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- Jai PadmakumarFounder/CEO · 1849 bioS24Industrials · San Francisco
- Yongjin ParkFounder · 1849 bioS24Industrials · San Francisco
- Kendall Dabaghi@kendalldabaghiFounder · KingdomS20Healthcare · New York
- Ravi Sheth@raviushethFounder · KingdomS20Healthcare · New York
- Jacob VoganFounder · CB TherapeuticsS18Healthcare · San Diego
- Sher ButtFounder/CEO · CB TherapeuticsS18Healthcare · San Diego
- Eric SteenFounder/CSO · LygosW16Healthcare · San Francisco
- Derek GreenfieldFounder/CEO · Industrial MicrobesW15Healthcare · San Francisco
- Liz ClarkeFounder/CTO · Industrial MicrobesW15Healthcare · San Francisco
- Noah Helman@NoahHelmanFounder/CSO · Industrial MicrobesW15Healthcare · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Jai Padmakumar1849 bioFounder/CEOSummer 2024IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States3—Yongjin Park1849 bioFounderSummer 2024IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States3—Kendall DabaghiKingdomFounderSummer 2020HealthcareNew York, United States21https://x.com/kendalldabaghiRavi ShethKingdomFounderSummer 2020HealthcareNew York, United States21https://x.com/raviushethJacob VoganCB TherapeuticsFounderSummer 2018HealthcareSan Diego, United States18—Sher ButtCB TherapeuticsFounder/CEOSummer 2018HealthcareSan Diego, United States18—Eric SteenLygosFounder/CSOWinter 2016HealthcareSan Francisco, United States55—Derek GreenfieldIndustrial MicrobesFounder/CEOWinter 2015HealthcareSan Francisco, United States12—Liz ClarkeIndustrial MicrobesFounder/CTOWinter 2015HealthcareSan Francisco, United States12—Noah HelmanIndustrial MicrobesFounder/CSOWinter 2015HealthcareSan Francisco, United States12https://x.com/NoahHelman
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Jai Padmakumar
Founder/CEO·1849 bio
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size3
BatchSummer 2024
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Co-founder and CEO of 1849 bio. I get excited working on difficult problems with outsized impacts if you can solve them. I studied Microbiology and Applied Math at the University of Washington before doing my PhD at MIT in a synthetic biology lab. I've spent my time pushing the limits of what’s possible in bioengineering. 1849 is my second startup, the first of which I co-founded during grad school and led the early science at.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
CredentialsPhD
DisciplineResearcherKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
1849 bioEngineering microbes for miners to unlock billions in trapped metal
Co-foundersYongjin Park
