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About
Shiz Aoki is the co-founder and CEO of BioRender, a company focused on tools for communicating science. The company's stated mission is to help people learn and communicate science more quickly.
CEO and Co-founder at BioRenderYC W18
Intro paths
YC
Shiz went through Y Combinator (Winter 2018) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Their group partner at YC was Ankit Gupta, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran BioRender's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Shiz can intro founders to BioRender's investors below.
BioRender's investors · 6
Co-founders at BioRender
RM
Ryan MarienFounder
KS
Katya ShteynFounder
Experience
- BioRenderCo-founder and CEOcurrent2017 — presentToronto, Canada Area
- Anatomize Studios Inc.Founder, Medical Illustrator2010 — 2022Toronto, Canada Area
- Y CombinatorW20182018San Francisco Bay Area
- National GeographicLead Science Illustrator2010 — 2018Washington D.C. Metro Area
- National GeographicScience Illustrator - Intern2010Washington DC-Baltimore Area
Skills & more
Medical Illustration57Scientific Illustration1Illustration99Storyboarding24Oil Painting2Printmaking43D visualization2Flash Animation14Web Design5Graphic Design40Computer Animation6Animation14
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Technical IllustrationGraphicsDigital IllustrationAnatomyMolecular BiologyDrawingPhotographyArtFlashPhotoshopIllustratorAdobe Creative SuiteLanguages English · French · Japanese
- CMI - CAAHEP - Certified Medical Illustrator — Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs
From Shiz's professional profile.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Shiz Aoki?
- Shiz Aoki is the co-founder and CEO of BioRender, a company focused on tools for communicating science. The company's stated mission is to help people learn and communicate science more quickly.
- Where does Shiz Aoki work?
- Shiz Aoki is CEO and Co-founder of BioRender.
- What companies did Shiz Aoki found?
- Shiz Aoki founded BioRender.
- Where did Shiz Aoki go to school?
- Shiz Aoki studied at The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (Master's degree, Medical and Biological Illustration); Queen's University (Bachelor of Science - Life Science, Bachelor of Fine Art).
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