Paul Conley
InvestorChairman & CEO at GENERAL INCEPTION · Managing Director at Paladin Capital Group · Venture Partner at Vertical Venture Partners · Venture Partner at OMX Ventures · Board director at Tasso · +1 more
Palo Alto, California, United States
About
Paul Conley is CEO and co-founder of General Inception, an organization focused on company formation for deep-tech and life-science startups. General Inception operates as an institutional co-founder to technical founders and invests capital from its own balance sheet rather than functioning as a venture capital firm.
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- p•••@generalinception.comreveal75% confident
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningBiotechCybersecurityDeep TechDefense TechEnterprise SoftwareHardwareHealthtechPropTechSaaSSemiconductors
Board director at Tasso
Intro paths
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In turn, Paul can intro founders to Tasso's investors below.
Tasso's investors · 9
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)since 2013Foresite CapitalWest Hollywood · since 2019J2 VenturesBoston · since 2019National Institutes of Health (NIH)since 2015OMX VenturesLincolnshire · since 2019RA CapitalBoston · since 2019TechstarsBoulder · $220K checks · since 2019Venture Capital Investment ManagementSan Francisco · since 2019Vertical Venture PartnersPalo Alto · $500K – $4M checks · since 2019
Co-founders at Tasso
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Ben CasavantCo-Founder and Chief Executive Officer
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Erwin BerthierCo-Founder and Chief Technology Officer
Board director at Twist Bioscience
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In turn, Paul can intro founders to Twist Bioscience's investors below.
Twist Bioscience's investors · 14
+ND CapitalWoodside · $540K – $5.4M checks3E Bioventures CapitalPalo AltoARCH Venture PartnersChicago · $50K – $250M checks · since 2015Asset Management CompanyMenlo Park · $500K – $2M checksBay City CapitalSan Rafael · $5M – $10M checksBlack Opal VenturesNew YorkDentsu VenturesTokyoiGlobe PartnersSingapore · $600K – $6M checksLionBirdTel Aviv · $200K – $500K checksNFXSan Francisco · $250K – $5M checksOMX VenturesLincolnshirePaladin Capital GroupWashington · $100K – $5M checksPrime PartnersTokyoVital Venture CapitalWashington · $1M – $3M checks
Co-founders at Twist Bioscience
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Emily Marine LeproustExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter
WC
William Charles BanyaiExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter
BJ
Bill James PeckExecutive Officer, Promoter
EL
Emily LeproustFounder
Experience
- General InceptionCEO & Co-foundercurrent2020 — presentPalo Alto, California, United States
- Vertical Venture PartnersVenture Partnercurrent2015 — presentPalo Alto, CA
- Paladin Capital GroupManaging Director for Venture Studio Operationscurrent2007 — presentWashington DC-Baltimore Area
- Constructive BioBoard Membercurrent2022 — presentCambridge, England, United Kingdom
- 10X Genomicsfmr Board Member (NASDAQ: TXG)current2012 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Twist Biosciencefmr Board Member (NASDAQ: TWST)current2013 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Aralez BioBoard Observercurrent2024 — present
- Partillion BioscienceBoard Membercurrent2023 — present
- Attune Neurosciences, Inc.Board Membercurrent2022 — present
- Alida BiosciencesBoard Membercurrent2021 — present
- Tactile Therapeutics, Inc.Board Membercurrent2022 — present
- Menlo MicroBoard Membercurrent2015 — presentIrvine, CA
- VoiceCare AIStrategic Advisorcurrent2024 — present
