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Emily Leproust

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CEO, Twist Bioscience & Founding Pillar at Pillar VC · Bio Investment Committee at NFX · Founder at Twist Bioscience

Big Sky, Montana, United States

FoundedTwist Bioscience

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About

Emily Leproust co-founded Twist and previously held roles at Agilent, most recently as Director of Applications and Chemistry R&D. She has published more than 30 peer-reviewed papers, many concerning applications of synthetic DNA, and is named on numerous patents.

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AgTechBiotech

Founder at Twist Bioscience

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Twist Bioscience's investors · 17

+ND CapitalWoodside · $540K – $5.4M checks · since 201423andMeMountain View · since 20153E Bioventures CapitalPalo AltoARCH Venture PartnersChicago · $50K – $250M checks · since 2015Asset Management CompanyMenlo Park · $500K – $2M checks · since 2014ATEL VenturesSan FranciscoBay City CapitalSan Rafael · $5M – $10M checksBlack Opal VenturesNew YorkDentsu VenturesTokyoiGlobe PartnersSingapore · $600K – $6M checksLionBirdTel Aviv · $200K – $500K checksNFXSan Francisco · $250K – $5M checksOMX VenturesLincolnshirePaladin Capital GroupWashington · $100K – $5M checksPivotal Life SciencesSan FranciscoPrime PartnersTokyoVital Venture CapitalWashington · $1M – $3M checks

Co-founders at Twist Bioscience

WC
William Charles BanyaiExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter
BJBill James Peck
Bill James PeckExecutive Officer, Promoter
EL
Emily Leproust, PhDCEO and Co-Founder of Twist
BB
Bill BanyaiFounder
BP
Bill PeckFounder

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Colleagues at Pillar VC

Alec Nielsen
Founder & CEO, Asimov & Venture Partner at Pillar VC
Alex Ting
Director of Events & Operations at Pillar VC
Andras Forgacs
Co-Founder & Board Director, Modern Meadow, Fork & Goode, Organovo & Founding Pillar at Pillar VC
Andrea Coravos
Co-founder/CEO, HumanFirst & Venture Partner at Pillar VC
Andy Beck
CEO, PathAI & Founding Pillar at Pillar VC
Ash Ashutosh
CEO, Actifio & Founding Pillar at Pillar VC
Bernhard van Lengerich
CEO at Seeding The Future Foundation. Board Member at Beyond Meat and CSO at General Mills & Founding Pillar at Pillar VC
Bill Brady
CEO, Kula Bio, Monolith Materials, Mascoma Corporation & Founding Pillar at Pillar VC

Frequently asked questions

Who is Emily Leproust?
Emily Leproust co-founded Twist and previously held roles at Agilent, most recently as Director of Applications and Chemistry R&D. She has published more than 30 peer-reviewed papers, many concerning applications of synthetic DNA, and is named on numerous patents.
Where does Emily Leproust work?
Emily Leproust is Founder of Twist Bioscience and CEO, Twist Bioscience & Founding Pillar at Pillar VC and Bio Investment Committee at NFX.
What does Emily Leproust invest in?
Emily Leproust invests in AgTech, Biotech.
What companies did Emily Leproust found?
Emily Leproust founded Twist Bioscience.
What companies has Emily Leproust invested in?
Investments tracked here include Medium Biosciences.

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