Executive Officer, Director, Promoter at Winter Innovations

Where does Lia Winter work?

Lia Winter is CEO and Co-founder of Winter Innovations.

What companies did Lia Winter found?

Lia Winter founded Winter Innovations.

Where did Lia Winter go to school?

Lia Winter studied at University of Tennessee, Knoxville (Master of Business Administration - MBA); University of Tennessee, Knoxville (Master of Science - MS, Biomedical Engineering); University of Pittsburgh (Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering).

Lia Winter

Founder

CEO and Co-founder at Winter Innovations

United States

FoundedWinter Innovations

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1,026 people in our graph share verified history with Lia — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Reid HoffmanunlockedLia: together at CDL-Wisconsin Health & Wellness 2021/22 (2021)

Lia: together at CDL-Wisconsin Health & Wellness 2021/22

×2Lia: together at Harvard Innovation Labs

×8Lia: together at University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute

CEO and Co-founder at Winter Innovations

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Winter Innovations's investors · 4

Ballad VenturesJohnson City · $500K – $1.5M checks Boston Harbor AngelsBoston · $250K – $1.5M checks Launch TennesseeNashville National Science FoundationAlexandria · since 2021

Co-founders at Winter Innovations

Preston DishnerCOO and Co-founder

Experience

Winter InnovationsCEO and Co-Foundercurrent2019 — presentKnoxville, Tennessee
Haslam College of Business at the University of TennesseeStartup Coach, Anderson Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovationcurrent2020 — presentKnoxville, Tennessee, United States
Harvard Innovation LabsMentor2022 — 2024Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Haslam College of Business at the University of TennesseeGraduate Research Assistant in the Department of Management2017 — 2019Knoxville, Tennessee
Dish NetworkWireless - Parkifi, MBA Intern2018Denver
McGowan Institute for Regenerative MedicineBiomedical Engineering Student Researcher2015 — 2017Pittsburgh, PA
ArthrexBiologics Research and Development Intern2016Naples, Florida
University of Pittsburgh Cancer InstituteStudent Research Volunteer2012 — 2014Pittsburgh, PA

Skills & more

MatlabResearchCell CultureStatisticsBiomedical EngineeringData AnalysisMicroscopyPCRIn VitroPublic Speaking

Fundamentals of Engineering - Other Disciplines — NCEES
Microsoft Office Specialist Excel 2016 — Microsoft Office Specialist

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Lia Winter?: Executive Officer, Director, Promoter at Winter Innovations
Where does Lia Winter work?: Lia Winter is CEO and Co-founder of Winter Innovations.
What companies did Lia Winter found?: Lia Winter founded Winter Innovations.
Where did Lia Winter go to school?: Lia Winter studied at University of Tennessee, Knoxville (Master of Business Administration - MBA); University of Tennessee, Knoxville (Master of Science - MS, Biomedical Engineering); University of Pittsburgh (Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering).

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Shared employers

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Shameek KonarPartner, Head of Energy at Ara Partners Devin WilkinsonSenior Associate at Rubicon Technology Partners

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Joanna Skoler GilmanChief Marketing and Communications Officer at .406 Ventures Ben FawEntrepreneur-in-Residence at Context Ventures Chris StoneInvestor at EPIC VENTURES Jodi GoldsteinInnovation leader, board member, founder & investor, Co-Founder of Harvard Innovation Labs at XRC Philip H. BeauregardFormer Founder, Operator at Impellent Ventures Hannah StarbranchSenior Content & Communications Manager, The Circle at Founders Circle Capital

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