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Angela Wilkins
Former Venture Partner at First Bight Ventures
Houston, Texas
Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M
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About
Angela Wilkins serves as Science and AI Advisor at Starling, a Y Combinator W22 company, and previously held the position of Executive Director of the Kennedy Institute at Rice University, where she facilitated partnerships between academic researchers and industry to advance AI and data science applications. With two decades of experience applying data, algorithms, and computation to problem-solving, she has increasingly focused on ensuring that research-driven solutions create meaningful societal impact, particularly in life sciences and healthcare through collaborations with institutions including the Texas Medical Center.
Experience
- Starling (YC W22)Science and AI Advisorcurrent2025 — present
- Starling (YC W22)Chief Product and Data Officer2023 — 2025
- HightagAdvisorcurrent2023 — present
- Simbryo Technologies, IncAdvisorcurrent2023 — present
- Rhythio MedicalCo-Founder/COO2022 — 2025
- Rice Business - Jones Graduate School of BusinessAdjunct Professor2022 — 2025
- Cognetivity Neurosciences LtdAdvisor2023 — 2025
- The Alliance for Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare (AAIH)Board2020 — 2024
- Rice UniversityExecutive Director, Ken Kennedy Institute2020 — 2024
- First Bight VenturesVenture Partner2022 — 2023
- Mercury Data Sciencefounder, CEO2017 — 2020Houston, Texas Area
- Center for Science and LawDirector of Clinical Research2017 — 2018Houston, Texas
- Baylor College of MedicineResearch Faculty / Instructor2011 — 2017Houston, Texas
- Baylor College of MedicinePostdoc2007 — 2011
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Angela Wilkins?
- Angela Wilkins serves as Science and AI Advisor at Starling, a Y Combinator W22 company, and previously held the position of Executive Director of the Kennedy Institute at Rice University, where she facilitated partnerships between academic researchers and industry to advance AI and data science applications. With two decades of experience applying data, algorithms, and computation to problem-solving, she has increasingly focused on ensuring that research-driven solutions create meaningful societal impact, particularly in life sciences and healthcare through collaborations with institutions including the Texas Medical Center.
- What check size does Angela Wilkins write?
- Angela Wilkins typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
- Where did Angela Wilkins go to school?
- Angela Wilkins studied at Lehigh University (Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Physics).
Same school
Also attended Lehigh University197
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Also worked at Rice Business - Jones Graduate School of Business14
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