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Kristy Hawkins

Founder

Co-Founder & CSO at Antheia, Inc.

San Francisco Bay Area

FoundedAntheia, Inc.

About

Kristy Hawkins is co-founder, Chief Scientific Officer, and a scientist at Antheia, which she helped establish in 2015 to develop a microbial fermentation process for producing plant-inspired medicines. She has more than 15 years of experience in synthetic biology, with a focus on yeast metabolic engineering for small-molecule production. Her areas of expertise include tool development, high-throughput screening, and pathway engineering.

Co-Founder & CSO at Antheia, Inc.

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Antheia, Inc.'s investors · 5

America's Frontier FundArlington · $500K – $10M checks · since 2026Civilization Ventures Management, LlcTiburon · $1M – $10M checksGlobal Health Investment CorporationNew York · since 2026Lam CapitalSherpalo VenturesMenlo Park

Co-founders at Antheia, Inc.

CDChristina D. Smolke
Christina D. SmolkeExecutive Officer, Director
CSChristina Smolke
Christina SmolkeCo-Founder & CEO

Experience

  1. AntheiaCo-founder/CSO/Scientistcurrent2015 — presentMenlo Park, CA
  2. LygosDirector of yeast engineering2013 — 2015Oakland, CA
  3. Amyris IncScientist2008 — 2013
  4. SOLUTIA INCIntern2000 — 2002
  5. Eastman Chemical CompanyIntern1999

Skills & more

Metabolic Engineering37Biotechnology26Biofuels17Microbiology16Genetics10Protein Engineering11Molecular Biology13Molecular Cloning12Chemical Engineering8PCR7Biochemical Engineering6DNA3
+8 moreFermentationPurificationBiochemistryHigh Throughput ScreeningYeastProtein PurificationLife SciencesSynthetic Biology

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Kristy Hawkins?
Kristy Hawkins is co-founder, Chief Scientific Officer, and a scientist at Antheia, which she helped establish in 2015 to develop a microbial fermentation process for producing plant-inspired medicines. She has more than 15 years of experience in synthetic biology, with a focus on yeast metabolic engineering for small-molecule production. Her areas of expertise include tool development, high-throughput screening, and pathway engineering.
Where does Kristy Hawkins work?
Kristy Hawkins is Co-Founder & CSO of Antheia, Inc..
What companies did Kristy Hawkins found?
Kristy Hawkins founded Antheia, Inc..
Where did Kristy Hawkins go to school?
Kristy Hawkins studied at Caltech (M.S., Ph.D., Chemical engineering); Texas A&M University (B.S., Chemical engineering).

Founder mafias

Caltech mafia93

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Dario AmodeiProgress towards BSFounded AnthropicFei-Fei LiDoctor of Philosophy - PhDFounded World LabsBill GrossBachelor of Science (B.S.)Founded X1 +5Chris VoigtPhDFounded Asimov +2Seth LieblichDoctor of Philosophy - PhDFounded Protomer +1Gil ElbazBSFounded TenOneTen Ventures +1

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Texas A&M University mafia42

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Montana LowDropoutFounded Tomo +3Jeff Wilson aka Professor DumpsterFounded No Cap +1Tom MillerBachelor of Science (B.S.)Founded Iambic Therapeutics, Inc. +1Mike WitteBachelor of Engineering (B.E.)Founded Equalparts +1Brent KeltonBBAFounded Ameri100Ray RothrockBSFounded RedSeal

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Amyris mafia4

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Frances H. ArnoldScience AdvisorFounded ProviviThomas YbertMetabolic Engineering Project LeaderFounded DnascriptJeff KimProject Lead (Jet Fuel Development)Founded Slingshot Biosciences

Lygos mafia2

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Jeffrey DietrichCo-founder, Chief Technology OfficerFounded Rarebird

Same school

Also attended Caltech164

Shaun MaguirePartner at Sequoia CapitalDario AmodeiCo-founder & CEO of AnthropicFei-Fei LiCo-founder & CEO of World Labs; Sequoia Professor of Computer Science at StanfordScott BillerInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Seth LieblichInvestment Team at 8VCMarkus EnzelbergerPartner at Versant Ventures

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Also attended Texas A&M University173

Kanu GulatiInvestor at Khosla VenturesNathaniel HardingManaging Partner at Cortado VenturesJackie PfisterChief Operating Officer at Mercury FundLisa RobertsChief Product Officer at Mercury FundBrent KeltonPartner & Texas Leader at Moneta VenturesClinton BybeeCo-founder & Managing Director, Emeritus at ARCH Venture Partners

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Shared employers

Also worked at Antheia2

Jean SiniGeneral Partner at Partech VenturesJeff KarrasGeneral Partner at America's Frontier Fund

Also worked at Lygos3

Brad GillespieManaging Partner at IA VenturesJeffrey DietrichFounder at RarebirdEric SteenFounder/CSO at Lygos

Also worked at Amyris Inc8

Justin FengSenior Associate at Atlas VentureAnne MyongOperating Partner at How Women InvestCasondra PrinceExecutive Assistant - Will Weatherford at Weatherford CapitalFrances H. ArnoldVenture Partner at Catalio Capital Management, LPTyler EnghGeneral Partner at R7 PartnersOren PinskyAdvisor at Alexia Ventures

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Also worked at Eastman Chemical Company6

Katie ClasenPartner at Prelude VenturesTina TosukhowongInvestment Director at TDK VenturesFouad AzzamPartner at EQT Life SciencesMatt DunbarCo-Founder & Managing Director at VentureSouthBen McNabbSenior Associate at LFM Capital, LLCTim SpihlmanManaging Director at Lewis & Clark Ventures