Ron Shigeta
InvestorInvestor at Alix Ventures
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.
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
Skills & more
Genetic Engineering5Synthetic Biology5Early Stage Ventures7Early Stage Investment3Executive Visibility1Subject Matter Experts1Due Diligence1Analytical Skills2Strategy1Problem Solving1Healthcare2Venture Financing2
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CoachingBiotechnologyBioinformaticsWeb ArchitectureRMachine LearningBiochemistrySQLLifesciencesGeneticsMolecular BiologyGenomicsFrom Ron's professional profile.
Colleagues at Alix Ventures
Amee Kapadia
Investor at Alix Ventures
Brian Fiske
SAB Member - Drug Development at Alix Ventures
Chas Pulido
Founder & General Partner at Alix Ventures
Daniel Delubac
SAB Member - Diagnostics/Lab Services at Alix Ventures
Dennis Gong
Investor at Alix Ventures
Eric Dai
Investor at Alix Ventures
Gia Oscherwitz
Investor at Alix Ventures
Jake Becraft
SAB Member - Syn Bio / CGT at Alix Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Ron Shigeta?
- 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.
- Where does Ron Shigeta work?
- Ron Shigeta is Investor at Alix Ventures.
- What check size does Ron Shigeta write?
- Ron Shigeta typically writes checks of $100K – $500K.
- Where did Ron Shigeta go to school?
- Ron Shigeta studied at Princeton University (PhD, Chemistry); HackerDojo (class, Machine Learning); Harvard Medical School (post doc, protein structure).
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