inc. from 2013 to 2020.
Currently, Dr. Behnken is the Executive Vice President at ColdQuanta, Inc. since 2021 and a Venture Partner at MIR Ventures LLC since 2019.
Previously, he worked as the Vice President at York Space Systems LLC from 2020 to 2021.
Dr. Behnken obtained an MBA from the University of California, Berkeley in 2014.
He also holds an undergraduate degree from the United States Air Force Academy, conferred in 1993, and a graduate degree from the Naval Postgraduate School, conferred in 2008.

Barry Behnken active positions

Companies	Position	Start
MIR Ventures LLC MIR Ventures LLC Investment ManagersFinance MIR Ventures invests in companies located in the United States. The firm targets companies operating in the fields of bricolage, machines and technology. It provides financing for pre-seed and seed-stage capital requirements.	Private Equity Investor	01/01/2019
ColdQuanta, Inc. ColdQuanta, Inc. Computer Processing HardwareElectronic Technology Operates as a quantum technology company	Private Equity Investor	01/01/2021

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Former positions of Barry Behnken

Companies	Position	End
York Space Systems LLC York Space Systems LLC Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Operates as a defense technology company	Private Equity Investor	31/12/2021
AEye Technologies, Inc. AEye Technologies, Inc. SemiconductorsElectronic Technology Develops vision hardware, software and algorithms that act as the eyes and visual cortex of autonomous vehicles	Founder	01/01/2020
AEYE, INC.	Founder	01/01/2020

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University of California, Berkeley University of California, Berkeley Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
United States Air Force Academy United States Air Force Academy Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
Naval Postgraduate School Naval Postgraduate School Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
York Space Systems LLC York Space Systems LLC Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Operates as a defense technology company	Technology Services
AEye Technologies, Inc. AEye Technologies, Inc. SemiconductorsElectronic Technology Develops vision hardware, software and algorithms that act as the eyes and visual cortex of autonomous vehicles	Electronic Technology
ColdQuanta, Inc. ColdQuanta, Inc. Computer Processing HardwareElectronic Technology Operates as a quantum technology company	Electronic Technology
MIR Ventures LLC MIR Ventures LLC Investment ManagersFinance MIR Ventures invests in companies located in the United States. The firm targets companies operating in the fields of bricolage, machines and technology. It provides financing for pre-seed and seed-stage capital requirements.	Finance
AEye, Inc. AEye, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Develops lidar sensing platform and supported products for autonomous vehicle activities	Technology Services