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Arturo LitvinunlockedOmar: together at San José State University (2001–2002)
×4Omar: together at San José State University
×5Omar: together at Thermo Fisher Scientific
Omar: together at Synthego
About
Omar Kurdi is Co-Founder and President of Cellares. His background spans strategic planning, business development, and operations within both large-scale and startup manufacturing environments, including work in engineering and technical roles. His experience covers areas such as Lean manufacturing, mergers and acquisitions, regulatory compliance (GMP/ISO 13485/FDA Class 1), and international operations.
Co-Founder and President at Cellares
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Cellares's investors · 11
8VCAustin · $100K – $50M checks · since 2021Baillie GiffordEdinburgh · since 2021BlackRockWilmington · since 2026Decheng CapitalMenlo Park · since 2021EclipsePalo Alto · since 2021Eclipse VenturesPalo Alto · $200K – $5M checks · since 2021EcoR1 CapitalSan Francisco · since 2021Intuitive VenturesSunnyvale · since 2021Koch Disruptive TechnologiesSan Francisco · since 2021T. Rowe PriceBaltimore · since 2026Willett AdvisorsNew York · since 2026
Co-founders at Cellares
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Fabian GerlinghausCo-Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Experience
- CellaresCo-Founder and Presidentcurrent2019 — presentSouth San Francisco
- Synthego CorporationVP Operations2015 — 2018
- Finesse SolutionsVP Operations2013 — 2015
- Thermo Fisher ScientificManufacturing Manager2011 — 2013
- Finesse SolutionsLead Sensors Manufacutring Engineer2006 — 2011
- Thermo Fisher ScientificManufacturing Engineer2003 — 2006
Skills & more
R&D8ISO 134854Chromatography1Strategy10Lean Manufacturing14Start-ups5Manufacturing30Quality Assurance10Outsourcing2Management16Business Development2Validation3
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LeadershipMergers & AcquisitionsBiotechnologyFDAEngineeringLifesciencesStrategic PlanningDesign of ExperimentsQuality SystemTechnology TransferValue Stream MappingProduct DevelopmentFrom Omar's professional profile.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Omar Kurdi?
- Omar Kurdi is Co-Founder and President of Cellares. His background spans strategic planning, business development, and operations within both large-scale and startup manufacturing environments, including work in engineering and technical roles. His experience covers areas such as Lean manufacturing, mergers and acquisitions, regulatory compliance (GMP/ISO 13485/FDA Class 1), and international operations.
- Where does Omar Kurdi work?
- Omar Kurdi is Co-Founder and President of Cellares.
- What companies did Omar Kurdi found?
- Omar Kurdi founded Cellares.
- Where did Omar Kurdi go to school?
- Omar Kurdi studied at San José State University (BS, Electrical Engineer).
Founder mafias
San José State University mafia51
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Alex FieldingFounded Privateer Space +2Samir KajiBachelorsFounded Allocate +1Narbeh DerhacobianMBAFounded Adesto Technologies +1Deny KhoungBFAFounded Standard MetricsRoger ThorntonMSFounded Witness aiRamin SayarMBAFounded Sumo Logic
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Thermo Fisher Scientific mafia22
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Kevin JooIon Torrent R&D ScientistFounded Operator +1Andy OlsonAccount ManagerFounded Inherent Biosciences +1David Y. LightDirector Product ManagementFounded Valisure Enterprises +1Pradeep IttycheriaDirector, LIMS DevelopmentFounded Virtual PiggyBarbara PaldusVP/GM Finesse, a part of Thermo Fisher ScientificFounded PicarroParag JhaveriProduct / Strategy ManagerFounded Voicecare
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Synthego mafia5
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Same school
Also attended San José State University222
Arturo LitvinHead of Global Portfolio Development at Intel CapitalCarrie RuleVP Finance at Redpoint VenturesJamie WatsonGTM Coordinator at Scale Venture PartnersDeny KhoungPortfolio Support at 8VCKim TranFinance at Lux CapitalSathya ShanthakumarDirector of Investor Relations at 7wire Ventures
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Shared employers
Also worked at Cellares3
Also worked at Synthego Corporation7
Rebecca NugentVenture Partner at Breakout VenturesHumberto EvansFounder/Software Engineer at CircuitLabFabian GerlinghausCo-Founder and Chief Executive Officer at CellaresKevin HoldenCEO & Co-Founder at NV TherapeuticsNick ConleyVice President of Technology (Co-founder of EpiBiome, acquired by Locus) at Locus BiosciencesJohn TanFounder at Editco
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Also worked at Finesse Solutions1
Also worked at Thermo Fisher Scientific90
Thanasis DelistathisCo-Founder, Managing Partner at PROOFSean AinsworthBiotech CEO at FemHealth VenturesLu WangInvestor at Foothill VenturesSteven BohnFinancial Controller at Partech VenturesJohannes ClaussSerial Entrepreneur, Investor and Mentor at tokentus investment AGRolando BrawerExecutives in Residence at GENERAL INCEPTION
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