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Ryan Bethencourt

Investor

Managing Partner at Sustainable Food Ventures Β· Partner at Babel Ventures

Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill Area

About

CEO and co-founder of plant-based pet food company Wild Earth, and previously Program Director and Venture Partner at IndieBio. He has invested in over 180 early-stage food and biotech startups, including being the first investor in Upside Foods, Geltor, The Not Company and Shiok Meats. At SFV he sources deal flow and makes investment decisions.

Experience

  1. SciRouter.aiChief Executive Officercurrent2026 β€” presentDurham, North Carolina, United States
  2. RaptorCoChief Executive Officercurrent2025 β€” presentDurham, North Carolina, United States
  3. Sustainable Food VenturesManaging Partnercurrent2020 β€” present
  4. BABEL.VenturesPartnercurrent2017 β€” presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  5. JellatechBoard Membercurrent2020 β€” presentRaleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill Area
  6. UCSF Health HubAdvisorcurrent2018 β€” presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  7. InterVenn BiosciencesAdvisorcurrent2017 β€” presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  8. Wild Earth IncCEO2017 β€” 2025Durham, North Carolina, United States
  9. Tiamat Sciences Corp.Board Member2020 β€” 2024Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill Area
  10. Provectus AlgaeBoard Member2020 β€” 2023Queensland, Australia
  11. SOSVCo-Founder, Program Director and Venture Partner (IndieBio)2014 β€” 2017San Francisco, CA
  12. Berkeley BiolabsCEO and Co-Founder2013 β€” 2016San Francisco Bay Area
  13. Counter Culture LabsBoard Member and Co-Founder2013 β€” 2016Oakland, CA
  14. LITMUS Clinical Research GroupManaging Partner2013 β€” 2014San Francisco Bay Area
  15. PAREXELConsultant and Sr. Director Strategic Business Development2014San Francisco Bay Area
  16. XPRIZESr. Director, Prize Development (Life Sciences)2014Culver City
  17. ICON plcDirector of Business Development2012 β€” 2013San Francisco Bay Area
  18. Halpin NeurosciencesCEO2011 β€” 2013San Francisco Bay Area
  19. PAREXELDirector of Business Development2008 β€” 2012San Francisco/Los Angeles/San Diego and Key Accounts
  20. Genescient Pharmaceuticalsp/t COO and Advisor2009 β€” 2011Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

Education

  1. University of CambridgeMasters in Bioscience Enterprise (MBE), Business/Biotech2002 β€” 2003
  2. University of California, BerkeleyCertificate, Project Management for Biopharmaceuticals2011
  3. The University of EdinburghDoctor of Philosophy (PhD) Candidate, Center for Regenerative Medicine2003
  4. University of WarwickBSc, Biological Sciences (Molecular Genetics)1997 β€” 2000
  5. Stanford University School of MedicineSummer Undergraduate Research Student, Brain Tumor Angiogenesis1998
  6. Yale UniversitySummer Undergraduate Research Student, Organelle assembly1997

Skills & more

Biotechnology99Clinical Development99Clinical Trials99Pharmaceutical Industry99Biopharmaceuticals99Lifesciences76Clinical Research83Start-ups99Strategy99Regulatory Affairs46Drug Development59Commercialization43
+12 moreEntrepreneurshipMarket ResearchBusiness DevelopmentCROSalesNeuroscienceMedical WritingOncologyNegotiationGenomicsProduct DevelopmentPharmaceutics

Languages English Β· Spanish

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