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Brandon Chen

Founder

Co-Founder & CEO at Finless Foods

San Francisco Bay Area

FoundedFinless Foods

Co-Founder & CEO at Finless Foods

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Finless Foods's investors · 16

At One VenturesMenlo Park · $100K – $5M checksAurum Venture PartnersPleasantonBabel VenturesSan Francisco · $100K – $3M checksBlue Horizon CorporationZurichBlue Revolution Investments G.P.BergenDraper AssociatesSan Mateo · $500K – $5M checksEndurance28San FranciscoHumboldtNew York · $100K – $5M checksJapan AngelsTokyoJoyance PartnersBerlinMagic HourNew YorkSand Hill AngelsMenlo Park · $50K – $2M checksSocial StartsSan FranciscoStarlight VenturesMiami · $100K – $3M checksToba CapitalIrvine · $1M – $10M checksVU Venture PartnersSan Francisco · $200K – $1M checks

Co-founders at Finless Foods

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Brian WyrwasCo-Founder & CSO
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Michael SeldenCo-Founder & Advisor

Experience

  1. Finless FoodsCo-founder and CEOcurrent2026 — present
  2. Finless FoodsCEOcurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  3. Finless FoodsChief Technology Officer2019 — 2025San Francisco Bay Area
  4. Snap BioCo-founder, Head of research and development, Drug Discovery2017 — 2019San Diego County, California, United States
  5. GenomaticaResearch and development2010 — 2017San Diego County, California, United States
  6. Chen ConsultingConsultant2006 — 2017
  7. CODA Genomics. Inc.Research & commercial development2006 — 2009Orange County, California, United States
  8. The Scripps Research InstituteResearch Scientist2004 — 2006San Diego County, California, United States
  9. Taiwan ArmySecond Lieutenant (mandatory service)1994 — 1996Taiwan
  10. Kaohsiung Medical UniversityMedical Technologist1988 — 1992

Skills & more

Strategy8Globalization4Talent Management4Strategic PositioningCompetitive Advantage1Management1Global StrategyCorporate StrategyDrug Discovery5Research and Development (R&D)8Cell Biology9Biotechnology34
+8 morePharmaceutical IndustryBiochemistryAssay DevelopmentBioinformaticsBiopharmaceuticalsCell CultureCommercializationForecasting

Languages Chinese · English · Taiwanese

  • Leadership and Management Certificate Program — Wharton Online

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Brandon Chen?
Co-Founder & CEO at Finless Foods
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Brandon Chen is Co-Founder & CEO of Finless Foods.
What companies did Brandon Chen found?
Brandon Chen founded Finless Foods.
Where did Brandon Chen go to school?
Brandon Chen studied at University of California, Irvine - The Paul Merage School of Business (MBA, Healthcare & finance); UC Irvine (Ph.D., Microbiology and Molecular Genetics); National Yang Ming University (M.S., Microbiology and Immunology).

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