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Li Sun

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Founder/CEO at Shennon Biotechnologies

San Francisco, California

Writes $10K – $50K checks · typically $25K

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Trevor OelschigunlockedLi Sun: together at Bessemer Venture Partners (2016)
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×2Li Sun: together at Harvard Business School
Li Sun: together at Massachusetts Institute of Technology

About

Li Sun is the founder and CEO of Shennon Biotechnologies, a company developing immunotherapies, and previously worked as a partner at Foundation Capital, where he invested in deep tech startups across areas including AI, chips, space technology, robotics, clean tech, and drug discovery. He holds a B.Eng in electrical engineering with a business minor from NTU Singapore, an M.Eng in materials science from MIT, and a PhD in applied physics from Harvard, where his work focused on single cell analysis.

Founder/CEO at Shennon Biotechnologies

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Shennon Biotechnologies's investors · 6

AV8 VenturesPalo Alto · $500K – $10M checks · since 2022DCVC (Data Collective)Palo Alto · $5M – $25M checks · since 2023Foundation CapitalSan Francisco · $250K – $15M checks · since 2022Future VenturesLos Altos · $1M – $10M checks · since 2022NextGen Venture PartnersSan Francisco · $500K – $2M checks · since 2022Samos InvestmentsLondon · since 2022

Executive Officer, Director at Shennon Biotechnologies

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Shennon Biotechnologies's investors · 6

AV8 VenturesPalo Alto · $500K – $10M checks · since 2022DCVC (Data Collective)Palo Alto · $5M – $25M checks · since 2023Foundation CapitalSan Francisco · $250K – $15M checks · since 2022Future VenturesLos Altos · $1M – $10M checks · since 2022NextGen Venture PartnersSan Francisco · $500K – $2M checks · since 2022Samos InvestmentsLondon · since 2022

Co-founders at Shennon Biotechnologies

LSLi Sun, PhD
Li Sun, PhDFounder/CEO

Experience

  1. Shennon BiotechnologiesFounder/CEOcurrent2021 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. Foundation CapitalPartner2019 — 2021Palo Alto, California
  3. Bessemer Venture PartnersSenior Associate2016 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
  4. Lanmou media inc.Cofounder, Former Advisor2012 — 2019Shanghai, China, Boston, MA
  5. Velo3DInvestor and Board Observer2016 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
  6. Bot.lifeInvestor and Board Observer2016 — 2018Menlo Park, California
  7. GetInsuredBoard Observer2016 — 2018Mountain View
  8. Harvard UniversityGraduate Researcher in Applied Physics2010 — 2016Cambridge, MA, USA
  9. Harvard UniversityTeaching Fellow for 3 Courses2012 — 2014Cambridge, MA
  10. A123 SystemsEvaluation of PV and EV Technologies on their Potential for Large Scale Co-commercialization2008 — 2009Cambridge, MA, USA
  11. Nanyang Technological UniversityUndergraduate Researcher in Nanocrystal Memory Design2007 — 2008Singapore
  12. Nanyang Technological UniversityUndergraduate Researcher in Protein Folding2006 — 2007Singapore
  13. Nanyang Technological UniversityUndergraduate Researcher in Field Emission Displays2005 — 2006Singapore
  14. Institute of MicroelectronicsIntern2007Singapore

Skills & more

Nanofabrication17Soft lithography (PDMS devices fabrication and characterization)14Electron Beam Evaporation13electrical and optical devices characterization5Scanning Electron Microscopy14Optics25Plasmonics4Nanoparticles18Design of optical devices (Lasers like VCSEL, FP...), LEDs3Optical Modelling with Lumerical3Spectroscopy12Sensors8
+12 moreMicrofluidicsColloidsFluorescence MicroscopyConfocal MicroscopyIC chip design (designed amplifiers and solid state memory)Mathematical ModelingThin FilmsEllipsometryMatlabLabVIEWC++LaTeX

Languages Chinese · English · French

  • Completed two 7-day group survival trainings on remote tropical islands. — Outward Bound Singapore

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Li Sun?
Li Sun is the founder and CEO of Shennon Biotechnologies, a company developing immunotherapies, and previously worked as a partner at Foundation Capital, where he invested in deep tech startups across areas including AI, chips, space technology, robotics, clean tech, and drug discovery. He holds a B.Eng in electrical engineering with a business minor from NTU Singapore, an M.Eng in materials science from MIT, and a PhD in applied physics from Harvard, where his work focused on single cell analysis.
Where does Li Sun work?
Li Sun is Founder/CEO of Shennon Biotechnologies.
What check size does Li Sun write?
Li Sun typically writes checks of $10K – $50K.
What companies did Li Sun found?
Li Sun founded Shennon Biotechnologies.
Where did Li Sun go to school?
Li Sun studied at Harvard University (Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Applied Physics); Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MEng, Materials Science); Nanyang Technological University Singapore (B.Eng, 1st Class Honors).

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