Eric Blondeel
FounderFounder/| CTO at Kenota (formerly ExVivo Labs)
Canada
Writes $200K – $300K checks · typically $250K
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2,137 people in our graph share verified history with Eric — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
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Eric: together at University of Waterloo
About
Eric Blondeel co-founded Kenota Health, formerly ExVivo Labs, and previously co-founded Samos Insurance.
Founder/| CTO at Kenota (formerly ExVivo Labs)YC S16
Intro paths
YC
Eric went through Y Combinator (Summer 2016) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Eric can intro founders to Kenota (formerly ExVivo Labs)'s investors below.
Kenota (formerly ExVivo Labs)'s investors · 8
1517Telluride · $50K – $1M checksBoxOne VenturesMontréal · $500K checksFifty YearsSan Francisco · $250K – $2M checksGarage CapitalWaterlooMetaplanetTallinn · $500K – $10M checksOS FundPark Ridge · $1M – $2M checksUpslope VenturesDenver · $100K – $250K checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2016
Co-founders at Kenota (formerly ExVivo Labs)
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Moufeed KaddouraFounder/CEO
Experience
- Samos InsuranceCo-Founder2021 — 2023Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
- Kenota HealthCo-Founder2014 — 2019Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
Skills & more
Entrepreneurship10Leadership11Chemical Engineering46Engineering31Process Engineering24R&D22Project Engineering11Process Simulation6Design of Experiments7Simulations6Characterization3Project Management9
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Eric Blondeel?
- Eric Blondeel co-founded Kenota Health, formerly ExVivo Labs, and previously co-founded Samos Insurance.
- Where does Eric Blondeel work?
- Eric Blondeel is Founder/| CTO of Kenota (formerly ExVivo Labs).
- What check size does Eric Blondeel write?
- Eric Blondeel typically writes checks of $200K – $300K.
- What companies did Eric Blondeel found?
- Eric Blondeel founded Kenota (formerly ExVivo Labs).
- Where did Eric Blondeel go to school?
- Eric Blondeel studied at Y Combinator; University of Waterloo (Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Chemical Engineering); Y Combinator.
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