Manoj Saxena, who helped build IBM's Watson computer, is joining venture capital firm The Entrepreneur's Fund to invest in cognitive computing startups.

Manoj Saxena, formerly general manager of IBM’s Watson Solutions, has left IBM to become a managing director at venture capital firm The Entrepreneur’s Fund, where he will be investing in IBM Watson-powered startups and mentoring cognitive computing entrepreneurs. Saxena tweeted in February that that he was excited about his new role “as a VC to accelerate Cognitive Computing.”

Saxena continues to serve as an advisor to Michael Rhodin, who leads the IBM Watson Group.

Saxena also revealed in his tweets that he had become a fan of the “quirky, mesmerizing ‘sport’ of curling” during the Sochi Olympics, and is looking forward to the Formula 1 season whereby “unparalled changes to the car spec and rules should make it fun.”