Where does Elliot Hershberg work?

Elliot Hershberg is Partner at Amplify Partners.

What does Elliot Hershberg invest in?

Elliot Hershberg invests in Crypto & Web3, Deep Tech, Energy, Fintech, Hardware, SaaS.

What check size does Elliot Hershberg write?

Elliot Hershberg typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.

What companies has Elliot Hershberg invested in?

Investments tracked here include Atomic AI, Unnatural Products.

Where did Elliot Hershberg go to school?

Elliot Hershberg studied at Stanford University (Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Genetics); Oregon State University (Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science); Southwestern University (Bachelor of Arts - BA, Biology).

Elliot Hershberg

Investor

Partner at Amplify Partners · Biotech Partner at Not Boring Capital

Mountain View, California

Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M

About

Elliot Hershberg is a scientist, writer, and investor focused on the frontier of biotechnology and genomics. He has worked across a range of biotech problems, including designing cancer vaccines, building computational tools for spatial genomics, and engineering a modern genome browser. He is pursuing a Ph.D. in Genetics at Stanford University, and previously studied computer science at Oregon State and biology at Southwestern University. He writes the Century of Biology newsletter and frames his work around what he calls "The Century of Biology."

Contact· published on Elliot's own website

e•••@gmail.comreveal

Invests in

Crypto & Web3Deep TechEnergyFintechHardwareSaaS

Beyond investing

Education: Is pursuing a Ph.D. in Genetics at Stanford University, starting September 2021. Earned a B.S. in Computer Science from Oregon State University (2018-2020). Earned a B.A. in Biology with a minor in Data Science from Southwestern University (2014-2018). Studied at Stanford University (PhD) Studied at Oregon State University (BS) Studied at Southwestern University (BA)
Hobbies: His favorite pastime is going for long walks on the beach at Ocean Beach or Golden Gate Park, often with detours to new cafes, bakeries, and restaurants. He is an avid reader who reads dozens of research papers every day, a love of reading dating back to his childhood.
Family: He lives with his wife on the west side of San Francisco.
More: Writes the Century of Biology newsletter on Substack. Helped design cancer vaccines and built computational tools for spatial genomics technologies. Worked as a software engineer on the modern JBrowse genome browser.

From Elliot's own website — common ground for a warm intro.

Experience

Amplify PartnersPartnercurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
Stanford UniversityDoctoral Student2021 — 2025Stanford, California, United States
Not BoringBiotech Partner2022 — 2025The Internet
Not BoringResearch Analyst2022The Internet
8VCBio-IT Fellow2022San Francisco Bay Area
University of California, BerkeleySoftware Developer2020 — 2021
University of WashingtonResearch Scientist Engineer2018 — 2020Seattle, Washington, United States

Skills & more

Research6Web DevelopmentPython (Programming Language)6Amazon Web Services (AWS)3R

From Elliot's professional profile.

Investments

Investor

Atomic AIUnnatural Products

Per curated public sources.

Colleagues at Amplify Partners

Arjun Narayan

Venture Partner at Amplify Partners

Artur Bergman

Founder, Fastly at Amplify Partners

Barr Yaron

Partner at Amplify Partners

Barry McCardel

Founder, Hex at Amplify Partners

Bruno Fernandez-Ruiz

Venture Partner at Amplify Partners

Carlie Wright

Operations Associate at Amplify Partners

David Beyer

Partner at Amplify Partners

Emily McElroy

Talent at Amplify Partners

Network1

Hannes Schill

Managing Partner at eCAPITAL ENTREPRENEURIAL PARTNERS

Investors connected to Elliot in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Elliot Hershberg?: Elliot Hershberg is a scientist, writer, and investor focused on the frontier of biotechnology and genomics. He has worked across a range of biotech problems, including designing cancer vaccines, building computational tools for spatial genomics, and engineering a modern genome browser. He is pursuing a Ph.D. in Genetics at Stanford University, and previously studied computer science at Oregon State and biology at Southwestern University. He writes the Century of Biology newsletter and frames his work around what he calls "The Century of Biology."
Where does Elliot Hershberg work?: Elliot Hershberg is Partner at Amplify Partners.
What does Elliot Hershberg invest in?: Elliot Hershberg invests in Crypto & Web3, Deep Tech, Energy, Fintech, Hardware, SaaS.
What check size does Elliot Hershberg write?: Elliot Hershberg typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
What companies has Elliot Hershberg invested in?: Investments tracked here include Atomic AI, Unnatural Products.
Where did Elliot Hershberg go to school?: Elliot Hershberg studied at Stanford University (Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Genetics); Oregon State University (Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science); Southwestern University (Bachelor of Arts - BA, Biology).