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Jeffrey Dietrich

Founder

Founder at Rarebird · Founder at Lygos

San Francisco, California, United States

FoundedLygos · YCRarebird · YC

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Paul JennyunlockedJeffrey: together at UC Berkeley (2005–2008)
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Jeffrey: together at Joint BioEnergy Institute

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

YC

Jeffrey went through Y Combinator (Summer 2020) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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In turn, Jeffrey can intro founders to Rarebird's investors below.

Rarebird's investors · 2

AgFunderSan Francisco · $10K – $5M checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2020

Founder at LygosYC W16

Intro paths

YC

Jeffrey went through Y Combinator (Winter 2016) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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In turn, Jeffrey can intro founders to Lygos's investors below.

Lygos's investors · 11

10x FoundersMünchen · $270K – $2.7M checksDepartment of Agriculture (USDA)since 2015Department of EnergyWashington · since 2011Fifty YearsSan Francisco · $250K – $2M checksFirst Round CapitalSan Francisco · $1M – $7M checksFundersClubSan Francisco · $250K – $5M checksIA VenturesNew York · $1M – $3M checksLG Technology VenturesSanta ClaraNational Science FoundationAlexandria · since 2014OS FundPark Ridge · $1M – $2M checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2016

Co-founders at Lygos

ESEric Steen
Eric SteenFounder/CSO

Experience

  1. Rarebird, Inc.Founder and CEOcurrent2020 — presentSan Leandro, California, United States
  2. LygosCo-founder, Chief Technology Officer2011 — 2019Berkeley, CA
  3. UC BerkeleyGraduate student (PhD)2005 — 2011
  4. Joint BioEnergy InstituteGraduate Student2005 — 2011

Skills & more

Molecular Biology26Microbiology23Biotechnology32Protein Chemistry22Fermentation5PCR5Cell Culture6Protein Purification5Biochemistry11High Throughput Screening7Biofuels4Computational Biology1
+8 moreBioinformaticsGenomicsHPLCLaboratoryGeneticsMicroscopyCell BiologySystems Biology

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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 Lygos and Founder at Rarebird.
What companies did Jeffrey Dietrich found?
Jeffrey Dietrich founded Lygos, Rarebird.
Where did Jeffrey Dietrich go to school?
Jeffrey Dietrich studied at University of California, Berkeley (PhD, Bioengineering); Rice University (BS, Bioengineering).

Founder mafias

Lygos mafia2

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Shared employers

Also worked at Rarebird, Inc.1

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