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Capella Kerst

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Founder and CEO at geCKo Materials

United States

FoundedgeCKo Materials

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Jessy RivestunlockedCapella: together at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (2012–2013)
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Founder and CEO at geCKo Materials

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Anthropocene VenturesSan Francisco · $50K – $250K checksBosch VenturesStuttgart · $27M checks · since 2021KittyHawk VenturesSilicon Valley · $250K – $15M checks · since 2024OPAMP CAPITALMcLean · $250K – $500K checksU.S. Air Forcesince 2021

Experience

  1. geCKo MaterialsCEO and Foundercurrent2020 — presentCalifornia, United States
  2. StartX.S23 Founder Membercurrent2023 — present
  3. LeadX at StanfordLeadX2019 — 2022
  4. Stanford UniversityPHD Candidate2014 — 2020
  5. Stanford UniversityGraduate Research and Teaching Assistant2014 — 2020
  6. UIFUniversity Innovation Fellow (UIF)2014 — 2020Stanford, California, United States
  7. University Innovation FellowsUIF Fellow2014 — 2020Stanford, California, United States
  8. Lawrence Berkeley National LaboratoryAssistant Research2012 — 2013
  9. Sacred Heart SchoolsAfter School Homework Director2010 — 2011
  10. West Valley CollegeTeaching Assistance Energy Solar Tech2011

Skills & more

Product DevelopmentProduct DesignMathematicsMechanical EngineeringAutoCADMachiningMathematicaPhysicsMaterials ScienceModelingFinite Element AnalysisElectrochemistry
+12 moreOpticsDesign-BuildSolidworksMicrofabricationSimulationsMaterialsMatlabR&DNumerical AnalysisDesign ThinkingSolidWorksInnovation Management

Languages English

  • Faith Driven Entrepreneur Foundation Group — Faith Driven Entrepreneur

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Who is Capella Kerst?
Founder and CEO at Geckomaterials
Where does Capella Kerst work?
Capella Kerst is Founder and CEO of geCKo Materials.
What companies did Capella Kerst found?
Capella Kerst founded geCKo Materials.
Where did Capella Kerst go to school?
Capella Kerst studied at Stanford University (Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Mechanical Engineering); UCLA (Master's degree, Mechanical Engineering); University of California, Berkeley (Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Applied Mathematics to Mechanical Engineering).

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