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Sajith Wickramasekara

InvestorUnicorn founder

CEO at Benchling

San Francisco, California, United States

FoundedBenchling$6.1B · YC

30 Under 30 2022 · Hall of Fame30 Under 30 2016 · Healthcare

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About

Sajith Wickramasekara founded Benchling, a software platform for biotech research and collaboration, which originated from work in an MIT academic laboratory over a decade ago. He leads the company, which serves biotechnology organizations developing medicines, crops, foods, and materials.

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CEO at BenchlingYC S12

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Benchling's investors · 38

Alkeon CapitalNew York · since 2021Alkeon InnovationNew York · since 2016Altimeter CapitalMenlo Park · $1M – $25M checks · since 2021Andreessen HorowitzMenlo Park · $500K – $50M checks · since 2016Artisanal VenturesTiburon · since 2016Ashton Kutchersince 2016Balaji Srinivasan$10K – $500K checks · since 2016BenchmarkSan Francisco · $100K – $15M checks · since 2021Byers Capitalsince 2021Draper AssociatesSan Mateo · $500K – $5M checks · since 2016Elad GilSan Francisco · $100K – $10M checks · since 2021Ensemble Labssince 2016F-Prime CapitalCambridge · $3M – $10M checks · since 2016Fidelity InvestmentsBoston · since 2016Founders FundSan Francisco · $500K – $5M checks · since 2016Franklin TempletonSan Mateo · since 2021General CatalystSan Francisco · $30M checks · since 2016ICONIQSan Francisco · since 2016ICONIQ CapitalSan Francisco · $5M – $100M checks · since 2016Jude GomilaLynnwood · since 2016Kicker VenturesSan Francisco · $100K – $1M checks · since 2016Lead Edge CapitalNew York · $50M – $400M checks · since 2016lone pine capitalsince 2021Lux CapitalNew York · $100K – $100M checks · since 2016MarketX Venturessince 2016Menlo VenturesSan Francisco · $1M – $20M checks · since 2016Rock Health CapitalSan Francisco · $500K – $3M checks · since 2016Rogue CapitalSan Francisco · since 2016Sequoia CapitalMenlo Park · $100K – $50M checks · since 2016SNR VCSeattle · since 2016Sound VenturesSanta Monica · since 2016Spark CapitalSan Francisco · $500K – $25M checks · since 2016Start Capitalsince 2016SV AngelSan Francisco · $150K – $20M checks · since 2016Thrive CapitalNew York · $500K – $25M checks · since 2016Tiger Global ManagementNew York · $1M – $100M checks · since 2021Venture Investment AssociatesPeapack · since 2016Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2012

Co-founders at Benchling

ASAshutosh Singhal
Ashutosh SinghalFounder
ASAshu Singhal
CK
Cheng KangFounder
CC
Cornelius ChenFounder

Investments

Investor

ClayLattice

Per curated public sources.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Sajith Wickramasekara?
Sajith Wickramasekara founded Benchling, a software platform for biotech research and collaboration, which originated from work in an MIT academic laboratory over a decade ago. He leads the company, which serves biotechnology organizations developing medicines, crops, foods, and materials.
Where does Sajith Wickramasekara work?
Sajith Wickramasekara is CEO of Benchling.
What companies did Sajith Wickramasekara found?
Sajith Wickramasekara founded Benchling.
What companies has Sajith Wickramasekara invested in?
Investments tracked here include Clay, Lattice.

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