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Ivan Dimov

Unicorn founder

Founder at Orca Bio

Palo Alto, California, United States

FoundedOrca Bio$1B

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About

Ivan Dimov is Co-Founder and CEO of Orca Bio and holds a PhD in engineering with a focus on electronics and bio-micro-systems. He has co-founded three technology companies and two R&D centers, and his work spans microfluidics, molecular diagnostics, single-cell analysis, AI, and mechatronics. Dimov has authored more than 30 technical publications and holds 20 patents.

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Orca Bio's investors · 8

+ND CapitalWoodside · $540K – $5.4M checks · since 20198VCAustin · $500K – $50M checks · since 2020Andreessen HorowitzMenlo Park · $500K – $50M checks · since 2019DCVC (Data Collective)Palo Alto · $5M – $25M checks · since 2019Dream Variation Venturessince 2019Felicis VenturesSan Francisco · $500K – $15M checks · since 2019Lightspeed Venture PartnersMenlo Park · $1M – $5M checks · since 2019Seraph GroupMilton · $50K – $2M checks · since 2019

Co-founders at Orca Bio

NFNathaniel Fernhoff
Nathaniel FernhoffFounder
JBJeroen Bekaert, PhD
Jeroen Bekaert, PhDCo-founder and President
NF
Nate Fernhoff, PhDCo-founder and Chief Executive Officer
BL
Bob LowskyFounder
EM
Everett MeyerFounder
JB
Jeroen BekaertFounder
NF
Nate FernhoffFounder
RN
Robert NegrinFounder

Experience

  1. Orca BioCo-Founder and CEOcurrent2018 — present
  2. Orca BioCo-Founder, CEO and CTO2016 — 2018Menlo Park, California, United States
  3. Lucira HealthCo-Founder2014 — 2023
  4. Lucira HealthCo-founder, Board Member and CTO2012 — 2014Emeryville, California, United States
  5. Stanford UniversityVisiting Instructor and Senior Scientist2010 — 2016
  6. Blobcode Technologies Ltda.Co-founder and CTO2007 — 2014
  7. UC BerkeleyPostdoctoral Associate2009 — 2012
  8. Universidad de ValparaísoAssociate Professor2005 — 2012
  9. Biomedical Diagnostics InstitutePhD Researcher2007 — 2009
  10. Chilean Hospital Technology Center (CTH)Co-founder and Director2005 — 2006www.cthchile.com
  11. Instituto de Innovación en Minería y Metalurgia, CODELCO ChileMechatronics Sensor Researcher2004 — 2005
  12. INRIAResearcher2004INRIA Sophia Antipolis - France
  13. BioautomatizacionCo-founder2004
  14. Centro de Robotica, UTFSMCo-founder2001 — 2003

Skills & more

molecular diagnosticsSoft Lithography7single cell analysisMicrofluidics24Electronics14Artificial Intelligence4Microcontrollers6PCB designMobile RoboticsMechatronics1Cell Based AssaysMatlab20
+12 moreNanotechnologyLife SciencesSignal ProcessingResearchSimulationImage ProcessingMedical DevicesC++CLabviewEmbedded SystemsSolidworks

Languages Bulgarian · English · French · Portuguese · Russian · Spanish

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Who is Ivan Dimov?
Ivan Dimov is Co-Founder and CEO of Orca Bio and holds a PhD in engineering with a focus on electronics and bio-micro-systems. He has co-founded three technology companies and two R&D centers, and his work spans microfluidics, molecular diagnostics, single-cell analysis, AI, and mechatronics. Dimov has authored more than 30 technical publications and holds 20 patents.
Where does Ivan Dimov work?
Ivan Dimov is Founder of Orca Bio.
What companies did Ivan Dimov found?
Ivan Dimov founded Orca Bio.
Where did Ivan Dimov go to school?
Ivan Dimov studied at Dublin City University (PhD, Applied Biophysics); Universidad Tecnica Federico Santa Maria (MSc, Masters of Science degree in Telecommunications and Computer Systems.); Universidad Tecnica Federico Santa Maria (BEng, Civil Electronics).

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