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Joshua Elkington

Investor

Founder and General Partner at Axial VC

San Francisco Bay Area

Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M

30 Under 30 2022 · Venture Capital

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

  1. AxialFounder and General Partnercurrent2020 — present
  2. DeepMindScientific Advisor2017 — 2019
  3. Wing Venture CapitalAnalyst2016 — 2019
  4. StartupsStartup Helper2016 — 2019
  5. MGV / PairwiseConsultant2016
  6. Danaher CorporationScientific Consulting2015 — 2016

Education

  1. Harvard UniversityUndergraduate, Molecular and Cellular Biology2011 — 2015
  2. University of California, BerkeleyGraduate training, Biochemistry2015 — 2016

Colleagues at Axial VC

Ryan Pawell
Venture Partner at Axial VC

Frequently asked questions

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.

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