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Edward Harris

Founder

Founder at Ligo Biosciences

San Francisco, California, United States

FoundedLigo Biosciences · YC

About

Edward Harris is the founder of Ligo Biosciences, which develops computational tools for enzyme design using machine learning.

Founder at Ligo BiosciencesYC S24

Intro paths

YC

Edward went through Y Combinator (Summer 2024) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

GP

Their group partner at YC was Diana Hu, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Ligo Biosciences's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Edward can intro founders to Ligo Biosciences's investors below.

Ligo Biosciences's investors · 7

468 CapitalBerlinA.Capital VenturesSan FranciscoHAWKTAILSan FranciscoOxonian VenturesPalo AltoTranspose Platform ManagementHoustonWayfinder VenturesSan Francisco · $300K – $1M checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2024

Co-founders at Ligo Biosciences

EEEmily Egerton-Warburton
Emily Egerton-WarburtonFounder
AGArda Goreci
Arda GoreciFounder

Experience

  1. Ligo BiosciencesCo-Foundercurrent2024 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
  2. Creator FundVenture Fellow2023 — 2024Oxford, England, United Kingdom
  3. iGEMTeam Lead2023Oxford, England, United Kingdom
  4. University of OxfordLab Researcher - Licausi Lab2023
  5. University of Oxford, Department of Engineering ScienceScientific Researcher (Synthetic Biology)2023Oxford, England, United Kingdom
  6. Abas2GoFounder2020 — 2022Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
  7. Lion's Head Global PartnersAnalyst Intern2022Greater London, England, United Kingdom
  8. The Sutton TrustSutton Trust Fulbright Scholar2019 — 2020
  9. PizzaExpressPizzaiolo (Chef)2018 — 2019Cheltenham, England, United Kingdom

Frequently asked questions

Who is Edward Harris?
Edward Harris is the founder of Ligo Biosciences, which develops computational tools for enzyme design using machine learning.
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Edward Harris is Founder of Ligo Biosciences.
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Edward Harris founded Ligo Biosciences.
Where did Edward Harris go to school?
Edward Harris studied at University of Oxford (Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery - MBBS); Princeton University (Freshman Scholars Institue, Computer Science); Balcarras Academy (GCSEs and A Levels).

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