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Christian Theriault

Investor

Partner at Material Impact

New York, New York

Writes $500K – $7M checks · typically $2M

About

An award-winning serial entrepreneur with expertise across deep-tech fields, Christian has spent nearly a decade mentoring and investing in high-tech startups and joined Material Impact to develop opportunities at the intersection of material science and category-defining products. He co-founded ventures in robotics, machine vision, and medical devices (including TAG Optics, later acquired by a Japanese multinational), serves as EIR for NSF's I-Corps Northeast Regional Hub at Princeton, and holds MSE and AB degrees from Princeton.

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Invests in

BiotechDeep TechMedical DevicesNew MaterialsRobotics

Experience

  1. Material ImpactPartnercurrent2022 — present
  2. Material ImpactEntrepreneurial Partner2020 — 2022
  3. Princeton UniversityExecutive In Residence - Office of Innovationcurrent2022 — present
  4. Princeton UniversityLead Mentor & EIR - NSF I-Corps Northeast Hubcurrent2022 — present
  5. Creative Destruction LabAssociate | Energy, AgTech, Matter Streamscurrent2020 — present
  6. National Science Foundation (NSF)Grant Reviewer - NSF SBIR/STTR Program | Div. of Industrial Innovation and Partnerships (IIP)current2016 — present
  7. Endless Frontier LabsMentor - Deep-Tech, Life Sciences, & Strategycurrent2020 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
  8. AmperesandBoard of Directorscurrent2023 — present
  9. TalusAgBoard of Directorscurrent2023 — present
  10. DetraPelBoard of Directorscurrent2022 — present
  11. Jump Aero IncorporatedBoard of Directorscurrent2021 — present
  12. Lynq Technologies, Inc.Advisory Board Member - Technology and Strategy, Head of IPcurrent2020 — present
  13. Precision Livestock TechnologiesScientific Advisory Board Member and Advisorcurrent2020 — present
  14. Princeton Alumni AngelsMember, Deal Leadcurrent2018 — present
  15. Private Angel InvestorEarly Stage Investor & Startup Advisorcurrent2019 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
  16. actnanoBoard of Directors2022 — 2024
  17. Mid Atlantic Bio AngelsMember2020 — 2022
  18. TAG Optics, Inc.Co-Founder & CEO2011 — 2020Princeton, New Jersey
  19. Princeton University Keller Center | e-Lab Accelerator ProgramMentor - Entrepreneurship / Technology2013 — 2019
  20. Princeton UniversityGuest Lecturer (Volunteer)2009 — 2015

Education

  1. Princeton UniversityMSE, Engineering Management & Entrepreneurship2007 — 2008
  2. Princeton UniversityAB, Molecular Biology2003 — 2007

Skills & more

Venture Capital2Start-ups2Entrepreneurship20Business Strategy1Research9Product Development1Strategy1Marketing StrategyData Analysis5Financial Modeling2Business DevelopmentStrategic Planning
+12 moreProduct LaunchFinancial AnalysisMarketingBiotechnologyMedical DevicesMatlabMathematicaPublic SpeakingInnovation ManagementCross-functional Team LeadershipStart-ups ManagementStart-up Ventures

From Christian's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended Princeton University444

Fabrice GrindaCo-founder & Managing Partner at FJ LabsAndrewAdvisor at Clear VenturesChristal NgAssociate at Golden Gate VenturesDavid CoatsManaging Director & Co-Founder at Correlation VenturesDan MoreheadFounder & CEO at Pantera CapitalGeoff YangCo-Founder at Redpoint Ventures

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Shared employers

Also worked at Material Impact14

Carmichael RobertsInvestor at Material ImpactAdam SharkawyCo-Founder & Managing Partner at Material ImpactCorinna ChenPartner at Material ImpactMelissa FensterstockCompany Building Advisor at Material ImpactBen SchlatkaCompany Building Partner at Material ImpactAlexa HorwitzDirector of Marketing and Communications at Material Impact

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Also worked at Princeton University60

Ryan HaysBoard Member at CincyTechBrad FloraGeneral Partner at Y CombinatorManny StockmanManaging Partner at Osage University PartnersBrannon JonesPrincipal at AlleyCorpAaron PriceCEO, TechUnited at Tech Council VenturesJoseph LubinChairman at Ethereal Ventures Management Ltd.

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Also worked at Endless Frontier Labs20

Brannon JonesPrincipal at AlleyCorpNour ObeidallahHead of Community at AlleyCorpJoshua RubnitzInvestment Analyst at TDK VenturesBrian GloedeHead of Business Development and Startup Partnerships at New York Life VenturesNealFounder at Zoic CapitalKrishnamurty KambhampatiPartner at Cloquet Capital Partners, LLC

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Also worked at Lynq Technologies, Inc.1

Adam SharkawyCo-Founder & Managing Partner at Material Impact

Colleagues at Material Impact

Adam Sharkawy
Co-Founder & Managing Partner at Material Impact
Alexa Horwitz
Director of Marketing and Communications at Material Impact
Ben Schlatka
Company Building Partner at Material Impact
Carmichael Roberts
Investor at Material Impact
Corinna Chen
Partner at Material Impact
Deborah Kilpatrick
Health IT CEO, Evidation at Material Impact
Elyse Winer
Partner at Material Impact
Ezgi Emiroglu
Venture Associate at Material Impact