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Rishita Changede

Founder

CEO at Teora

Singapore

FoundedTeora

About

Rishita Changede is the CEO and co-founder of Teora, a synthetic biology startup that develops oral vaccines for disease management and growth enhancement in agriculture, aquaculture, and future foods. She holds a Ph.D. in Biological Sciences and an executive MBA, and serves as an advisor to technology startups and a founder in residence at Entrepreneur First. Her background includes publications in academic journals and multiple awards.

CEO at Teora

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Teora's investors · 1

Entrepreneur FirstBengaluru · $1M – $7M checks

Co-founders at Teora

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Seyed Mohammad HasheminejadFounding CTO

Experience

  1. TeoraTechbio for Sustainability CEO, Cofoundercurrent2020 — present
  2. UnreasonableUnreasonable Fellow Sustainability & Impactcurrent2025 — presentGlobal
  3. Berkeley SkyDeckTechbio Entrepreneurcurrent2021 — presentUnited States
  4. Entrepreneur FirstBuilding sustainability venture in Techbio2020Singapore
  5. Mechanobiology InstituteRegenerative medicine Sr. Research Fellow2016 — 2019
  6. Mechanobiology InstituteNanotechnology & Material Science Research Fellow2013 — 2015
  7. Columbia University in the City of New YorkAging & Extracellualr matrix Research2013 — 2019
  8. Kavli Institute for Theoretical PhysicsPhysics in Biology. Course Faculty2019Santa Barbara, California Area
  9. Stanford UniversityVisiting Research Fellow2016 — 2017
  10. A*STAR - Agency for Science, Technology and ResearchSynthetic Biology Grad Student2009 — 2012Singapore
  11. Temasek Life Sciences LaboratoryMolecular Biology and Microscopy Jr Research Fellow2007 — 2009
  12. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, MumbaiQuantitative Molecular Biophysics Jr Research Fellow2005 — 2007

Skills & more

Mentoring1Team Leadership2Flexibility1Build Strong Relationships1LeadershipBusiness-to-Business (B2B)8Business Strategy5Cross-functional Team Leadership5Due Diligence8Biosensors12Protein Chemistry15Cell Culture11
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Languages English · Gujrathi · Hindi · Marathi · Marwari · Spanish

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Rishita Changede?
Rishita Changede is the CEO and co-founder of Teora, a synthetic biology startup that develops oral vaccines for disease management and growth enhancement in agriculture, aquaculture, and future foods. She holds a Ph.D. in Biological Sciences and an executive MBA, and serves as an advisor to technology startups and a founder in residence at Entrepreneur First. Her background includes publications in academic journals and multiple awards.
Where does Rishita Changede work?
Rishita Changede is CEO of Teora.
What companies did Rishita Changede found?
Rishita Changede founded Teora.
Where did Rishita Changede go to school?
Rishita Changede studied at National University of Singapore (Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Biological Sciences); Quantic School of Business and Technology (executive MBA); Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai (Master of Science - MS, Biological Sciences).

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