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Sylvain Gariel

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Venture Partner at Frst

South San Francisco, California, United States

Writes $2M checks

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About

Sylvain Gariel is a deeptech founder and co-inventor of the first benchtop enzymatic DNA synthesizer, an MIT Technology Review Innovators Under 35 honoree, with experience inside France’s Ministry of Industry.

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningBiotechEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS

Experience

  1. Stealth StartupCofounder & CEOcurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. FrstVenture Partnercurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
  3. DNA ScriptCo-founder and COO2016 — 2025Paris & San Francisco Bay Area
  4. Agence des Participations de l'EtatPortfolio Manager2013 — 2016Paris
  5. French Ministry of Industry (Ingénieur des Corps Techniques de l'Etat)Ingénieur des mines2010 — 2016
  6. URGOBusiness Analyst2011 — 2012Greater São Paulo Area
  7. Total E&PResearch analyst2010Paris
  8. California Institute of TechnologyVisiting scholar at the Material Sciences lab2008 — 2009
  9. SGCIBResearch analyst2009

Skills & more

Corporate Finance9Gestion de projet7Entrepreneuriat9Secteur de la biotechnologie1Biotechnologie1Biologie moléculaire1Analyse de données1Stratégie2Finance d'entreprise1

Languages Anglais · Espagnol · Français · Portuguais

From Sylvain's professional profile.

Colleagues at Frst

Bruno Raillard
Co-Founder and Partner at Frst
Gabriel de Vinzelles
Partner at Frst
Grégoire Gambatto
Venture Partner at Frst
Jérémy Bestel
Investor at Frst
Pierre Entremont
Co-Founder and Partner at Frst
Samuel Fitoussi
Associate at Frst
Saturnin Pugnet
Venture Partner at Frst

Frequently asked questions

Who is Sylvain Gariel?
Sylvain Gariel is a deeptech founder and co-inventor of the first benchtop enzymatic DNA synthesizer, an MIT Technology Review Innovators Under 35 honoree, with experience inside France’s Ministry of Industry.
Where does Sylvain Gariel work?
Sylvain Gariel is Venture Partner at Frst.
What does Sylvain Gariel invest in?
Sylvain Gariel invests in AI & Machine Learning, Biotech, Enterprise Software, Fintech, SaaS.
What check size does Sylvain Gariel write?
Sylvain Gariel typically writes checks of $2M.
Where did Sylvain Gariel go to school?
Sylvain Gariel studied at Corps des Mines (Master of Public Administration Public Administration, Ingénieur des mines); ENS Ulm/Université Paris I Panthéon Sorbonne (Geopolitics and International relations); Mines Paris - PSL (Ingénieur civil des mines de Paris, Biotechnologie).

Founder mafias

Frst mafia2

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Grégoire GambattoVenture PartnerFounded Ctrlg

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