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Eta Atolia

Founder

Founder at TareBio

Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

FoundedTareBio · YC

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Noubar AfeyanunlockedEta: together at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (2011–2015)
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About

Eta Atolia is Founder and CEO of TareBio, a biotechnology company developing personalized and population-level vaccines for cancer and infectious diseases. She holds an MD-PhD from UCLA-Caltech, where she developed a vaccine-development platform with Gates Foundation funding, and a BS in Biology from MIT, and has conducted research at the Koch Institute, Harvard Medical School, and the Weizmann Institute.

Founder at TareBioYC S26

Intro paths

YC

Eta went through Y Combinator (Summer 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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Their group partner at YC was Ankit Gupta, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran TareBio's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

In turn, Eta can intro founders to TareBio's investors below.

Experience

  1. TareBio (YC S26)Founder, CEOcurrent2025 — present
  2. UCLA-Caltech Medical Scientist Training ProgramMD-PhD Candidate2016 — 2025Los Angeles, CA
  3. Harvard Medical SchoolUndergraduate / Postgraduate Researcher, Goldberg Lab, HMS/MGH2015 — 2016Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
  4. Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyUndergraduate Researcher, Bhatia Lab, Koch Institute2011 — 2015
  5. Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyUndergraduate Researcher, Wittrup Lab, Koch Institute2014
  6. Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyiGEM Team Researcher, Weiss Lab, Synthetic Biology Center2012
  7. Weizmann Institute of ScienceSummer Research Assistant, Eisenbach Lab, Department of Immunology2011Reẖovot, Israel
  8. National High Magnetic Field LaboratoryResearch Assistant, Ion Cyclotron Resonance Department2010 — 2011Tallahassee, Florida, United States

Skills & more

Python (Programming Language)ImmunologySynthetic BiologyMachine LearningSingle Cell SequencingMolecular & Cellular BiologyStatistics

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Eta Atolia?
Eta Atolia is Founder and CEO of TareBio, a biotechnology company developing personalized and population-level vaccines for cancer and infectious diseases. She holds an MD-PhD from UCLA-Caltech, where she developed a vaccine-development platform with Gates Foundation funding, and a BS in Biology from MIT, and has conducted research at the Koch Institute, Harvard Medical School, and the Weizmann Institute.
Where does Eta Atolia work?
Eta Atolia is Founder of TareBio.
What companies did Eta Atolia found?
Eta Atolia founded TareBio.
Where did Eta Atolia go to school?
Eta Atolia studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Bachelor of Science - BS, Biology); UCLA-Caltech Medical Scientist Training Program (MD-PhD, Immunology); UCLA-Caltech Medical Scientist Training Program.

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