Justin Olshavsky
InvestorFounderFounder at Voyage Biomedical
San Francisco, California, United States
Writes $50K checks
FoundedVoyage Biomedical Β· YC
About
Justin Olshavsky co-founded Voyage Bio (YC S19), serving as CTO and sole engineer through its acquisition; the company built a stroke therapeutic applying hypothermia methods from cardiac surgery to limit brain damage. He now invests as an angel and serves as a Senior Venture Partner at Pioneer Fund VC, with a portfolio of more than 10 startups including Kernal Biologics, Known Medicine, Sixfold Bioscience, and Faction. Trained in mechanical engineering at Clemson and bioengineering at UC Berkeley/UCSF, he has received product design recognition from SF Design Week and Fast Company's World Changing Ideas.
ContactΒ· self-published, not guessed
Invests in
BiotechClimate TechCrypto & Web3Deep TechHealthtechMedical DevicesRobotics
Founder at Voyage BiomedicalYC S19
Intro paths
Justin went through Y Combinator (Summer 2019) β any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
In turn, Justin can intro founders to Voyage Biomedical's investors below.
Voyage Biomedical's investors Β· 1
Co-founders at Voyage Biomedical
Experience
- Pioneer FundGeneral Partner, Bio+Health Fundcurrent2021 β present
- Carnegie Mellon UniversityAdjunct Instructor2024Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
- CradleHead of Engineering2023 β 2024South San Francisco, California, United States
- Penumbra, Inc.Neuroprotection2020 β 2023Alameda, California, United States
- Voyage BiomedicalCo-founder and CTO2018 β 2023Berkeley, CA
- L3Harris TechnologiesRobotics Engineer2017 β 2018Melbourne, Florida Area
- Westinghouse Electric CompanyMechanical Engineering Intern2014Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania, United States
Investments
Investor
FactionKernal BiologicsKnown MedicineSixfold Biosciences
Per curated public sources.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Justin Olshavsky?
- Justin Olshavsky co-founded Voyage Bio (YC S19), serving as CTO and sole engineer through its acquisition; the company built a stroke therapeutic applying hypothermia methods from cardiac surgery to limit brain damage. He now invests as an angel and serves as a Senior Venture Partner at Pioneer Fund VC, with a portfolio of more than 10 startups including Kernal Biologics, Known Medicine, Sixfold Bioscience, and Faction. Trained in mechanical engineering at Clemson and bioengineering at UC Berkeley/UCSF, he has received product design recognition from SF Design Week and Fast Company's World Changing Ideas.
- Where does Justin Olshavsky work?
- Justin Olshavsky is Founder of Voyage Biomedical.
- What does Justin Olshavsky invest in?
- Justin Olshavsky invests in Biotech, Climate Tech, Crypto & Web3, Deep Tech, Healthtech, Medical Devices, Robotics.
- What check size does Justin Olshavsky write?
- Justin Olshavsky typically writes checks of $50K.
- What companies did Justin Olshavsky found?
- Justin Olshavsky founded Voyage Biomedical.
- What companies has Justin Olshavsky invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Faction, Kernal Biologics, Known Medicine, Sixfold Biosciences.
- Where did Justin Olshavsky go to school?
- Justin Olshavsky studied at University of California, Berkeley (Masters, Bioengineering); Y Combinator (Summer 2019); University of California, San Francisco.
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