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Liam Berryman

Founder

Cofounder at Nelumbo

San Francisco Bay Area

FoundedNelumbo

Thiel Fellow 201830 Under 30 2018 · Energy

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1,908 people in our graph share verified history with Liam — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Ian LeeunlockedLiam: together at The Thiel Foundation (2021)
×2Liam: together at YPO
×3Liam: together at The Thiel Foundation
×5Liam: together at Forbes 30 Under 30

About

Liam Berryman of San Mateo, CA was named a Thiel Fellow in the class of 2018, the Thiel Foundation's program that pays young founders a two-year stipend to build instead of finishing a degree. The Foundation's announcement for that class records that they founded Nelumbo.

Cofounder at Nelumbo

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In turn, Liam can intro founders to Nelumbo's investors below.

Nelumbo's investors · 7

1517Telluride · $50K – $1M checksBerkeley CatalystBerkeley · since 2017Harmonix FundLa QuintaPrime Movers LabJackson · $2M – $30M checks · since 2019Safar PartnersCambridgeUPC Capital VenturesBoulderUTECTokyo · $3.1M – $78M checks

Co-founders at Nelumbo

LBLance Brockway
Lance BrockwayDirector

Experience

  1. Nelumbo, A Kuraray CompanyChief Executive Officer (Nelumbo) & Company Group GM (Kuraray)current2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. Nelumbo, A Kuraray CompanyChief Executive Officer2016 — 2025Hayward, CA
  3. Nelumbo, A Kuraray CompanyCo-Founder2016 — 2025Menlo Park, CA
  4. YPOMembercurrent2020 — present
  5. The Thiel FoundationThiel Fellowcurrent2018 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  6. Younger Chemists Committee - American Chemical SocietyBoard Member - Entrepreneurship2015 — 2017University of California, Berkeley
  7. American Chemical SocietyBoard Member - Member at Large2015 — 2017

Skills & more

ResearchChemistry
  • Advanced Open Water Diver — PADI

From Liam's professional profile.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Liam Berryman?
Liam Berryman of San Mateo, CA was named a Thiel Fellow in the class of 2018, the Thiel Foundation's program that pays young founders a two-year stipend to build instead of finishing a degree. The Foundation's announcement for that class records that they founded Nelumbo.
Where does Liam Berryman work?
Liam Berryman is Cofounder of Nelumbo.
What companies did Liam Berryman found?
Liam Berryman founded Nelumbo.
Where did Liam Berryman go to school?
Liam Berryman studied at University of California, Berkeley (Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering); Stanford University (Summer Coursework).

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Shared employers

Also worked at Nelumbo, A Kuraray Company1

Laura SmoliarInvestor at Berkeley Catalyst