Stephanie Culler
FounderFounder/CEO at Persephone Biosciences
San Diego, California, United States
FoundedPersephone Biosciences · YC
About
Stephanie Culler is Co-Founder and CEO of Persephone Biosciences, a company focused on microbiome-targeted therapeutics that participated in Y Combinator's Winter 2018 batch. A chemical engineer with doctoral training in molecular biology and post-doctoral work in embryonic stem cell systems biology, she has professional experience in metabolic engineering and synthetic biology. Her work has included engineering microorganisms to use alternative feedstocks such as syngas and to produce industrial chemicals including 1,4-butanediol and butadiene.
Founder/CEO at Persephone BiosciencesYC W18
Intro paths
YC
Stephanie went through Y Combinator (Winter 2018) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Stephanie can intro founders to Persephone Biosciences's investors below.
Persephone Biosciences's investors · 8
BioBritLa Jolla · since 2021DCVC (Data Collective)Palo Alto · $5M – $25M checks · since 2021Fifty YearsSan Francisco · $250K – $2M checks · since 2021First Bight VenturesHouston · $1M – $2M checks · since 2021Hemi Ventures, LlcPalo Alto · $250K – $500K checks · since 2021Ocampo CapitalSan Francisco · $1M – $10M checks · since 2021Susa VenturesSan Francisco · $1M – $5M checks · since 2021Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2018
Co-founders at Persephone Biosciences
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Stephen Van DienFounder/CTO
Experience
- Persephone BiosciencesCo-Founder and CEOcurrent2017 — presentGreater San Diego Area
- GenomaticaSr. Research Scientist II2016 — 2017Greater San Diego Area
- GenomaticaSr. Research Scientist2010 — 2017Greater San Diego Area
- California Institute of TechnologyHHMI Postdoctoral Scholar2009 — 2010
- California Institute of TechnologyGraduate Student in Chemical Engineering2003 — 2009
- UCSDUndergraduate Researcher in Chemical Engineering2001 — 2003
- UCSD Medical Center, Stein Institute for Research on AgingStein Institute for Research on Aging Undergraduate Researcher2002 — 2003
- California Institute of TechnologyUndergraduate Researcher in Chemical Engineering2001
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Stephanie Culler?
- Stephanie Culler is Co-Founder and CEO of Persephone Biosciences, a company focused on microbiome-targeted therapeutics that participated in Y Combinator's Winter 2018 batch. A chemical engineer with doctoral training in molecular biology and post-doctoral work in embryonic stem cell systems biology, she has professional experience in metabolic engineering and synthetic biology. Her work has included engineering microorganisms to use alternative feedstocks such as syngas and to produce industrial chemicals including 1,4-butanediol and butadiene.
- Where does Stephanie Culler work?
- Stephanie Culler is Founder/CEO of Persephone Biosciences.
- What companies did Stephanie Culler found?
- Stephanie Culler founded Persephone Biosciences.
- Where did Stephanie Culler go to school?
- Stephanie Culler studied at Caltech (PhD, Chemical Engineering); UC San Diego (B.S., Chemical Engineering); Y Combinator (W18).
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