Jeffrey Dietrich
FounderFounder at Rarebird
San Francisco, California, United States
FoundedRarebird · YC
About
Jeffrey Dietrich holds a Ph.D. in BioEngineering from UC Berkeley, where he worked on biomanufacturing in Jay Keasling's lab, and was co-founder and CTO of Lygos, a Y Combinator-backed company that commercialized industrial biochemicals. He has served on advisory boards for Department of Energy and NSF-backed institutions and holds multiple patents in the field.
Founder at RarebirdYC S20
Intro paths
Jeffrey went through Y Combinator (Summer 2020) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
In turn, Jeffrey can intro founders to Rarebird's investors below.
Rarebird's investors · 2
Experience
- Rarebird, Inc.Founder and CEOcurrent2020 — presentSan Leandro, California, United States
- LygosCo-founder, Chief Technology Officer2011 — 2019Berkeley, CA
- UC BerkeleyGraduate student (PhD)2005 — 2011
- Joint BioEnergy InstituteGraduate Student2005 — 2011
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Jeffrey Dietrich?
- Jeffrey Dietrich holds a Ph.D. in BioEngineering from UC Berkeley, where he worked on biomanufacturing in Jay Keasling's lab, and was co-founder and CTO of Lygos, a Y Combinator-backed company that commercialized industrial biochemicals. He has served on advisory boards for Department of Energy and NSF-backed institutions and holds multiple patents in the field.
- Where does Jeffrey Dietrich work?
- Jeffrey Dietrich is Founder of Rarebird.
- What companies did Jeffrey Dietrich found?
- Jeffrey Dietrich founded Rarebird.
- Where did Jeffrey Dietrich go to school?
- Jeffrey Dietrich studied at University of California, Berkeley (PhD, Bioengineering); Rice University (BS, Bioengineering).
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