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.
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
Education
- University of California, BerkeleyPh.D. Microbiology
- The Wharton SchoolB.S. Economics
- University of PennsylvaniaB.S. Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
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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Same school
Also attended University of California, Berkeley863
Byron DeeterPartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersTrevor OelschigInvestment Team at General CatalystBrendan Bulik-SullivanInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Glen AndersonPartner at Monta Vista CapitalAnthony LinHead of Intel Capital, Corporate Vice President at Intel CapitalScott ShawChief of Staff at Intel Capital
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Also attended The Wharton School1,323
Fred WilsonCo-founder & Partner at Union Square VenturesJosh KopelmanFounder and Partner at First Round CapitalAydin SenkutFounder & Managing Partner at FelicisKatie RiesterPartner, Head of Investor Relations at Felicis VenturesTrevor OelschigInvestment Team at General CatalystRebecca JamesInvestor at Index Ventures
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Also attended University of Pennsylvania607
Dasha MaggioPartner at Felicis Ventures, writer on venture capital and founder psychologyNancy WangInvestor at Felicis VenturesEghosa OmoiguiFounder and Managing General Partner at EchoVC PartnersAkshat GoenkaInvestor at Moonfire VenturesJames KuklinskiInvestor at Spark CapitalKerry KilleenAssociate General Counsel at Revolution
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Shared employers
Also worked at Siemens151
Karim FarisInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)OttoInvestor at InvestinorCeline XiaoInvestor at DN CapitalBala SathiamurthyInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)GiselaInvestor at Eudemian VenturesThomas MeierPartner, Head of Resilience in Energy & Resources Investments at Verve Ventures
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Also worked at VenoStent, Inc.1
Also worked at Tierra Biosciences2
Also worked at Sugarlogix2
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