About
A bioengineering PhD from Penn with experience at a16z Bio + Health and Dimension, and founder of a stealth startup.
Experience
- StealthBuildingcurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Free RadicalsCo Hostcurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- DimensionInvestment Team2023 — 2024San Francisco Bay Area
- Andreessen HorowitzInvestment Team2022 — 2023
- University of PennsylvaniaPhD Student in Bioengineering, Mauck Lab2016 — 2022Greater Philadelphia
- University of PennsylvaniaTeaching Assistant2018 — 2021Greater Philadelphia
- Pillar VCVenture Associate2021 — 2022Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- Penn Bio LaunchCo-Founder, Co-Managing Director2021 — 2022Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
- U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)Program Coordinator at the DOE Office of Technology Transitions2021 — 2022Washington DC-Baltimore Area
- Timmerman ReportBiotech Correspondent2021 — 2022
- Oak Ridge National LaboratoryResearch Assistant2011 — 2012Oak Ridge, Tennessee
Skills & more
Biomedical EngineeringData AnalysisGeneticsDevelopmental BiologyImageJBiotechnologyPolymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)Cell CultureData AnalyticsProject ManagementManagement ConsultingCommunity Building
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JavaMatlabMicrosoft OfficeLaTeXLanguages Chinese · English
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Colleagues at Alix Ventures
Amee Kapadia
Investor at Alix Ventures
Brian Fiske
SAB Member - Drug Development at Alix Ventures
Chas Pulido
Founder & General Partner at Alix Ventures
Daniel Delubac
SAB Member - Diagnostics/Lab Services at Alix Ventures
Dennis Gong
Investor at Alix Ventures
Gia Oscherwitz
Investor at Alix Ventures
Jake Becraft
SAB Member - Syn Bio / CGT at Alix Ventures
Jessica DeVilla
Investor at Alix Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Eric Dai?
- A bioengineering PhD from Penn with experience at a16z Bio + Health and Dimension, and founder of a stealth startup.
- Where does Eric Dai work?
- Eric Dai is Venture Resident at Alix Ventures.
- Where did Eric Dai go to school?
- Eric Dai studied at University of Pennsylvania (PhD, On Leave (All But Dissertation)); Washington University in St. Louis (Bachelor's degree, Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering).
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Also attended University of Pennsylvania824
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Also attended Washington University in St. Louis173
Lee FixelFounder of AdditionMax WechterSenior Director of AI at Lerer HippeauMark LevinRetired Founding Partner at Third Rock VenturesAndrew ForysiakOwner, AJF and Associates at Riphean InvestmentsRochelle WalenskyExecutive Partner at Flare Capital PartnersMitzi KrockoverInvestor at Golden Seeds
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Shared employers
Also worked at Andreessen Horowitz241
Ben HorowitzCo-founder & General Partner at Andreessen HorowitzRon ConwayFounder of SV AngelChris DixonFounder & Managing Partner of a16z crypto at Andreessen HorowitzBalaji SrinivasanAngel investor and founder of The Network SchoolMartin CasadoGeneral Partner at Andreessen HorowitzKatherine BoyleGeneral Partner at Andreessen Horowitz (American Dynamism)
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Also worked at University of Pennsylvania122
Wesley BarrowPartner at Correlation VenturesDavid MagermanManaging Partner at Differential VenturesNuan ZhangInvestor at Episode1Vyas RamananVenture Partner at Third Rock VenturesLouis BernemanFounding Partner at Osage University PartnersBrian HalakManaging Partner at Medical Excellence Capital
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Also worked at Pillar VC31
Ellen RubinPartner at Glasswing VenturesChris FaheySVP, Talent & Human Resources at Volition CapitalJamie GoldsteinFounding/Managing Partner at Pillar VCSarah HodgesGeneral Partner at Pillar VCTony KulesaPartner at Pillar VCParker McKeePartner at Pillar VC
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Also worked at U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)41
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