Derek Greenfield
FounderFounder/CEO at Industrial Microbes
Berkeley, California, United States
FoundedIndustrial Microbes · YC
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Ryan IsonounlockedDerek: together at Harvard University
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Derek: together at University of California, Berkeley
Founder/CEO at Industrial MicrobesYC W15
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YC
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Industrial Microbes's investors · 8
Department of Agriculture (USDA)since 2016Department of EnergyWashington · since 2016Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)Washington · since 2015First Bight VenturesHouston · $1M – $2M checksJuniperClarksville · $100K – $1.5M checksNational Science FoundationAlexandria · since 2015Universal Materials IncubatorY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2015
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Co-founders at Industrial Microbes
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Liz ClarkeFounder/CTO
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Noah HelmanFounder/CSO
Experience
- iMicrobesFounder & Presidentcurrent2023 — presentAlameda, California, United States
- iMicrobesFounder & CEO2014 — 2022Alameda, California, United States
- StartXiMicrobes (S19)2019
- Y CombinatoriMicrobes (W15)2015
- LS9, Inc.Scientist II - Metabolic Engineering2011 — 2014
- LS9, Inc.Scientist I - Metabolic Engineering2009 — 2011
- UC BerkeleyGraduate Student2003 — 2009
Skills & more
High Throughput ScreeningProtein Chemistry
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Derek Greenfield?
- Founder/CEO at Industrial Microbes
- Where does Derek Greenfield work?
- Derek Greenfield is Founder/CEO of Industrial Microbes.
- What companies did Derek Greenfield found?
- Derek Greenfield founded Industrial Microbes.
- Where did Derek Greenfield go to school?
- Derek Greenfield studied at University of California, Berkeley (Ph.D., Biophysics); Harvard University (A.B., Chemistry and Physics).
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Also worked at iMicrobes1
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