Mike Giardello

Experience

1. Mount Wilson VenturesPartnercurrent2016 — present130 W. Union Street Pasadena, CA
2. Cinder Biological, Inc.Chairman & CEOcurrent2025 — presentBerkeley, California
3. Innovate PasadenaCo-Founder & Chairmancurrent2026 — presentPasadena, CA
4. Scaled Science PartnersCo-Founder & Chairmancurrent2023 — presentPasadena, California, United States
5. Newlight Technologies, Inc.Executive VP & Chief Operating Officer2023 — 2025
6. Newlight Technologies, Inc.Chief Operating Officer2020 — 2023
7. Newlight Technologies, Inc.Project Specialist / Consultant2018 — 2020Huntington Beach, California, United States
8. SeqOnce Biosciences Inc.Board Member & Senior Advisor2018 — 2024Pasadena, CA
9. SAFCell, Inc.Board Member & Senior Advisor2017 — 2020Pasadena, CA
10. Innovate PasadenaCo-Founder & President2013 — 2020Pasadena
11. Alfred E. Mann Institute for Biomedical Engineering at USCEntrepreneur In Residence2016 — 2019University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
12. Materia (Acquired by ExxonMobil)Founder & Senior Advisor2015 — 2017Pasadena
13. MateriaFounder, President, CEO & CTO1999 — 2015Pasadena
14. MateriaFounder, Executive Vice President & CTO1998 — 1999Pasadena
15. Elevance (Acquired by Genting)Board Member & Member of Compensation Committee2007 — 2010Chicago, Illinois
16. Cyrano Sciences (Acquired by Smith)Acting VP of Operations1997 — 1998
17. Maxdem (Acquired by Solvay)Research Scientist1995 — 1997

Education

1. CaltechVisiting Associate1995 — 1998
2. CaltechPostdoctoral Fellowship, Catalysis and Material Science1993 — 1995
3. Northwestern UniversityDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Chemistry1988 — 1993
4. Grinnell CollegeBachelor of Arts (B.A.), Chemistry1984 — 1988

Skills & more

From Mike's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended Caltech95

SMShaun MaguirePartner at Sequoia CapitalSBScott BillerInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)SLSeth LieblichInvestment Team at 8VCMEMarkus EnzelbergerPartner at Versant VenturesWHWen HsiehFounding Managing Partner at Matter Venture PartnersHHHaomiao HuangFounding Partner at Matter Venture Partners

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Also attended Northwestern University288

HKHannah KrootMarketing Lead at Intel CapitalMAMikowai AshwillInvestor at Spark CapitalNPNaomi Pilosof IonitaBoard Partner at Menlo VenturesEOEric OngInvestor at LightbankBPBill PescatelloInvestor at LightbankSJScott JacobsonManaging Director at Madrona Venture Group

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Also attended Grinnell College16

NFNick FitzInvestor at Juniper Ventures Management, LlcCKClint KorverCofounder, Managing Director at Ulu VenturesCPCurt PabstVenture Partner at RSCMAMAndreata MuforoPartner at TLcom CapitalAWAdam WhiteInvestor at Walnut Venture AssociatesJEJohn EssigMBA at Campus Founders Fund

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Shared employers

Also worked at Mount Wilson Ventures1

RWRichard WeilPartner at Mount Wilson Ventures

Also worked at Innovate Pasadena1

GCGene ChuangInvestor at Hyphen Capital