Daria Balatsky
FounderFounder at Alga Biosciences
Berkeley, California, United States
FoundedAlga Biosciences · YC
About
Daria Balatsky is a physical chemist with research experience spanning pharmaceutical development for kidney disease and quantum materials studies during her PhD. She is a co-founder and chemist at Alga Biosciences.
Founder at Alga BiosciencesYC W22
Intro paths
YC
Daria went through Y Combinator (Winter 2022) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
GP
Their group partner at YC was Gustaf Alstromer — the partner who ran Alga Biosciences's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Daria can intro founders to Alga Biosciences's investors below.
Alga Biosciences's investors · 11
Angel Collective Opportunity FundSan FranciscoCollaborative FundNew York · $500K – $1M checksCool Climate CollectiveSacramento · $100K – $350K checksDay One VenturesSan Francisco · $100K – $5M checksHelium-3 VenturesNew YorkJetstreamSan FranciscoOverview CapitalNew YorkRebel FundSan Francisco · $100K – $5M checksUnruly CapitalLondonVery Serious VenturesLynnwoodY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2022
Co-founders at Alga Biosciences
Experience
- Alga BiosciencesChief Technology Officercurrent2021 — presentBerkeley, California, United States
- University of California, BerkeleyResearcher Phd Candidate2020 — 2022Berkeley, California, United States
- The University of British ColumbiaHonours Thesis Student2019 — 2020Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Chinook Therapeutics, Inc.Cooperative Education Student2018 — 2019Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of SolidsCooperative Education Student2018Dresden, Saxony, Germany
- The University of British ColumbiaNano-Material Student at Stewart Blusson Quantum Matter Institute2017Vancouver, Canada Area
- OpenEye Scientific Software, Inc.Scientific Programmer Intern2016
Skills & more
synthesis1Java1Programming1Film1Microscopy1Research1Organic Chemistry1
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Daria Balatsky?
- Daria Balatsky is a physical chemist with research experience spanning pharmaceutical development for kidney disease and quantum materials studies during her PhD. She is a co-founder and chemist at Alga Biosciences.
- Where does Daria Balatsky work?
- Daria Balatsky is Founder of Alga Biosciences.
- What companies did Daria Balatsky found?
- Daria Balatsky founded Alga Biosciences.
- Where did Daria Balatsky go to school?
- Daria Balatsky studied at University of California, Berkeley (PhD Candidate, Chemical Physics); The University of British Columbia (Chemistry); University of California, Berkeley (Research).
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