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Cristian Ponce

Founder

CEO at Tetsuwan Scientific

San Francisco, California, United States

FoundedTetsuwan Scientific

About

Cristian Ponce studied at Caltech, where he worked on full-genome engineering in the Wang Lab. He left his studies to start the company.

CEO at Tetsuwan Scientific

Intro paths

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Tetsuwan Scientific's investors · 3

2048 VenturesNew York · $500K – $3M checksCarbon SiliconCarson City · $100K – $500K checksEntrepreneur FirstBengaluru · $1M – $7M checks

Co-founders at Tetsuwan Scientific

TSThéo Schäfer
Théo SchäferCofounder

Experience

  1. Tetsuwan ScientificChief Executive Officercurrent2023 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
  2. Entrepreneur FirstEntrepreneur in Residence2023 — 2024New York, New York, United States
  3. I-Corps Hub Northeast RegionEntrepreneurial Lead2023
  4. Mission To PsychePsyche Inspired Intern2022 — 2023
  5. CaltechUndergraduate Researcher, Synthetic Biology & Genetic Engineering2021 — 2023Pasadena, California, United States
  6. Carolina Fintech HubConsultant2021 — 2022
  7. Carolina Fintech HubYTAC Program Director2021Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
  8. Carolina Fintech HubYTAC Program COO2020 — 2021Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
  9. The Center for Common GroundTeam Leader, Students for Justice2020
  10. North Carolina Research CampusBioinformatics Research Intern2020Kannapolis, North Carolina, United States
  11. MindBlazerProgramming Intern2019Charlotte, North Carolina

Education

  1. CaltechB.S., Biological Engineering2021 — 2023
  2. University of North Carolina at CharlotteComputer Science2018 — 2021

Skills & more

Prototyping5Python (Programming Language)6Natural Language Understanding2Computer ScienceNatural Language Processing (NLP)
  • Open Water Scuba Diver — Scuba Diving International - SDI

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Frequently asked questions

Where does Cristian Ponce work?
Cristian Ponce is CEO at Tetsuwan Scientific.
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Cristian Ponce founded Tetsuwan Scientific.

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