One of the most fun parts of angel investing is dreaming up startup ideas. Here are three ideas I’m really excited about. If you’re working on these, let me know! 

American-Made API’s

To make prescription drugs, you need Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs). The overwhelming majority of APIs are made abroad.

In a war or pandemic, we may not be able to import APIs. That would make it impossible to manufacture life-saving drugs.

I’m looking for startups that are making APIs in the United States, preferably with robots. This would keep pricing competitive and make it easier to scale.

Litterbots

This morning, I went outside with my coffee, like always. As I drank my espresso, I picked up a few pieces of litter.

The sidewalk looked a lot nicer after. But you know what would be even better? A robot to do it for me!

I’d like to see little autonomous robots going down every sidewalk, sucking up trash. All it would take is affixing a vacuum to a food delivery bot.

Detroit has a version of these cleaning up their beaches today. What a great idea!

Robochefs

Many people don’t know how to cook or don’t have the time. What if a robot could whip up anything we want in minutes?

I saw an interesting home cooking robot recently, but you have to chop up the ingredients first. It basically just heats and stirs for you.

We need a more complete solution. Pull this off and millions of people could eat better. 

Wrap-Up

I love investing in startups. Every day, I see the coolest new technologies.

No matter what problem we have, startups give us a chance to fix it. 

Being able to produce our own drug ingredients will make our country more resilient. Litterbots and robochefs could make daily life easier. 

If you’re building in these areas, let me know!

There will be no blog tomorrow. I’ll be at New York Build. If you’re there, come say hello.

See you on Friday!

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