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Alex Rosay

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Founder at Cascade Biocatalysts · Co-founder at CASCADE BIO

Brooklyn, New York, United States

FoundedCASCADE BIOCascade Biocatalysts

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About

Alex Rosay is co-founder and CEO of Cascade Biocatalysts, a company developing enzymes for chemical manufacturing. Previously, Rosay worked as a product manager on the computational product discovery team at Zymergen and as an associate at Bain & Company. Rosay studied chemical engineering at Stanford and has experience with the Dow Chemical Company.

Founder at Cascade Biocatalysts

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Cascade Biocatalysts's investors · 6

Amplify.LALos Angeles · $500K – $5M checks · since 2025Boost VCSan Mateo · $500K checks · since 2025Cool Climate CollectiveSacramento · $100K – $350K checks · since 2025Range VCDenver · $1M – $3M checks · since 2025Spacecadet VenturesKent County · $100K – $500K checks · since 2025Ten VCMenlo Park · $250K – $1.5M checks · since 2025

Co-founders at Cascade Biocatalysts

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James WeltzExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter

Co-founder at CASCADE BIO

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1Flourish CapitalMountain ViewEndurance28San FranciscoR7 PartnersChicago · $100K – $5M checksSpacecadet VenturesKent County · $100K – $500K checksStray Dog CapitalLeawood · $100K – $1M checks

Co-founders at CASCADE BIO

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JamesCo-founder

Experience

  1. Cascade BiocatalystsCEO and Co-Foundercurrent2022 — present
  2. ZymergenSenior Product Manager2021 — 2022
  3. ZymergenProduct Manager2019 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
  4. ZymergenProduct Operations Manager2018 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
  5. Bain & CompanySenior Associate Consultant2015 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
  6. HelixMarketing Analytics2017 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
  7. The Dow Chemical CompanyCore R&D Intern2014Midland, Michigan
  8. Spormann Lab at Stanford UniversityChemical Engineering VPUE Summer Researcher2013
  9. QuiznosShift Manager2010 — 2011

Skills & more

EnglishMicrosoft Office8Microsoft Excel8Microsoft Word5PowerPoint6Customer Service2Research7Social MediaTeamwork10Public Speaking7C++1Java1
+10 moreMatlabEvent PlanningTeam LeadershipAnalysisTime ManagementPCRPCR primer designWorking with Anaerobic BacteriaFluorescence MicroscopyLeadership

Languages Spanish

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Who is Alex Rosay?
Alex Rosay is co-founder and CEO of Cascade Biocatalysts, a company developing enzymes for chemical manufacturing. Previously, Rosay worked as a product manager on the computational product discovery team at Zymergen and as an associate at Bain & Company. Rosay studied chemical engineering at Stanford and has experience with the Dow Chemical Company.
Where does Alex Rosay work?
Alex Rosay is Co-founder of CASCADE BIO and Founder at Cascade Biocatalysts.
What companies did Alex Rosay found?
Alex Rosay founded CASCADE BIO, Cascade Biocatalysts.
Where did Alex Rosay go to school?
Alex Rosay studied at Stanford University (Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Chemical Engineering); Loyola High School.

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