The Very Small Group is a Bahrain, Bangalore, and Silicon Valley effort focused on early-stage research and development in areas where advances at small scales (such as sensors, electronics, and biological systems) can lead to meaningful technological progress. The group explores opportunities at the intersection of hardware, software, and science, with an emphasis on building practical capabilities over time in the fields of CRISPR, nanotechnology, quantum computing, and microprocessors.
Its work is exploratory and long-term in nature, covering areas such as sensing technologies, semiconductor design, and emerging computational approaches. The group takes a focused, step-by-step approach, developing ideas at a small scale and advancing those that show clear technical and commercial potential.