Rebecca Wilson
InvestorHead of Innovation Ecosystem at Rhapsody Venture Partners
Portland, Oregon Metropolitan Area
About
Rebecca Wilson is Head of Innovation Ecosystem at Rhapsody Venture Partners. She has ten years of research experience in chemistry and engineering focused on sustainable technologies including biodiesel, photovoltaics, and bio-based plastics. In her current role, she works to identify and invest in hard technology solutions addressing sustainability challenges by connecting scientific innovation with business and policy considerations.
Experience
- Rhapsody Venture PartnersHead of Innovation Ecosystemcurrent2026 — present
- Rhapsody Venture PartnersAssociate2021 — 2026Cambridge, MA
- Primitives BiodesignDirector of Materials Engineering2019 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
- University of Southern CaliforniaChemical Engineering Research Assistant2012 — 2019Los Angeles
- Academic AchieversStudent Mentor2017 — 2019Greater Los Angeles Area
- Université de StrasbourgChemistry Research Assistant2015 — 2016Strasbourg, France
- AesculaTechCo-Founder2014 — 2015Greater Los Angeles Area
- University of New HampshireUndergraduate Student Researcher2009 — 2012Doha, Qatar
- University of New HampshireUndergraduate Student Researcher2009 — 2012Durham, NH
- Green Launching PadIntern2011 — 2012
Education
- University of Southern CaliforniaDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Chemical Engineering2012 — 2019
- University of Southern CaliforniaGraduate Certificate, Business and Sustainabilty2015 — 2017
- University of New HampshireBachelor of Science, Environmental Engineering; Industrial Processes2008 — 2012
Skills & more
Leadership1TeamworkInterpersonal SkillsMatlab2Microsoft Excel2Microsoft Office3Microsoft Word3Microsoft PowerPoint1Scanning Electron Microscopy2Chemical Engineering3Chemistry8Data Analysis7
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Organic ChemistryResearchSpectroscopyCharacterizationMaterials ScienceUV/Vis SpectroscopyEngineeringScienceMaterialsTeachingOrganic SynthesisMaterial CharacterisationLanguages French · Spanish
- Life Cycle Assessment: Quantifying Environmental Impacts — MIT Professional Education
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Also attended University of New Hampshire23
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Shared employers
Also worked at Rhapsody Venture Partners10
Carsten BoersManaging Partner at Rhapsody Venture PartnersBernard LupienGeneral Partner at Rhapsody Venture PartnersJason WhaleyGeneral Partner at Rhapsody Venture PartnersCorrie KavanaughPrincipal at Rhapsody Venture PartnersJessica FreyerPartner at Rhapsody Venture PartnersMike FuerstmanPartner at Rhapsody Venture Partners
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Also worked at University of Southern California55
Alyssa TsenterSenior Associate at Flare Capital PartnersJillian ShawVenture Partner at Magnetic VenturesZach PosnerManaging Partner & Co-Founder at LegalTechAndreas QuandtGeneral Partner at Data TechMatt MichelsonVenture Partner and Head of AI at Wavemaker Three-Sixty HealthPaolo PirjanianVenture Partner at Calibrate Ventures
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Also worked at Université de Strasbourg2
Colleagues at Rhapsody Venture Partners
Bernard Lupien
General Partner at Rhapsody Venture Partners
Carsten Boers
Managing Partner at Rhapsody Venture Partners
Corrie Kavanaugh
Principal at Rhapsody Venture Partners
Isabel Klein
Associate at Rhapsody Venture Partners
Jason Whaley
General Partner at Rhapsody Venture Partners
Jessica Freyer
Partner at Rhapsody Venture Partners
Mike Fuerstman
Partner at Rhapsody Venture Partners
Robert Newman
Analyst at Rhapsody Venture Partners



















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