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Gus Domel

Investor

Principal at Boost VC

San Francisco Bay Area

Writes $200K – $2M checks Β· typically $1M

About

Holds a Harvard PhD and Stanford postdoctorate and leads the investment team. His robotics, bio, and aerospace work has been featured in National Geographic, NYT, and Syfy Network.

Experience

  1. Boost VCPartnercurrent2025 β€” presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. Boost VCPrincipal2021 β€” 2025San Francisco Bay Area
  3. N-ERGYBoard Observercurrent2024 β€” present
  4. Amoeba AIBoard Observercurrent2024 β€” present
  5. Force Impact Technologies Inc.Director of Product, Chief Scientist2020 β€” 2021
  6. Stanford UniversityPost-Doctoral Fellow (Bioengineering)2019 β€” 2020
  7. Harvard UniversityPhD (Materials Science and Mechanical Engineering)2014 β€” 2019
  8. Engineering Systems Inc. (ESI)Engineering Intern2014 β€” 2015Aurora, IL
  9. Computational Solid Mechanics LabResearch Assistant2013 β€” 2014Northwestern University
  10. Engineers Without Borders - Northwestern University ChapterCo-Founder2012 β€” 2014Evanston, IL
  11. Neuroscience and Robotics LaboratoryResearch Assistant2011 β€” 2014Northwestern University
  12. Argonne National LaboratoryResearch Assistant2013
  13. Motorola SolutionsEngineering Intern2012
  14. Motorola MobilityEngineering Intern2011

Education

  1. Harvard UniversityPhD, Materials Science and Mechanical Engineering
  2. Stanford UniversityPostdoctoral Fellowship, Bioengineering
  3. Northwestern UniversityBachelor's degree, Mechanical Engineering

Skills & more

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