Joshua Elkington
InvestorFounder and General Partner at Axial VC
San Francisco Bay Area
Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M
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About
Joshua Elkington is a long-term agency partner to inventors and founder-scientists, specializing in life-sciences company formation at the life sciences/computer science intersection, and publishes biotech strategy on Substack and podcast.
Invests in
AgTechAI & Machine LearningBiotechFoodTechHealthtechMedical Devices
Experience
- AxialFounder and General Partnercurrent2020 — present
- DeepMindScientific Advisor2017 — 2019
- Wing Venture CapitalAnalyst2016 — 2019
- StartupsStartup Helper2016 — 2019
- MGV / PairwiseConsultant2016
- Danaher CorporationScientific Consulting2015 — 2016
Colleagues at Axial VC
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Joshua Elkington?
- Joshua Elkington is a long-term agency partner to inventors and founder-scientists, specializing in life-sciences company formation at the life sciences/computer science intersection, and publishes biotech strategy on Substack and podcast.
- Where does Joshua Elkington work?
- Joshua Elkington is Founder and General Partner at Axial VC.
- What does Joshua Elkington invest in?
- Joshua Elkington invests in AgTech, AI & Machine Learning, Biotech, FoodTech, Healthtech, Medical Devices.
- What check size does Joshua Elkington write?
- Joshua Elkington typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
- Where did Joshua Elkington go to school?
- Joshua Elkington studied at Harvard University (Undergraduate, Molecular and Cellular Biology); University of California, Berkeley (Graduate training, Biochemistry).
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Also attended University of California, Berkeley2,000
Byron DeeterPartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersSteve WozniakCo-founder of AppleTony XuCo-founder & CEO of DoorDashAravind SrinivasCo-founder & CEO of Perplexity AIAli GhodsiCo-founder & CEO of DatabricksRyan PetersenFounder & CEO of Flexport
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Shared employers
Also worked at DeepMind93
Demis HassabisCo-founder & CEO of Google DeepMindMustafa SuleymanCo-founder of DeepMind and Inflection AI; CEO of Microsoft AIAravind SrinivasCo-founder & CEO of Perplexity AIArthur MenschCo-founder & CEO of Mistral AIGabriel PereyraCo-founder & President of HarveyJeff RoseAdvisor at AI Capital
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Also worked at Wing Venture Capital29
Sam ParkerInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Nikki TatalovichSenior Manager, Events & Partnerships at Founders Circle CapitalPeter WagnerPartner at WingGaurav GargPartner at WingZach DeWittPartner at WingJake FlomenbergPartner at Wing
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Also worked at MGV / Pairwise2
Also worked at Danaher Corporation18
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