About
Sudharsan Dwaraknath is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Quorum Bio, a company developing nature-based ingredients through a synthetic biology platform to replace chemicals used across agriculture and consumer packaged goods. A scientist by background, he is also an Activate Fellow.
Founder at Quorum Bio
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Quorum Bio's investors · 8
Ag Ventures AllianceChemistrySan Francisco · since 2026Craft VenturesSan Francisco · $50K – $50M checks · since 2026Department of Agriculture (USDA)since 2023FTW VenturesSan Francisco · $100K – $500K checksJuniperClarksville · $100K – $1.5M checksOverwater Ventures LlcPalo Alto · $400K – $2M checksPace CapitalNew York · since 2026
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Co-founders at Quorum Bio
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Sudharsan Dwarknath, Ph.DCo-Founder & CEO
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Yasuo Yoshikuni, Ph.DCo-Founder & Advisor
Experience
- Quorum BioChief Executive Officercurrent2022 — presentNew York, New York, United States
- Cape TheoryCEOcurrent2026 — presentNew York, NY
- ActivateEntrepreneurial Fellow2022 — 2024New York, New York, United States
- Berkeley LabPostdoctoral Researcher2021 — 2022Berkeley, California, United States
- University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignNSF Graduate Fellow2015 — 2021Urbana-Champaign, Illinois Area
- GenentechAnalytical Chemistry Research Associate2013 — 2015San Francisco Bay Area
- Cheruzel Bioinorganic Chemistry Lab, SJSUUndergraduate Research Assistant2011 — 2013San Francisco Bay Area
Skills & more
EnglishResearch14Microsoft Excel8PowerPoint9Customer Service5Microsoft Office4Microsoft Word4Teamwork4Analysis2WindowsTime Management1Social Media
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Public SpeakingAnalytical ChemistryMass SpectrometryMethod DevelopmentDissolution TestingGas ChromatographyHPLCICP-OESParticle Size AnalysisNMR spectroscopyFT-RamanFT-IRFrom Sudharsan's professional profile.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Sudharsan Dwaraknath?
- Sudharsan Dwaraknath is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Quorum Bio, a company developing nature-based ingredients through a synthetic biology platform to replace chemicals used across agriculture and consumer packaged goods. A scientist by background, he is also an Activate Fellow.
- Where does Sudharsan Dwaraknath work?
- Sudharsan Dwaraknath is Founder of Quorum Bio.
- What companies did Sudharsan Dwaraknath found?
- Sudharsan Dwaraknath founded Quorum Bio.
- Where did Sudharsan Dwaraknath go to school?
- Sudharsan Dwaraknath studied at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Inorganic Chemistry); San José State University (Bachelor of Science (BS), Chemistry); Las Positas College (Chemistry).
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Shared employers
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