- Delix TherapeuticsInvestor (co-founder)current2018 — present
- Inscripta, Inc.Board Observercurrent2017 — presentBoulder, CO
- COMPASS Pathways plcInvestor (NASDAQ: CMPS)current2020 — present
- Ginkgo Bioworks, Inc.Investor (NYSE: DNA)current2013 — presentCambridge, MA
- Mythic Therapeutics, Inc.Investorcurrent2020 — present
- Tasso, Inc.Board Observercurrent2018 — presentGreater Seattle Area
- Edifice Health, Inc.Board Membercurrent2020 — present
- SyntheX, Inc.Investorcurrent2017 — present
- Hexagon BioInvestorcurrent2017 — presentMenlo Park, California, United States
- Cellsonics Inc.Board Membercurrent2017 — presentSunnyvale, California, United States
- Isolation Bio Inc.Board Membercurrent2016 — presentSan Francisco, CA
- NanoCellect Biomedical, Inc.Board Membercurrent2017 — presentSan Diego, CA
- AnomaliBoard Observercurrent2014 — presentRedwood City, CA
- IntabioBoard Observer (SOLD to Danaher/SciEx)2017 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
- VerodinInvestor (NASDAQ: FEYE)2015 — 2019Reston, VA
- ProtectWise, Inc.Board Observer (Exit to Verizon)2014 — 2018Denver Metropolitan Area
- NewlansBoard Member (SOLDto TDK/Epcos)2010 — 2015Acton, MA
- WispryBoard Member (SOLD to AAC Technologies)2008 — 2015Irvine, CA
- Arxan TechnologiesBoard Member (SOLD to TA Associates)2007 — 2013Rockville, MD
- Luminus DevicesBoard Member (SOLD to Sanan Opto)2008 — 2013Sunnyvale, CA
- NexidiaBoard Observer (SOLD to NICE Systems)2007 — 2012
- QuantaLife, Inc. - A Bio-Rad CompanyBoard Member (SOLD to BioRad)2008 — 2011
- Modal LogicManaging Partner2006 — 2007
- BrightScaleCEO (Co-founder)2003 — 2006Los Gatos, CA
- Appfluent TechnologyChairman & CEO (co-founder)2000 — 2003
- Los Alamos National LaboratoryPost-doctoral Research1996 — 2000
Skills & more
Strategy16Leadership41Management21Venture Capital73Strategic Partnerships42Business Development63Start-ups94Entrepreneurship28Business Strategy26Business Planning23Mergers & Acquisitions8Product Management12
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Private EquityProduct MarketingCorporate DevelopmentTeam BuildingMarketing StrategyCleantechManagement ConsultingRecruitingFinancial ModelingBiotechnologyEmerging MarketsSemiconductorsFrom Paul's professional profile.
Colleagues at GENERAL INCEPTION
Adam Weischhaus
Executives in Residence at GENERAL INCEPTION
Alan Dance
Executives in Residence at GENERAL INCEPTION
Arunan Skandarajah
Executives in Residence at GENERAL INCEPTION
Autumn Lee
Chief of Staff at GENERAL INCEPTION
Brad Crutchfield
Executives in Residence at GENERAL INCEPTION
Brad Nelson
Life Science Tools & Dx at GENERAL INCEPTION
Byron Hewett
Executives in Residence at GENERAL INCEPTION
Carol Tillis
Finance at GENERAL INCEPTION
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Paul Conley?
- Paul Conley is CEO and co-founder of General Inception, an organization focused on company formation for deep-tech and life-science startups. General Inception operates as an institutional co-founder to technical founders and invests capital from its own balance sheet rather than functioning as a venture capital firm.
- Where does Paul Conley work?
- Paul Conley is Chairman & CEO at GENERAL INCEPTION and Board director at Tasso and Board director at Twist Bioscience.
- What does Paul Conley invest in?
- Paul Conley invests in AI & Machine Learning, Biotech, Cybersecurity, Deep Tech, Defense Tech, Enterprise Software, Hardware, Healthtech, PropTech, SaaS, Semiconductors.
- Where did Paul Conley go to school?
- Paul Conley studied at UC San Diego (PhD, AMES (Computational Physics)); UC San Diego (ME, Bioengineering); University of Virginia (MS/BS, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering).
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