Brendan Frey
FounderChief Innovation Officer and Founder at Deep Genomics
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
FoundedDeep Genomics
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Chief Innovation Officer and Founder at Deep Genomics
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11.2 CapitalLas Vegas · $500K – $3M checksBloomberg BetaSan Francisco · $25K – $1M checksFuture VenturesLos Altos · $1M – $10M checksKensington Capital Partners LimitedTorontoMagnetic VenturesBoston · $1M – $6M checksSoftBank Vision FundLondonTrue VenturesSan Francisco · $500K – $3M checks · since 2015
Experience
- Deep GenomicsFounder, Chief Innovation Officer and Board Membercurrent2023 — presentToronto, Ontario, Canada
- Deep GenomicsFounder, Chief Executive Officer and Board Member2014 — 2023Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- University of TorontoFull Professorcurrent2017 — presentToronto, Ontario, Canada
- University of TorontoFull Professor2007 — 2017Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- University of TorontoAssociate Professor2004 — 2007Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- University of TorontoAssistant Professor2001 — 2004Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Massey College, University of TorontoSenior Fellowcurrent2011 — presentCanada
- Microsoft ResearchTechnical Advisory Board2010 — 2014India
- Microsoft ResearchResearch Management Consultant2000 — 2014Redmond, USA
- University of Cambridge, Cavendish Laboratories and Darwin CollegeVisiting Professor2008 — 2009United Kingdom
- Microsoft Research, Machine Learning and Perception GroupVisiting Researcher2008 — 2009Cambridge, United Kingdom
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Electrical and Computer EngineeringAdjunct Professor1998 — 2006United States
- University of Waterloo, Computer ScienceAssistant Professor1998 — 2001Canada
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and TechnologyBeckman Fellow1997 — 1999United States
- Cambridge University, Isaac Newton Institute for the Mathematical SciencesInvited Researcher1997England
- Bell-Northern Research, Advanced Development GroupJunior Research Scientist1990 — 1991
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Machine LearningAlgorithmsConsultingResearchGenomicsNetworkingTeachingSoftware EngineeringProgrammingLeadership
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- Who is Brendan Frey?
- Chief Innovation Officer and Founder at Deep Genomics
- Where does Brendan Frey work?
- Brendan Frey is Chief Innovation Officer and Founder of Deep Genomics.
- What companies did Brendan Frey found?
- Brendan Frey founded Deep Genomics.
- Where did Brendan Frey go to school?
- Brendan Frey studied at University of Toronto (Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Machine Learning); University of Manitoba (Master’s Degree, M.Sc., Electrical and Computer Engineering); University of Calgary (Bachelor’s Degree, B.Sc. (Honours) Electrical Engineering).
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University of Toronto mafia337
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University of Calgary mafia82
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Garrett CampBachelor of Science (BSc)Founded Aero +1Wilson ActonLLBFounded Whipcord +1Rami GhanemComputer ScienceFounded Summize +1Ali GolshanMathematics and Computer ScienceFounded Stackrox +1Jaz BangaElectrical EngineeringFounded Airspace +1Jeff McClellandEngineering then Management => Transferred to U of L to completeFounded Salv +1
University of Manitoba mafia36
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Also attended University of Toronto728
Ilya SutskeverCo-founder of OpenAI; co-founder & CEO of Safe SuperintelligenceNick FrosstCo-founder of CohereYasmin RazaviInvestor at Spark CapitalImran BashirFounding Partner, Chief Operating Officer at Extreme Venture PartnersKarim GillaniGeneral Partner at Luge CapitalAndrew MiklasGeneral Partner at Y Combinator
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Also attended University of Manitoba89
Jay HumPrincipal at Mighty CapitalMurray McCaigCo-Founder and Managing Partner at ArcTern VenturesChris KojimaManaging Director, Global Head of Capital Solutions at General AtlanticChris FalloonPortfolio Development at Dell Technologies CapitalJoel SemeniukVenture Partner at Fresco CapitalJordon BoerchersVice President at Vistara Growth
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Also attended University of Calgary185
Garrett CampCo-founder of Uber and StumbleUpon; founder of ExpaLaura BuhlerPartner, Head of Community at Felicis VenturesLeah GosbeeCFO at Version One VenturesRaghu BhaskarInvestment Manager – Sector Specialist Industrial IT and AI at Emerald Technology Ventures AgChris EricksonFounder at Pangaea Ventures Us Inc.Bryan ChowInvestor at Side Door Ventures
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Shared employers
Also worked at Deep Genomics11
Nessan BerminghamInvestor at Khosla VenturesPaul SekhriInvestor at eGenesis, Inc. Full-timePhilip FradkinFounder at Blank BioDorsa RohaniFounder at MosaicBrian O'CallaghanChief Executive Officer at Deep GenomicsDavid JohnstonChief Financial Officer at Deep Genomics
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Also worked at University of Toronto195
Raquel UrtasunFounder & CEO of WaabiNick FrosstCo-founder of CohereAngelaGeneral Partner at Version One VenturesGisella de la RochaVice President of Legal at MPM BioImpactGraham CareyInvestment Director - Advanced Materials at Emerald Technology Ventures AgJoel DrewryPrincipal at Versant Ventures
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Also worked at Microsoft Research2,000
Reid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockGarry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorNat FriedmanCo-lead of Meta Superintelligence Labs; co-founder of NFDGKai-Fu LeeChairman of Sinovation Ventures and CEO of 01.AIBill GatesCo-founder of Microsoft; Chair of the Gates FoundationMike KriegerCo-founder of Instagram; Chief Product Officer at Anthropic
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