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Bill Dunbar

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Investor at At One Ventures

Santa Cruz, California, United States

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About

A serial entrepreneur with a Ph.D. in Control and Dynamical Systems from Caltech, Bill was an engineering professor at UC Santa Cruz and served as CTO of two deep-tech companies, with expertise in automation, instrumentation, biology, and IP strategy.

Experience

  1. At One VenturesVP of Intellectual Propertycurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. At One VenturesEntrepreneur in Residence2023 — 2025Menlo Park, California, United States
  3. Nooma BioFounder, Chief Technology Officer2020 — 2023United States
  4. OnteraCo-Founder, Chief Technology Officer2019 — 2021Santa Cruz, California
  5. Two Pore Guys, Inc.Co-founder, Chief Technology Officer2011 — 2019Santa Cruz, CA, United States
  6. University of California at Santa CruzAssociate Professor2010 — 2016
  7. University of California at Santa CruzAssistant Professor of Computer Engineering2004 — 2010
  8. Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, IncConsultant2007 — 2013

Skills & more

Entrepreneurial Organizations3Startup Environments3Early-Stage Startups3Patent StrategyInventionIntellectual PropertyCollaborative Project ManagementInstrumentation DevelopmentProgrammingDue DiligenceAnalytical SciencesTechnical Leadership
+12 moreData StrategiesResearch and Development (R&D)Statistical Data AnalysisData ScienceData AnalyticsStart-upsEntrepreneurshipData AnalysisCommunicationProblem SolvingTeam ManagementAnalytical Skills

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Who is Bill Dunbar?
A serial entrepreneur with a Ph.D. in Control and Dynamical Systems from Caltech, Bill was an engineering professor at UC Santa Cruz and served as CTO of two deep-tech companies, with expertise in automation, instrumentation, biology, and IP strategy.
Where does Bill Dunbar work?
Bill Dunbar is at At One Ventures.
Where did Bill Dunbar go to school?
Bill Dunbar studied at Caltech (PhD, Control and Dynamical Systems); UC San Diego (MS, Applied Mechanics); Virginia Tech (BS, Engineering Science and Mechanics).

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