Kulika Weizman
InvestorGeneral Partner at Creative Ventures
San Francisco Bay Area
Writes $500K – $1M checks · typically $750K
About
Oversees Creative Ventures' investment research, operations, and resource allocation, leading strategy in healthcare, biotechnology platforms, and planetary health. Previously co-founded and served as CEO of a synthetic biology startup spun out of her UC Berkeley Ph.D. Holds a Ph.D. in Microbiology from UC Berkeley plus dual B.S. degrees from the University of Pennsylvania, and reviews for the NSF SBIR Biological Technologies program.
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Experience
- SiemensEmerging Technologies Investorcurrent2026 — present
- Creative VenturesGeneral Partner2023 — 2026
- Creative VenturesPrincipal2021 — 2023San Francisco Bay Area
- Creative VenturesSenior Associate2018 — 2020
- VenoStent, Inc.Board Observer2023 — 2026
- VenoStent, Inc.Board Member2021 — 2023
- KolibriBoard Observer2023 — 2026
- Tierra BiosciencesBoard Observer2023 — 2026
- SYNVIVIABoard Observer2022 — 2026
- NxLite (Formerly 3E Nano Inc)Board Observer2022 — 2026
- RhaeosBoard Observer2021 — 2026
- OncoPrecisionBoard Observer2021 — 2026
- Mobio InteractiveInvestor2020 — 2026
- Cytonus TherapeuticsInvestor2020 — 2026
- SugarlogixCo-founder & CEO2016 — 2018Berkeley, CA
- Energy Biosciences InstituteGraduate Student Researcher2012 — 2016Berkeley, CA
- ASCB (American Society for Cell Biology)Independent Consultant2010 — 2011
- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of PennsylvaniaResearch Assistant2009Greater Philadelphia Area
Skills & more
Management2Public SpeakingVenture Capital12Investment Strategies1Research24Synthetic Biology15Due Diligence1Financial Modeling1Entrepreneurship3Biotechnology4Protein Purification11Protein Chemistry8
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BiochemistryChemical EngineeringMolecular CloningMicrobiologyBioinformaticsProgrammingStatisticsBiomedical EngineeringHPLCHigh-Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)MatlabPythonLanguages English · Thai
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Kulika Weizman?
- Oversees Creative Ventures' investment research, operations, and resource allocation, leading strategy in healthcare, biotechnology platforms, and planetary health. Previously co-founded and served as CEO of a synthetic biology startup spun out of her UC Berkeley Ph.D. Holds a Ph.D. in Microbiology from UC Berkeley plus dual B.S. degrees from the University of Pennsylvania, and reviews for the NSF SBIR Biological Technologies program.
- Where does Kulika Weizman work?
- Kulika Weizman is General Partner at Creative Ventures.
- What check size does Kulika Weizman write?
- Kulika Weizman typically writes checks of $500K – $1M.
- Where did Kulika Weizman go to school?
- Kulika Weizman studied at University of California, Berkeley (Ph.D. Microbiology); The Wharton School (B.S. Economics); University of Pennsylvania (B.S. Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering).
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