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David Soane

Former Partner Emeritus at Phoenix Venture Partners

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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About

Co-founder of Phoenix Venture Partners and Founder/Chairman of Soane Labs, an affiliated advanced materials technology incubator. A prolific inventor and serial entrepreneur who has been founder-CTO or -CEO of twelve advanced materials startups and previously a tenured Chemical Engineering professor at UC Berkeley.

Experience

  1. Openwater (openwater.cc)Directorcurrent2018 — present
  2. American Academy of Arts & SciencesTrusteecurrent2018 — present
  3. GBHDirectorcurrent2010 — present
  4. Excel Venture Management, LLCManaging Directorcurrent2008 — present
  5. BiotechonomyChm/ CEOcurrent2005 — present
  6. Cabot CorporationDirectorcurrent2005 — present
  7. Boston Science MuseumDirector2016 — 2023
  8. Synthetic GenomicsDirector2005 — 2022
  9. Harvard Business School Life Science ProjectFounding Director2001 — 2003

Skills & more

Strategy51Strategic Planning37Public Speaking1Life Sciences31Biotechnology90Venture Capital99Due Diligence27Start-ups87Entrepreneur7Entrepreneurship99Lifesciences42Corporate Development41
+11 moreAngel InvestingInvestmentsBusiness StrategyPrivate EquityMergers & AcquisitionsRenewable EnergyEmerging MarketsManagement ConsultingVenture FinancingFinancial ModelingExecutive Management

Languages English · Spanish

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Who is David Soane?
Co-founder of Phoenix Venture Partners and Founder/Chairman of Soane Labs, an affiliated advanced materials technology incubator. A prolific inventor and serial entrepreneur who has been founder-CTO or -CEO of twelve advanced materials startups and previously a tenured Chemical Engineering professor at UC Berkeley.
Where did David Soane go to school?
David Soane studied at Harvard University (IAF); Harvard Business School (MBA); Harvard University (BA, Government).

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