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Dean Tilyard

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Partner, DYDX at DYDX Capital

Auckland, New Zealand

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About

Dean Tilyard is a Partner at DYDX based in New Zealand, and also serves as Chief Executive Officer of The Factory, a New Zealand incubator, and as a board member of the Sprout accelerator. He was a founding member of the New Zealand Angel Association and received its inaugural Kotahitanga Award. He has founded two seed investment funds, served as a startup director for various companies, and holds a BA(Hons) in Economics and Geography from Otago University.

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Experience

  1. DYDX CapitalFounder & Managing Partnercurrent2021 — presentSilicon Valley
  2. University of MelbourneVisiting Fellowcurrent2025 — present
  3. Cime TherapeuticsInvestorcurrent2025 — present
  4. Citrine InformaticsInvestorcurrent2023 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  5. MatterworksInvestorcurrent2023 — presentCambridge, Massachusetts, United States
  6. Apparo Inc.Investorcurrent2022 — presentMinnesota, United States
  7. Applied CarbonInvestorcurrent2022 — presentSilicon Valley, California, United States
  8. MarketDialDirectorcurrent2021 — presentSalt Lake City, Utah, United States
  9. Drip CapitalInvestorcurrent2021 — presentPalo Alto, California, United States
  10. Berkeley YeastInvestorcurrent2021 — presentBerkeley, California, United States
  11. ClimateAIBoard Observercurrent2021 — present
  12. Territory FoodsInvestorcurrent2021 — present
  13. ProducePayInvestorcurrent2021 — presentLos Angeles, California, United States
  14. EnkoDirectorcurrent2020 — presentMassachusetts, United States
  15. TovalaDirectorcurrent2020 — presentChicago, Illinois, United States
  16. American Australian AssociationAmerican Australian Business Council - Membercurrent2018 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
  17. InnitInvestorcurrent2018 — present
  18. PRIME CoalitionInvestment Advisory Committee Membercurrent2016 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  19. Duke UniversityVisiting Professor2018 — 2025Durham, North Carolina, United States
  20. Good EggsInvestor2020 — 2024San Francisco Bay Area
  21. Hi Fidelity GeneticsCo-founder & Chairman2013 — 2023Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill Area
  22. United States Studies Centre at the University of SydneyVisiting Fellow2018 — 2023Greater Sydney Area
  23. CSIROAdvisory Board Member2018 — 2023Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
  24. TeleSenseDirector2018 — 2022Sunnyvale
  25. Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF)Catalyst2010 — 2019Greater Madison Area
  26. Kleiner Perkins Caufield & ByersEIR - Green Growth Fund2013 — 2014Menlo Park
  27. Southern Cross Venture PartnersAdvisory Board Member2011 — 2014Palo Alto
  28. VenrockVice President2009 — 2013
  29. VenrockConsultant2008 — 2009
  30. VenrockSummer Intern2008
  31. University of CambridgeMarie Curie Fellow2003 — 2007

Skills & more

Strategy16Energy2Lifesciences17Venture Capital48Private Equity12Entrepreneurship35Due Diligence5Financial Modeling5Valuation4Start-ups36Corporate Development14Mergers
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From Dean's professional profile.

Deals · 1

BioLumic, Inc.Board seat

via DYDX Capital · filed Dec 2021 · $1.3M raise

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Colleagues at DYDX Capital

Adrian Percy
Venture Partner at DYDX Capital
Dean Tilyard
Board/Advisor at Sprout Agritech Accelerator
Garrett Miller
Head of Marketing at DYDX Capital
Jesse Windle
Chief Data Scientist at DYDX Capital
Kirk Belsby
Head of Operations & Finance at DYDX Capital
Mike Pereira
Venture Partner at DYDX Capital
Paul Ciriello
Partner at DYDX Capital
Paul Ciriello
Investor at Fairhaven Capital Partners

Frequently asked questions

Who is Dean Tilyard?
Dean Tilyard is a Partner at DYDX based in New Zealand, and also serves as Chief Executive Officer of The Factory, a New Zealand incubator, and as a board member of the Sprout accelerator. He was a founding member of the New Zealand Angel Association and received its inaugural Kotahitanga Award. He has founded two seed investment funds, served as a startup director for various companies, and holds a BA(Hons) in Economics and Geography from Otago University.
Where does Dean Tilyard work?
Dean Tilyard is Partner, DYDX at DYDX Capital.
What boards does Dean Tilyard sit on?
Dean Tilyard holds tracked board seats at BioLumic, Inc..
Where did Dean Tilyard go to school?
Dean Tilyard studied at Stanford University Graduate School of Business (MBA); University of Melbourne (PhD, Genetics); University of Melbourne (BSc (Hons), Genetics and Biochemistry).

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