About
Ian Naccarella is the founder of 83 Sciences. He previously worked as an MIT fellow on intellectual property commercialization, held a strategy role at Sila Nanotechnologies in battery materials, and was a consultant at Boston Consulting Group. He holds a BS and MS in Chemical Engineering from Stanford and an MBA from Harvard Business School.
Founder at 83 SciencesYC S26
Intro paths
YC
Ian went through Y Combinator (Summer 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
GP
Their group partner at YC was Tyler Bosmeny, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran 83 Sciences's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Ian can intro founders to 83 Sciences's investors below.
83 Sciences's investors · 1
Co-founders at 83 Sciences
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Eric RieselFounder
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Yankang YangFounder
Experience
- 83 SciencesCEO and Co-Foundercurrent2026 — present
- Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyEntrepreneurial Fellow2024 — 2026
- Sila Nanotechnologies Inc.Strategy Manager2023Alameda, California, United States
- Boston Consulting Group (BCG)Consultant2021 — 2023San Francisco Bay Area
- Boston Consulting Group (BCG)Associate2019 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
- SE VenturesAssociate2020 — 2021Menlo Park, California, United States
- OXOSoftware Engineer2018 — 2019
- Silicon Valley Clean EnergyData Scientist2018Sunnyvale, California, United States
- Bracebridge Capital, LLCEmerging Markets Investment Analyst2017Greater Boston
- Boston Consulting Group (BCG)Summer Associate2016San Francisco Bay Area
- Princeton UniversityResearch Assistant2015Princeton, NJ
- DTE EnergyEnvironmental Commodities Desk Trader2014San Francisco Bay Area
Skills & more
Teamwork10Java6Public Speaking7Matlab3C++3PowerPoint2Microsoft Excel2Social Media2Microsoft Word2Research1Management1Leadership1
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CPythonSQLVisual Basic for Applications (VBA)LaTeXLanguages English
- Bloomberg Markets Concepts — Bloomberg
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Ian Naccarella?
- Ian Naccarella is the founder of 83 Sciences. He previously worked as an MIT fellow on intellectual property commercialization, held a strategy role at Sila Nanotechnologies in battery materials, and was a consultant at Boston Consulting Group. He holds a BS and MS in Chemical Engineering from Stanford and an MBA from Harvard Business School.
- Where does Ian Naccarella work?
- Ian Naccarella is Founder of 83 Sciences.
- What companies did Ian Naccarella found?
- Ian Naccarella founded 83 Sciences.
- Where did Ian Naccarella go to school?
- Ian Naccarella studied at Harvard Business School (Master of Business Administration - MBA); Stanford University (Master of Science (MS), Chemical Engineering); Stanford University (Bachelor of Science with Honors (BSH), Chemical Engineering).
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