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Katherine French

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Founder at BLUUMBIO

Berkeley, California, United States

FoundedBLUUMBIO · YC

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About

Katherine French earned a PhD in Plant Sciences from Oxford University in 2016. She has worked as a researcher at UC Berkeley and Lawrence Berkeley National Lab on organism engineering for bioremediation and the environmental impacts of genetically engineered microorganisms and plants.

Founder at BLUUMBIOYC S21

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Katherine went through Y Combinator (Summer 2021) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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Their group partner at YC was Jared Friedman, YC Group Partner — the partner who ran BLUUMBIO's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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Agrolimen VenturesAsymmetry VenturesRichmond · $125K – $500K checksAxial VCSan Francisco · $100K – $5M checksCollaborative FundNew York · $500K – $1M checksDay One VenturesSan Francisco · $100K – $5M checksFAST — by GETTYLABSan Francisco · $100K checksHarvard Management CompanyAllstonHAWKTAILSan FranciscoLiquid VenturesSan Francisco · $250K – $5M checksOlive Tree CapitalBostonOMX VenturesLincolnshireOxford Angel FundSan FranciscoOxonian VenturesPalo AltoPlug and Play VenturesSilicon Valley · $50K – $12M checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2021

Experience

  1. BLUUMBIOFounder/CEOcurrent2021 — presentSan Francisco, California and Sydney, NSW
  2. ActivateActivate Fellow2022 — 2024Berkeley, California, United States
  3. Joint BioEnergy InstitutePostdoctoral Research Scientist2020 — 2021Emeryville, California, United States
  4. University of California, BerkeleyPostdoctoral Research Scientist2018 — 2020Berkeley, California, United States
  5. University of Oxford, Department of Plant SciencesPostdoctoral Researcher2017
  6. Wadham CollegeLecturer in Biology2016 — 2017Oxford, England, United Kingdom
  7. University of OxfordLab demonstrator, Maize & Yeast Genetics2017Oxford, England, United Kingdom
  8. University of OxfordSubject tutor, Biological Sciences2015 — 2016Oxford, England, United Kingdom
  9. University of OxfordResearch Scientist2015 — 2016
  10. University of OxfordEthnobotanist2013 — 2015
  11. Trinity College OxfordJunior Dean2015 — 2016

Skills & more

GISRSustainable DevelopmentBiotechnologyInnovation DevelopmentData analysisResearchHigher EducationFundingMicrobiologyEducationConservation Issues
+12 moreproject managementGrant WritingProposal WritingFeature WritingScientific WritingEnvironment, Health, and Safety (EHS)Molecular BiologyBiologyStatistical Data AnalysisTeam buildingStrategic PlanningStrategy

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Katherine French?
Katherine French earned a PhD in Plant Sciences from Oxford University in 2016. She has worked as a researcher at UC Berkeley and Lawrence Berkeley National Lab on organism engineering for bioremediation and the environmental impacts of genetically engineered microorganisms and plants.
Where does Katherine French work?
Katherine French is Founder of BLUUMBIO.
What companies did Katherine French found?
Katherine French founded BLUUMBIO.
Where did Katherine French go to school?
Katherine French studied at University of Oxford (Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Plant Sciences); Københavns Universitet - University of Copenhagen (Plant Genetics); SLU - Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (Plant Genetics).

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