Justin Olshavsky
InvestorFounderInvestor at Pioneer · Founder at Voyage Biomedical
San Francisco, California, United States
Writes $50K checks
FoundedVoyage Biomedical · YC
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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.
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Invests in
BiotechClimate TechCrypto & Web3Deep TechHealthtechMedical DevicesRobotics
Founder at Voyage BiomedicalYC S19
Intro paths
Justin went through Y Combinator (Summer 2019) — 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 · 2
Co-founders at Voyage Biomedical


Investments
Investor
FactionKernal BiologicsKnown MedicineSixfold Biosciences
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Colleagues at Pioneer
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 and at Pioneer.
- 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.
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia10,594
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
University of California, Berkeley mafia1,343
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Carnegie Mellon University mafia562
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
University of California, San Francisco mafia97
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Clemson University mafia63
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
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