Gianni Martire
Cofounder of Applied Physics, Applied Physics
About
Gianni Martire is the Co-Founder and CEO of Applied Physics. He sold his Y Combinator-backed startup and has been an angel investor, fostering the growth of companies like Flexport, Rippling, Cover, Ginkgo Bioworks, Mindbloom, and Zenefits. In 2019, Gianni shifted his focus to physics, aiming to leverage scientific advancements for societal benefit. He co-authored the groundbreaking 2021 paper "Introducing Physical Warp Drives" with Dr. Alexey Bobrick, presenting the first physical warp drive model and establishing Warp Field Mechanics as a serious field of study. Additionally, he co-authored "Searching for Intelligent Life in Gravitational Wave Signals," which uses advanced gravitational lensing, turning LIGO from a black hole observatory into one sensitive enough to view Jupiter-sized planets.