Ron Shigeta

Investor

Berkeley, California

Writes $100K – $500K checks · typically $300K

About

Ron Shigeta is founder of iAccelerate and Elevated.eco, where he mentors and advises early-stage startups in biotechnology, food, and health. He holds a PhD in biophysics and biochemistry and has held roles including co-founder of indieBio, where early investments of $15 million generated over $1 billion in funding for portfolio companies, and science officer at Wild Earth, a plant-based mycoprotein pet food company. He currently serves as a diligence advisor to multiple venture funds and invests in companies within his advisory portfolio.

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Experience

iAccelerateFoundercurrent2019 — presentGlobal
in processStartup Personcurrent2020 — present
Solar Bioprocessing, LLCContract Specialistcurrent2020 — presentVirginia, United States
Starlight VenturesInvestment Advisorcurrent2019 — present
BABEL.VenturesScientist in Residencecurrent2018 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
Center for Food Innovation and EntrepreneurshipVisiting Lecturer2021 — 2023Santa Clara, California, United States
Alix VenturesInvestor, Alix Venture Capital - Innovative Healthcare, SynBio and Sequencing Platforms2020 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
Clara Foods™Product Development Consultant @ Clara Foods2019 — 2020
Wild Earth IncChief Science Officer2017 — 2019Berkeley, Ca
IndieBioChief Science Officer, Co-Founder IndieBio2014 — 2017San Francisco, CA
Berkeley BioLabsFounding Partner2014 — 2015Berkeley, CA
AffymetrixManager2006 — 2014
AffymetrixSystems architecture2006 — 2014
AffymetrixManager2004 — 2014
BiomaticaCo-Founder2012 — 2014Berkeley, CA
BiocuriousMember2011 — 2012
AffymetrixStaff Bioinformatics Scientist2000 — 2002
NeomorphicScientist2000
Harvard Medical SchoolPost Doctoral Associate1998 — 2000

Education

Princeton UniversityPhD, Chemistry
HackerDojoclass, Machine Learning2015 — 2016
Harvard Medical Schoolpost doc, protein structure1998 — 2000
Reed CollegeB.A., Chemistry
Stanford UniversityPost Doctoral Research, Polyketide Biosynthesis
Harvard Medical SchoolPostdoctoral Fellow
Harvard Medical SchoolPostdoctoral Fellow, Biological and Biomedical Sciences

Skills & more

Genetic Engineering5Synthetic Biology5Early Stage Ventures7Early Stage Investment3Executive Visibility1Subject Matter Experts1Due Diligence1Analytical Skills2Strategy1Problem Solving1Healthcare2Venture Financing2

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CoachingBiotechnologyBioinformaticsWeb ArchitectureRMachine LearningBiochemistrySQLLifesciencesGeneticsMolecular BiologyGenomics

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