Joe Betts-LaCroix
InvestorFormer Entrepreneur In Residence at Playground Global
San Francisco, California, United States
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About
Joe Betts-LaCroix is the CEO of Retro Biosciences, where he leads the company's teams. His work focuses on building biotech companies and products.
Experience
- Retro Biosciences"CEO" i.e. ultimately responsible for the achieving our missioncurrent2021 — present
- BioAge LabsBoard Observercurrent2017 — present
- Several biotech startupsAdvisory Board Membercurrent2012 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- HEALTH EXTENSION FOUNDATIONExecutive Directorcurrent2012 — presentMountain View, CA
- RecursionAdvisor2020 — 2021
- Playground GlobalEntrepreneur In Residence2020 — 2021
- ViumCTO2013 — 2020Belmont, CA
- Y CombinatorPart-time Partner2017 — 2019Mountain View, CA
- Zetta ResearchIP Advisor2009 — 2019
- The Funded Founder InstituteMentor & Lecturer2009 — 2017
- Halcyon MolecularUntitled2010 — 2012
- OQOCTO2000 — 2009
- Analog Design, Inc.CTO1995 — 2000
- IBM Almaden Research Centermember of technical staff1993 — 1995
Skills & more
Python25Enterprise Software18SaaS17Python (Programming Language)5Start-ups99Biotechnology99Entrepreneurship99Patents82Invention45Intellectual Property48Commercialization42Venture Capital55
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Joe Betts-LaCroix?
- Joe Betts-LaCroix is the CEO of Retro Biosciences, where he leads the company's teams. His work focuses on building biotech companies and products.
- What companies has Joe Betts-LaCroix invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Avro Life Science.
- Where did Joe Betts-LaCroix go to school?
- Joe Betts-LaCroix studied at Harvard University (AB, Magna cum Laude); Massachusetts Institute of Technology (SM); Caltech (Research Fellow, Biophysics).
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Also attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology2,000
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Shared employers
Also worked at BioAge Labs10
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Also worked at Y Combinator437
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Also worked at The Funded Founder Institute205
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