Kiersten Stead
InvestorManaging Partner, DCVC Bio at DCVC Bio · Managing Partner, DCVC Bio at DCVC (Data Collective) · Board director at Elo Life · Board director at Verdant Robotics · Board director at Atomwise
San Francisco, California, United States
Writes $5M – $25M checks · typically $15M
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About
Co-founder and Managing Partner of DCVC Bio, focused on computational biology and life sciences investments.
Contact· self-published, not guessed
Invests in
BiotechClimate TechData & InfrastructureDeep TechHardwareHealthtech
Board director at Elo Life
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Elo Life's investors · 5
Co-founders at Elo Life
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Board director at Verdant Robotics
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Verdant Robotics's investors · 6
AgFunderSan Francisco · $10K – $5M checks · since 2019Cavallo VenturesSan Francisco · since 2019Cleveland AvenueChicago · $1M – $10M checks · since 2019DCVC (Data Collective)Palo Alto · $5M – $25M checks · since 2019Doon CapitalSilicon Valley · since 2019Future VenturesLos Altos · $1M – $10M checks · since 2019
Co-founders at Verdant Robotics
Board director at Atomwise
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Atomwise's investors · 12
Aurum Venture PartnersPleasantonB Capital GroupManhattan Beach · $10M – $50M checksB4 Capital$10M – $50M checks · since 2020Cerity Partners VenturesBostonCreative Destruction Lab (CDL)Toronto · $50K – $250K checksDCVC (Data Collective)Palo Alto · $5M – $25M checksDolby Family VenturesSan FranciscoDraper AssociatesSan Mateo · $500K – $5M checksOS FundPark Ridge · $1M – $2M checksThreshold VenturesPalo Alto · $500K – $20M checksUnruly CapitalLondonVickers Venture PartnersSingapore
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Co-founders at Atomwise
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Izhar WallachExecutive Officer, Director
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Abraham HeifetsExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter
Experience
- DCVC BioManaging Partnercurrent2018 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Grove BiopharmaBoard Membercurrent2024 — present
- Nilo TherapeuticsBoard Membercurrent2024 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
- Radionetics OncologyBoard Membercurrent2024 — presentSan Diego, California, United States
- Latus BioBoard Membercurrent2024 — presentGreater Boston
- Tornado BioBoard Membercurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Totus MedicinesBoard Membercurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Keystone Symposia on Molecular & Cellular BiologySAB & Board Membercurrent2014 — present
- MycoworksBoard Member2019 — 2025
- Stemson TherapeuticsBoard Member2021 — 2024
- Elo Life SystemsBoard Member2022 — 2024
- Creyon BioBoard Member2021 — 2024San Diego, California, United States
- SabantoBoard Member2018 — 2024
- Verdant Robotics, Inc.Board Member2019 — 2022
- PlexiumBoard Member2018 — 2022
- GenEditBoard Member2018 — 2021
- Genome CanadaCore Evaluation Team, Genomic Applications Partnership Program2013 — 2020Ottawa, Canada Area
- Pairwise PlantsBoard Member and Co-Founder2017 — 2018Research Triangle Park
- Combyne AgBoard Member2017 — 2018Greater Chicago Area
- Understory, Inc.Board Observer2016 — 2018Greater Boston Area
Skills & more
Cleantech15Investment Banking6Venture Capital51Technology Transfer21Biotechnology61Lifesciences22Agriculture11Start-ups18Molecular Biology6Nanotechnology8Entrepreneurship12Private Equity15
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PatentsBusiness DevelopmentGenomicsMedical DevicesR&DStrategyDue DiligenceMarket AnalysisLanguages French
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Colleagues at DCVC Bio
Aimee Villamayor
Office Manager & Executive Assistant, DCVC Bio at DCVC Bio
Carly Smith
Office Assistant, DCVC Bio at DCVC Bio
Christopher Meldrum
Entrepreneur In Residence, DCVC Bio at DCVC Bio
Dr. Adil Anjem
Entrepreneur In Residence, DCVC Bio at DCVC Bio
Dr. Andy May
Operating Partner, DCVC Bio at DCVC Bio
Dr. Emily Park
Principal, DCVC Bio at DCVC Bio
Dr. John Hamer
Managing Partner, DCVC Bio at DCVC Bio
Dr. Justin Kern
Partner, DCVC Bio at DCVC Bio
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Kiersten Stead?
- Co-founder and Managing Partner of DCVC Bio, focused on computational biology and life sciences investments.
- Where does Kiersten Stead work?
- Kiersten Stead is Managing Partner, DCVC Bio at DCVC Bio and Board director at Elo Life and Board director at Verdant Robotics and Board director at Atomwise.
- What does Kiersten Stead invest in?
- Kiersten Stead invests in Biotech, Climate Tech, Data & Infrastructure, Deep Tech, Hardware, Healthtech.
- What check size does Kiersten Stead write?
- Kiersten Stead typically writes checks of $5M – $25M.
- Where did Kiersten Stead go to school?
- Kiersten Stead studied at University of Alberta (MBA, Finance Specialization); University of Alberta (Ph.D., Molecular Biology and Genetics); University of Calgary (B.Sc., Cellular, Molecular and Microbial Biology).
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Also attended University of Calgary168
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