Peter Olcott
InvestorPrincipal at First Spark Ventures, Llc
Stanford, California
Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M
About
Silicon Valley engineer working at the intersection of hardware and software across telecom, defense, and medical imaging, with 25 issued patents. He was the first employee at Reflexion Medical and holds a Stanford PhD in Bioengineering.
Contact· self-published, not guessed
Experience
- FemtoVox IncorporatedBoard Observercurrent2025 — presentDana Point, California, United States
- SoloPulse CorpBoard Membercurrent2024 — presentPeachtree Corners, GA
- Inlyte EnergyBoard Observercurrent2023 — presentSan Leandro, California, United States
- First Spark VenturesPrincipalcurrent2022 — presentMenlo Park, California, United States
- RefleXion MedicalFellow2022 — 202525841 Industrial Blvd #275, Hayward, CA 94545
- RefleXion MedicalFellow2019 — 2022Hayward, California, United States
- RefleXion MedicalPrincipal PET Engineer2014 — 201925821 Industrial Blvd, Suite 200, Hayward, CA, 94545
- SRI InternationalConsultant2014Menlo Park, California, United States
- Stanford UniversityGraduate Student2006 — 2014Stanford University
- Intramedical Imaging LLCConsultant2009 — 2011Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
- YanntekDesign Engineer1994 — 2001
Skills & more
Matlab24LaTeX7VHDLEmbedded Systems6Python7Board OperationBoard LevelBoard AdministrationElectronic Engineering1Medical Physics4Medical Imaging17Biomedical Engineering29
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Image AnalysisMRIImage ProcessingSignal ProcessingPhysicsAlgorithmsDigital ImagingMedical DevicesFPGAR&DX-rayScienceFrom Peter's professional profile.
Colleagues at First Spark Ventures, Llc
Aaron Sisto
Partner at First Spark Ventures, Llc
Danny Chen
General Partner at First Spark Ventures, Llc
Eric Schmidt
Founding Partner at Innovation Endeavors
Gal Treger
General Partner at First Spark Ventures, Llc
Haitao Zhu
Partner at First Spark Ventures, Llc
Jennifer Wu
Principal at First Spark Ventures, Llc
Manish Kothari
Founding Managing Partner at First Spark Ventures, Llc
Peter Richards
Founding General Partner at First Spark Ventures, Llc
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Peter Olcott?
- Silicon Valley engineer working at the intersection of hardware and software across telecom, defense, and medical imaging, with 25 issued patents. He was the first employee at Reflexion Medical and holds a Stanford PhD in Bioengineering.
- Where does Peter Olcott work?
- Peter Olcott is Principal at First Spark Ventures, Llc.
- What check size does Peter Olcott write?
- Peter Olcott typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
- Where did Peter Olcott go to school?
- Peter Olcott studied at Stanford University (Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Bio-engineering); Stanford University (Master of Science, Bio-Engineering); UC San Diego (Bachelor of Science, Computer Science and Engineering).
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