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Reshma Shetty
InvestorUnicorn founderFounder at Ginkgo Bioworks · Co-Founder, Ginkgo Bioworks & Founding Pillar at Pillar VC
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
FoundedGinkgo Bioworks$17.5B · YC
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About
Reshma Shetty is a co-founder of Ginkgo Bioworks, an organism design company that engineers organisms to specification for customers in markets such as nutrition, health, and consumer goods. Ginkgo Bioworks became a public company through a SPAC in 2021 and trades under the ticker $DNA. She has received recognition from Forbes (2008) and Fast Company (2011).
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Invests in
Biotech
Founder at Ginkgo BioworksYC S14
Intro paths
YC
Reshma went through Y Combinator (Summer 2014) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Reshma can intro founders to Ginkgo Bioworks's investors below.
Ginkgo Bioworks's investors · 72
11.2 CapitalLas Vegas · $500K – $3M checks1955 CapitalSan Francisco · $5M – $10M checks · since 2017ACME CapitalSan FranciscoAllen & Companysince 2016Allen Institute for AI (AI2) IncubatorSeattle · $100K – $600K checksAnchorage Capital PartnersSydneyAzure Capital PartnersSan Francisco · $250K – $10M checksB3 HoldingPragueBaillie GiffordEdinburghBand of AngelsSan Francisco · since 2014Battery VenturesBoston · $500K – $100M checks · since 2014BenchmarkSan Francisco · $100K – $15M checks · since 2014Bill Taisince 2014BlackRockNew YorkBlue Owl CapitalNew YorkBoost VCSan Mateo · $500K checks · since 2014BoxGroupNew York · $250K – $1M checks · since 2014Canaan PartnersStamford · $500K – $20M checks · since 2014Cannage CapitalLas VegasCasdin CapitalNew YorkCool Climate CollectiveSacramento · $100K – $350K checksCota CapitalSan Francisco · since 2014DCVC (Data Collective)Palo Alto · $5M – $25M checksDefense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)since 2012Designer FundSan Francisco · $100K – $1M checksDraper AssociatesSan Mateo · $500K – $5M checksDST GlobalGeorge Town, Grand Cayman · since 2015Empede CapitalTortolaFelicis VenturesSan Francisco · $500K – $15M checks · since 2015Four CitiesNewtonFundamental VenturesLakewayGeneral AtlanticNew York · $10M – $1B checks · since 2017HC NCBR FUNDWarsaw · $750K – $16M checksHemisphere Ventures LLCMckinneyiGlobe PartnersSingapore · $600K – $6M checks · since 2015In-Q-TelTysons · $100K – $2.5M checksIVP (Institutional Venture Partners)San Francisco · $15M – $75M checks · since 2014Jude GomilaLynnwoodKhosla VenturesMenlo Park · $100K – $20M checksLead Edge CapitalNew York · $50M – $400M checks · since 2014MassVenturesWaltham · $250K – $500K checks · since 2015Merus CapitalMenlo Park · $200K – $2.5M checks · since 2014National Institutes of Health (NIH)National Science FoundationAlexandria · since 2011Novalis LifeSciencesPortsmouthOffline VenturesMill Valley · $250K – $5M checksOMX VenturesLincolnshireOS FundPark Ridge · $1M – $2M checks · since 2015ParadigmSan Francisco · $1M – $100M checksPetriBoston · $100K – $6M checksPfizer Venture Investments$5M – $20M checksPrelude VenturesSan Francisco · $100K – $5M checksQueensBridge Venture Partnerssince 2014ReshapeNew York · $100K – $2M checksSam Altmansince 2015Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust PLCEdinburghScrum VenturesSan Francisco · since 2015Senator Investment GroupNew York · since 2016Sequoia CapitalMenlo Park · $100K – $50M checks · since 2014SoftBank Vision FundLondonSound VenturesSanta Monica · since 2014T. Rowe PriceBaltimore · since 2019TD BankMount LaurelTekmen Teknoloji Reklamcilik Yayincilik A.S.LondonThe Robotics HubPittsburgh · since 2014Trans-Pacific Technology FundTaipeiTSVCSilicon Valley · $1M checksVast VenturesFt. Lauderdale · $100K – $1M checks · since 2015Viking GlobalStamford · since 2015Viking Global InvestorsStamford · since 2015Vital Venture CapitalWashington · $1M – $3M checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2014
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Co-founders at Ginkgo Bioworks
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Jason KellyFounder
BC
Barry CantonFounder
AC
Austin CheFounder
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Tom KnightFounder
BC
Bartholomew CantonExecutive Officer
Investments
Investor
Ginkgo Bioworks
Per the firm's website.
Colleagues at Pillar VC
Alec Nielsen
Founder & CEO, Asimov & Venture Partner at Pillar VC
Alex Ting
Director of Events & Operations at Pillar VC
Andras Forgacs
Co-Founder & Board Director, Modern Meadow, Fork & Goode, Organovo & Founding Pillar at Pillar VC
Andrea Coravos
Co-founder/CEO, HumanFirst & Venture Partner at Pillar VC
Andy Beck
CEO, PathAI & Founding Pillar at Pillar VC
Ash Ashutosh
CEO, Actifio & Founding Pillar at Pillar VC
Bernhard van Lengerich
CEO at Seeding The Future Foundation. Board Member at Beyond Meat and CSO at General Mills & Founding Pillar at Pillar VC
Bill Brady
CEO, Kula Bio, Monolith Materials, Mascoma Corporation & Founding Pillar at Pillar VC
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Reshma Shetty?
- Reshma Shetty is a co-founder of Ginkgo Bioworks, an organism design company that engineers organisms to specification for customers in markets such as nutrition, health, and consumer goods. Ginkgo Bioworks became a public company through a SPAC in 2021 and trades under the ticker $DNA. She has received recognition from Forbes (2008) and Fast Company (2011).
- Where does Reshma Shetty work?
- Reshma Shetty is Founder of Ginkgo Bioworks and Co-Founder, Ginkgo Bioworks & Founding Pillar at Pillar VC.
- What does Reshma Shetty invest in?
- Reshma Shetty invests in Biotech.
- What companies did Reshma Shetty found?
- Reshma Shetty founded Ginkgo Bioworks.
- What companies has Reshma Shetty invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Ginkgo Bioworks.
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