About
Principal Rachel Field is a hands-on company-builder who partners with founders—especially in biotech and biomedical hard‑tech—to scale mission-aligned, capital‑intensive climate and hard‑tech ventures.
Contact· self-published, not guessed
Invests in
BiotechClimate TechDeep TechEnergyHardwareHealthtech
Experience
- Engine VenturesPrincipalcurrent2025 — present
- Engine VenturesSenior Associate2024 — 2025Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
- Engine VenturesAssociate2023Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
- The EngineAssociate2022 — 2023Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
- Sensory Cloud, Inc.Co-Founder2022 — 2023
- Sensory Cloud, Inc.Head Of Research And Development, Co-Founder2022Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- Sensory Cloud, Inc.Technology Lead2017 — 2022Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
- Columbia University in the City of New YorkPhD, Molecular and Microscale Bioengineering Laboratory2016 — 2021Manhattan, New York
- Columbia University in the City of New YorkTeaching Assistant2018 — 2019
- Columbia Technology VenturesTechnology Transfer Fellow2019 — 2020New York, New York
- oNotesVP Research, Co-Founder2013 — 2017Paris; Boston
- oNotesCo-Founder2013 — 2017Cambridge, Massachusetts
- Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired EngineeringEngineering Research Fellow2012 — 2013Greater Paris Metropolitan Region
- Harvard Global Health InstituteIdea Translation Fellow2012Singapore
- Harvard Advising Program OfficePeer Advising Fellow2009 — 2012Harvard University
- Sealed Air CorporationIntern, Shanghai Office2011
- Pontificia Universidad Catolica del PeruUndergraduate Researcher2010
- URS CorporationIntern2010
Skills & more
Solidworks4Python (Programming Language)1Matlab8Microsoft Office3PowerPoint1AutoCADHTML2ExcelWordJavaScript1InDesignjQuery
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SolidWorksMicrosoft ExcelMachined PartsC (Programming Language)Data AnalysisResearchMachiningmachine shopMachine LearningDeep Learning3D PrintingRapid PrototypingLanguages French · Italian · Spanish
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Investments
Board seats
Per the firm's website.
Colleagues at The Engine Ventures
Alaina Hartnett
Associate at The Engine Ventures
Ann DeWitt
General Partner at The Engine Ventures
Bettina Metais
Vice President of Investor Relations & Operations at The Engine Ventures
Colleen Calhoun
Investor at BURNT ISLAND VENTURES
Dan Resnicow
Operating Partner at The Engine Ventures
Darby Dunn
Executive in Residence at The Engine Ventures
David Bradwell
Operating Partner at The Engine Ventures
Deepa Rao
Associate at The Engine Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Rachel Field?
- Principal Rachel Field is a hands-on company-builder who partners with founders—especially in biotech and biomedical hard‑tech—to scale mission-aligned, capital‑intensive climate and hard‑tech ventures.
- Where does Rachel Field work?
- Rachel Field is Principal at The Engine Ventures.
- What does Rachel Field invest in?
- Rachel Field invests in Biotech, Climate Tech, Deep Tech, Energy, Hardware, Healthtech.
- What boards does Rachel Field sit on?
- Rachel Field holds tracked board seats at DBOS, Genomines, Mantel, Sublime Systems.
- Where did Rachel Field go to school?
- Rachel Field studied at Columbia University (Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Biomedical Engineering); Harvard University (Bachelor of Science (S.B.), Mechanical Engineering); Columbia University (Master of Philosophy - MPhil, Biomedical Engineering).
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Shared employers
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