Who is Karsten Temme?

Executive Officer, Director at Pivot Bio

Where does Karsten Temme work?

Karsten Temme is Founder of Pivot Bio.

What companies did Karsten Temme found?

Karsten Temme founded Pivot Bio.

Where did Karsten Temme go to school?

Karsten Temme studied at University of California, Berkeley (PhD, Bioengineering); University of Iowa (MS, Biomedical Engineering).

Karsten Temme

Founder

Founder at Pivot Bio

Berkeley, California, United States

FoundedPivot Bio

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Pivot Bio's investors · 13

Breakthrough Energy VenturesBoston · $500K – $50M checks · since 2018 Congruent VenturesSan Francisco · $100K – $5M checks DCVC (Data Collective)Palo Alto · $5M – $25M checks · since 2016 G2 Venture PartnersPortola Valley · $15M – $25M checks K3 VenturesSingapore · $1.2M – $42M checks Manta Ray VenturesLondon National Science FoundationAlexandria · since 2015 OS FundPark Ridge · $1M – $2M checks Prelude VenturesSan Francisco · $100K – $5M checks Raptor GroupMiami Beach Spruce Capital PartnersSouth San Francisco Tekfen VenturesNew York · $1M – $3M checks · since 2018 TemasekSingapore

Co-founders at Pivot Bio

Alvin TamsirExecutive Officer, Director

Alvin Tamsir, Ph.D.Chief Science Officer & Co-Founder

Karsten Temme, Ph.D.Chief Innovation Officer and Co-Founder

Experience

Pivot BioChief Innovation Officercurrent2023 — presentBerkeley, California, United States
Pivot BioCEO2011 — 2023
PhDx SystemsProduct Manager2004 — 2005Albuquerque-Santa Fe Metropolitan Area
Xwires CommunicationsFounder and President2002 — 2003Iowa City, Iowa Area

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Synthetic BiologyMolecular Biology

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Karsten Temme?: Executive Officer, Director at Pivot Bio
Where does Karsten Temme work?: Karsten Temme is Founder of Pivot Bio.
What companies did Karsten Temme found?: Karsten Temme founded Pivot Bio.
Where did Karsten Temme go to school?: Karsten Temme studied at University of California, Berkeley (PhD, Bioengineering); University of Iowa (MS, Biomedical Engineering).

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Zachary BogueCo-Founder and Managing Partner at DCVC (Data Collective)Joshua PosamentierManaging Partner and Co-Founder at Congruent Ventures Mark CuptaManaging Director at Prelude Ventures Chris VoigtProfessor, MIT & Founding Pillar at Pillar VC Brook PorterPartner at G2 Venture Partners Victoria BeasleyPartner at Gigascale Capital

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