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Marko Tvrdic

Founder

Founder at Exin Therapeutics

San Francisco Bay Area

FoundedExin Therapeutics · YC

About

Marko Tvrdic is cofounder and COO at Exin Therapeutics, a company focused on therapeutic development. He holds an MSc and PhD from Oxford and has research experience across molecular biology, neuroscience disciplines including retinal disorders, circadian biology, and neurodevelopment, with prior exposure to venture capital.

Founder at Exin TherapeuticsYC W25

Intro paths

YC

Marko went through Y Combinator (Winter 2025) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

GP

Their group partner at YC was Jared Friedman, YC Group Partner — the partner who ran Exin Therapeutics's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Marko can intro founders to Exin Therapeutics's investors below.

Exin Therapeutics's investors · 2

468 CapitalBerlin · since 2024Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2025

Co-founders at Exin Therapeutics

GOGabriel Ocana Santero
Gabriel Ocana SanteroFounder
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Ivan Alex Priela LazarteExecutive Officer, Director

Experience

  1. Exin Therapeutics (YC W25)Co-Founder & COOcurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
  2. University of OxfordDPhil student in Neuroscience2022 — 2025
  3. University of OxfordDPhil - 2nd rotation project2023
  4. University of OxfordDPhil - 1st rotation project2023
  5. University of OxfordMSc Student2021 — 2022
  6. Creator FundAssociate student investment partner2024London Area, United Kingdom
  7. Creator FundVenture fellow2023 — 2024London Area, United Kingdom
  8. The University of EdinburghUndergraduate Researcher2021Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
  9. University of SplitNeuroscientist2019Split, Croatia
  10. MedILSMolecular Biologist2018Split, Croatia

Frequently asked questions

Who is Marko Tvrdic?
Marko Tvrdic is cofounder and COO at Exin Therapeutics, a company focused on therapeutic development. He holds an MSc and PhD from Oxford and has research experience across molecular biology, neuroscience disciplines including retinal disorders, circadian biology, and neurodevelopment, with prior exposure to venture capital.
Where does Marko Tvrdic work?
Marko Tvrdic is Founder of Exin Therapeutics.
What companies did Marko Tvrdic found?
Marko Tvrdic founded Exin Therapeutics.
Where did Marko Tvrdic go to school?
Marko Tvrdic studied at University of Oxford (DPhil in Neuroscience, Interdisciplinary Bioscience DTP); University of Oxford (Master's by Research, Neuroscience); The University of Edinburgh (Bachelor of Science, Neuroscience).

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