Dillan DiNardo
FounderFounder/CEO at Mindstate Design Labs
San Francisco Bay Area
FoundedMindstate Design Labs · YC
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About
Dillan DiNardo is the founder and CEO of Mindstate Design Labs, which develops psychoactive therapeutics. He previously worked in biotech venture capital.
Founder/CEO at Mindstate Design LabsYC S21
Intro paths
YC
Dillan went through Y Combinator (Summer 2021) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Their group partner at YC was Jared Friedman, YC Group Partner — the partner who ran Mindstate Design Labs's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Dillan can intro founders to Mindstate Design Labs's investors below.
Mindstate Design Labs's investors · 9
Day One VenturesSan Francisco · $100K – $5M checks · since 2022ImmeasurableLos Angeles · $25K – $100K checks · since 2024Initialized CapitalSan Francisco · $1M – $5M checks · since 2022K50 VenturesEncinitas · $50K – $250K checks · since 2022MetaplanetTallinn · $500K – $10M checks · since 2024Negev CapitalTel Aviv · since 2022Page One VenturesSilicon Valley · since 2022PsyMed VenturesBerkeley · since 2024Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2021
Co-founders at Mindstate Design Labs
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Tom RayFounder
Experience
- Mindstate Design LabsCEOcurrent2021 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- UPMC EnterprisesSenior Manager2016 — 2021Greater Pittsburgh Area
- BDO ConsultingManager, Transaction Advisory Services2014 — 2016Greater Pittsburgh Region
- DeloitteSenior Associate2012 — 2014Greater Pittsburgh Region
- PwCAssociate2011 — 2012Greater Pittsburgh Region
Skills & more
Languages MATLAB · Python · R
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- Who is Dillan DiNardo?
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- Where did Dillan DiNardo go to school?
- Dillan DiNardo studied at Y Combinator; University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine (Graduate coursework in clinical & translational science); Robert Morris University (MBA, BSBA).
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Robert Morris University mafia2
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Shared employers
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