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Austin Che

Unicorn founder

Co-founder at Ginkgo Bioworks

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

FoundedGinkgo Bioworks$17.5B · YC

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Co-founder at Ginkgo BioworksYC S14

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Austin went through Y Combinator (Summer 2014) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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Ginkgo Bioworks's investors · 68

11.2 CapitalLas Vegas · $500K – $3M checks1955 CapitalSan Francisco · $5M – $10M checks · since 2017ACME CapitalSan FranciscoAllen Institute for AI (AI2) IncubatorSeattle · $100K – $600K checksAnchorage Capital PartnersSydneyAzure Capital PartnersSan Francisco · $250K – $10M checksB3 HoldingPragueBaillie GiffordEdinburghBand of AngelsSilicon Valley · since 2014Battery VenturesBoston · $500K – $100M checks · since 2014BenchmarkSan Francisco · $100K – $30M checks · since 2014Bill Taisince 2014BlackRockMexico CityBlue Owl CapitalNew YorkBoost VCSan Mateo · $500K checks · since 2014BoxGroupNew York · $250K – $1M checks · since 2014Canaan PartnersStamford · $500K – $20M checks · since 2014Cannage CapitalLas VegasCool Climate CollectiveSacramento · $100K – $350K checksCota CapitalSan Francisco · since 2014DCVC (Data Collective)Palo Alto · $5M – $25M checksDefense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)since 2012Designer FundSan Francisco · $100K – $1M checksDraper AssociatesSan Mateo · $500K – $5M checksDST GlobalGeorge Town, Grand Cayman · $100K – $200M checks · since 2015Felicis VenturesSan Francisco · $500K – $15M checks · since 2015Four CitiesNewtonFundamental VenturesLakewayGeneral AtlanticNew York · $10M – $1B checks · since 2017HC NCBR FUNDWarszawa · $750K – $16M checksHemisphere Ventures LLCMckinneyiGlobe PartnersSingapore · $600K – $6M checks · since 2015In-Q-TelTysons · $100K – $2.5M checksIVP (Institutional Venture Partners)San Francisco · $15M – $75M checks · since 2014Jude GomilaLynnwoodKhosla VenturesMenlo Park · $5K – $50M checksLead Edge CapitalNew York · $50M – $400M checks · since 2014MassVenturesWaltham · $250K – $500K checks · since 2015Merus CapitalMenlo Park · $200K – $2.5M checks · since 2014National Institutes of Health (NIH)National Science FoundationAlexandria · since 2011Novalis LifeSciencesPortsmouthOffline VenturesMill Valley · $250K – $5M checksOMX VenturesLincolnshireOS FundPark Ridge · $1M – $2M checks · since 2015ParadigmSan Francisco · $1M – $100M checksPetriBoston · $100K – $6M checksPfizer Venture Investments$5M – $20M checksPrelude VenturesSan Francisco · $100K – $5M checksQueensBridge Venture Partnerssince 2014ReshapeNew York · $100K – $2M checksSam Altmansince 2015Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust PLCEdinburghScrum VenturesSan Francisco · since 2015Sequoia CapitalMenlo Park · $4.4M – $214M checks · since 2014SoftBank Vision FundLondonSound VenturesSanta Monica · since 2014T. Rowe PriceBaltimore · since 2019TD BankMount LaurelTekmen Teknoloji Reklamcilik Yayincilik A.S.LondonThe Robotics HubPittsburgh · since 2014Trans-Pacific Technology FundTaipeiTSVCSilicon Valley · $1M checksVast VenturesFt. Lauderdale · $100K – $1M checks · since 2015Viking GlobalStamfordViking Global InvestorsStamford · since 2015Vital Venture CapitalWashington · $1M – $3M checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2014

Co-founders at Ginkgo Bioworks

JKJason Kelly
Jason KellyCo-founder and CEO
RSReshma Shetty
Reshma ShettyCo-founder; President, Chief Operations Officer
BCBarry Canton
Barry CantonCo-founder
TKTom Knight
Tom KnightFounder; Ginkgo Fellow
BC
Bartholomew CantonExecutive Officer

Experience

  1. Ginkgo BioworksFoundercurrent2008 — presentBoston, MA
  2. Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyGrad Student2001 — 2008

Frequently asked questions

Who is Austin Che?
Strategic Partnerships & Investments at Ginkgo Bioworks
Where does Austin Che work?
Austin Che is Co-founder of Ginkgo Bioworks.
What companies did Austin Che found?
Austin Che founded Ginkgo Bioworks.
Where did Austin Che go to school?
Austin Che studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (PhD, Computer Science); Stanford University (BS, Computer Science).

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