NEUROENGINEER & VENTURE FUTURIST

Ariane Tom, PhD

Dr. Ariane Tom is a Stanford-trained PhD in neuroengineering and one of the few venture capitalists globally with formal expertise in neural interfaces, AI, and deeptech IP. As the Founder of Kaleida Capital—a top-decile early-stage investment firm in science-driven technologies—she has advised and invested in Nobel Laureates, built cross-disciplinary companies, and deployed capital across frontier sectors including brain-computer interfaces, synthetic biology, and predictive health.

At Kaleida Studios, Ariane provides strategic oversight across studio positioning, science-aligned content development, and long-term IP governance. She leads the studio’s edutainment and documentary initiatives, ensuring Kaleida’s creative outputs are grounded in both intellectual and cultural credibility.

Her thought leadership has been featured at the UN General Assembly Science Summit, Milken Institute, North American Neuromodulation Society, and global innovation conferences. As both an investor and a communicator, Ariane brings a rare ability to translate frontier science into emotionally resonant, commercially scalable narrative frameworks.

Our studio bridges two worlds — scientists ready to share their discoveries and storytellers seeking scientific depth. Whether you’re a researcher with a message or a filmmaker building future worlds, Kaleida Studios is designed to turn insight into influence — on screen and beyond.

Kaleida Studios: Where Science Becomes Story

Kaleida Studios is a science-driven media studio creating intelligent, emotionally resonant narratives across film, audio, and immersive formats. We explore the deepest questions shaping the human experience in a technological age.

We believe stories are not just entertainment—they are instruments of inquiry. When rooted in scientific truth and cultural imagination, they become blueprints for what’s possible.

At Kaleida, the creative process is collaborative, cross-disciplinary, and future-facing.

Conversations That Rewire Thought:
The Future Is Listening

Season One of Kaleida Studios’ debut podcast series, The Future Is Listening, brings scientists and storytellers into rare, unscripted dialogue—exploring the social, ethical, and imaginative frontiers of brain-computer interfaces, emotional AI, psychedelic therapy, and synthetic memory.

 This isn’t an interview series; it’s a narrative excavation – where technical fluency meets cultural imagination, and two worlds rarely in the same room begin to shape the future together.

Designed for early adopters, curious thinkers, and creative collaborators, each episode unpacks how neurotechnology is poised to reshape society—not just from the lab bench, but from the writer’s room, the policy desk, and the cultural psyche.

The result is a listening experience that is both intellectually rigorous and emotionally resonant.

Available from Q4 2025.

Stories That Shift the Culture:
Real Science, Real Stakes

Kaleida Studios’ nonfiction slate brings real science to screen — crafting cinematic narratives from the frontier of neuroscience, AI, and human potential. From lab to lens, we turn emerging science into stories with real cultural stakes — designed for viewers ready to think deeper.

Whether the subject is neural augmentation, emotional intelligence in machines, or rewriting the limits of human life, each piece is crafted to provoke thought and activate audiences long after the screen fades.

Produced in collaboration with foundations, researchers, and mission-aligned funders, these narratives serve as both cultural artifacts and impact media—bridging entertainment with education, policy, and societal foresight.

Projects in Motion

CULTURAL THEORIST & STORY ARCHITECT

Gregory Gray

Gregory Gray is a brand strategist, film and entertainment historian, and the Founder of Summit Communications Group. With over two decades of experience in global media and cultural ventures, he has led the development of cross-border IP, digital storytelling ecosystems, and marketing platforms that integrate cultural fluency with long-term narrative value.

At Kaleida Studios, Gregory leads the creative pipeline strategy—developing scalable IP frameworks, overseeing story development, and shaping the studio’s integrated brand and content architecture. His expertise in positioning, visual storytelling, and cross-format IP ensures Kaleida’s media properties are built for both artistic integrity and commercial reach.

Gregory’s portfolio includes launching media properties with private equity partners, advising on high-engagement digital brands across EMEA and APAC, and executing strategic campaigns at the intersection of entertainment, luxury, and emerging formats.