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Peter Olcott

Investor

Principal 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.

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Experience

  1. FemtoVox IncorporatedBoard Observercurrent2025 — presentDana Point, California, United States
  2. SoloPulse CorpBoard Membercurrent2024 — presentPeachtree Corners, GA
  3. Inlyte EnergyBoard Observercurrent2023 — presentSan Leandro, California, United States
  4. First Spark VenturesPrincipalcurrent2022 — presentMenlo Park, California, United States
  5. RefleXion MedicalFellow2022 — 202525841 Industrial Blvd #275, Hayward, CA 94545
  6. RefleXion MedicalFellow2019 — 2022Hayward, California, United States
  7. RefleXion MedicalPrincipal PET Engineer2014 — 201925821 Industrial Blvd, Suite 200, Hayward, CA, 94545
  8. SRI InternationalConsultant2014Menlo Park, California, United States
  9. Stanford UniversityGraduate Student2006 — 2014Stanford University
  10. Intramedical Imaging LLCConsultant2009 — 2011Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
  11. YanntekDesign Engineer1994 — 2001

Education

  1. Stanford UniversityDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Bio-engineering2009 — 2014
  2. Stanford UniversityMaster of Science, Bio-Engineering2006 — 2009
  3. UC San DiegoBachelor of Science, Computer Science and Engineering1992 — 2004

Skills & more

Matlab24LaTeX7VHDLEmbedded Systems6Python7Board OperationBoard LevelBoard AdministrationElectronic Engineering1Medical Physics4Medical Imaging17Biomedical Engineering29
+12 moreImage AnalysisMRIImage ProcessingSignal ProcessingPhysicsAlgorithmsDigital ImagingMedical DevicesFPGAR&DX-rayScience

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Same school

Also attended Stanford University1,726

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Also attended UC San Diego217

Mark SusterManaging Partner at Upfront VenturesBirgitteInvestor at InvestinorHouman HaghighiPartner, Business & Corporate Development at Menlo VenturesFreya Svedberg-KeatingInvestor at MedicxiJamie MontgomeryCo-Founder & Managing Partner at March Capital PartnersAbbie CelnikerInvestor at Third Rock Ventures

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Shared employers

Also worked at Inlyte Energy2

Laurie MenoudInvestor at At One VenturesLuke ZhanSenior Associate at At One Ventures

Also worked at RefleXion Medical5

Renee RyanInvestor at DigitalDx VenturesJay WatkinsCo-Founder and Partner at Sonder CapitalKenneth GriséPrincipal at Sixty Degree CapitalRana Al-HallaqPartner at Pfizer Venture InvestmentsAdam KeatingFounder at CoLab

Also worked at SRI International20

David MagermanManaging Partner at Differential VenturesRaghu MadabushiInvestment Director at Samsung Catalyst FundLaurie MenoudInvestor at At One VenturesAnnalisa D'AndreaVenture Partner at Longwood FundStefan HeckAdvisor at ChrysalixMark MitchellInvestor at Sand Hill Angels

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Also worked at Stanford University458

Ann Miura-KoCo-founding Partner at FloodgateBalaji SrinivasanAngel investor and founder of The Network SchoolMartin CasadoGeneral Partner at Andreessen HorowitzDeep NisharInvestment Team at General CatalystPaul KwanInvestment Team at General CatalystBryan OffuttInvestor at Index Ventures

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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
Strategic Advisor & Founding Non-Managing Partner at First Spark Ventures, Llc
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

Network1

Aaron Sisto
Partner at First Spark Ventures, Llc

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