Mariana Matus
FounderFounder at Biobot Analytics
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
FoundedBiobot Analytics · YC
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About
Mariana Matus is CEO and Cofounder of Biobot Analytics, a company that uses molecular technologies to analyze wastewater for public health intelligence, including tracking COVID-19 surges and variants, detecting outbreaks such as mpox and H5N1 avian influenza, and monitoring substances like fentanyl. A computational biologist by background, she previously studied the gut microbiome, and the concept behind Biobot originated from work with MIT Professors Eric Alm and Carlo Ratti.
Founder at Biobot AnalyticsYC W18
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Biobot Analytics's investors · 13
American Family Insurance Institute for Corporate and Social ImpactMadisonBlindspot Ventures Management CoBostonDCVC (Data Collective)Palo Alto · $5M – $25M checksDorm RoomBrooklyn · $90K – $250K checksGreatPoint VenturesSan Francisco · $250K – $20M checks · since 2025HomebrewBurlingame · $100K – $500K checksHyperplane Venture CapitalBoston · $250K – $3M checks · since 2025National Institutes of Health (NIH)since 2020Pathbreaker VenturesSan Francisco · $250K – $1M checksPlum Alley InvestmentsNew York · $500K – $1.5M checksThe Engine VenturesCambridgeThursday VenturesBrandonY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2018
Co-founders at Biobot Analytics
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Newsha GhaeliCofounder & President
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Mariana Guadalupe Matus GarciaExecutive Officer, Director
Experience
- Biobot AnalyticsCEO and Cofoundercurrent2017 — presentCambridge, Massachusetts
- Asbury Communities, Inc.Board Membercurrent2025 — present
- The National Institutes of HealthExternal Consultantcurrent2026 — present
- YPOBoston Chapter Membercurrent2024 — presentBoston Chapter
- The Aspen InstituteHenry Crown Fellowcurrent2023 — present
- Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyPhD Researcher2012 — 2018Cambridge, Massachusetts
- University of CambridgeResearch Intern2011Cambridge, United Kingdom
- Wageningen UR (University & Research centre)Graduate Researcher2011The Netherlands
Skills & more
Genomics7Computational Biology9Microbiology4microbiome2Molecular Biology7Machine Learning3Statistics3Python2Matlab2Bioinformatics5Genetics2Science3
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BiochemistryResearchLife SciencesData AnalysisLanguages English · Spanish
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Mariana Matus?
- Mariana Matus is CEO and Cofounder of Biobot Analytics, a company that uses molecular technologies to analyze wastewater for public health intelligence, including tracking COVID-19 surges and variants, detecting outbreaks such as mpox and H5N1 avian influenza, and monitoring substances like fentanyl. A computational biologist by background, she previously studied the gut microbiome, and the concept behind Biobot originated from work with MIT Professors Eric Alm and Carlo Ratti.
- Where does Mariana Matus work?
- Mariana Matus is Founder of Biobot Analytics.
- What companies did Mariana Matus found?
- Mariana Matus founded Biobot Analytics.
- Where did Mariana Matus go to school?
- Mariana Matus studied at Y Combinator (W18 batch); Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Computational and Systems Biology); Wageningen University & Research (Master of Science (MSc), Biotechnology).
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