Sylvain Gariel
InvestorVenture 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
- Stealth StartupCofounder & CEOcurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- FrstVenture Partnercurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- DNA ScriptCo-founder and COO2016 — 2025Paris & San Francisco Bay Area
- Agence des Participations de l'EtatPortfolio Manager2013 — 2016Paris
- French Ministry of Industry (Ingénieur des Corps Techniques de l'Etat)Ingénieur des mines2010 — 2016
- URGOBusiness Analyst2011 — 2012Greater São Paulo Area
- Total E&PResearch analyst2010Paris
- California Institute of TechnologyVisiting scholar at the Material Sciences lab2008 — 2009
- SGCIBResearch analyst2009
Skills & more
Corporate Finance9Gestion de projet7Entrepreneuriat9Secteur de la biotechnologie1Biotechnologie1Biologie moléculaire1Analyse de données1Stratégie2Finance d'entreprise1
Languages Anglais · Espagnol · Français · Portuguais
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- 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
Caltech mafia152
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Dario AmodeiProgress towards BSFounded AnthropicFei-Fei LiDoctor of Philosophy - PhDFounded World LabsBill GrossBachelor of Science (B.S.)Founded X1 +5Chris VoigtPhDFounded Asimov +2Gil ElbazBSFounded TenOneTen Ventures +1Aditya RajagopalMaster of Science (MS)Founded Esperto Medical +1
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Mines Paris - PSL mafia17
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Ben SaundersMSFounded One Biosciences +2Benoit MenardoMaster's degreeFounded Rocket Internet +1Romain NiccoliMasterFounded Pigment +1Samuel LadroueMaster of Engineering - MEngFounded Alan +1Franck NouyrigatMaster's degreeFounded Massive +1Morgan Hermand-WaicheMScFounded Adore Me
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Frst mafia5
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Frst mafia2
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Same school
Also attended Corps des Mines3
Also attended Mines Paris - PSL56
Morgan Hermand-WaicheVenture Partner at FJ LabsPhilippe VarinSenior Technical Partner at GVP ClimateOmri BenayounGeneral Partner at Partech VenturesShelly MittalVenture Partner at ChrysalixElie KopalyInvestment Director, Energy Storage at Innovestor VenturesPatrick SayerGodfather at OneRagtime
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Also attended Caltech230
Shaun MaguirePartner at Sequoia CapitalDario AmodeiCo-founder & CEO of AnthropicFei-Fei LiCo-founder & CEO of World Labs; Sequoia Professor of Computer Science at StanfordScott BillerInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Seth LieblichInvestment Team at 8VCSusannah BarbeeVice President, Translational Immunology at Deerfield Management Company
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Shared employers
Also worked at Stealth Startup423
Andrew ChenGeneral Partner at Andreessen HorowitzGabriel PereyraCo-founder & President of HarveyErica VanInvestment Director at Intel CapitalHemamAdvisor at Clear VenturesArhaan A.Deeptech Fellow at Clear VenturesHamish GarnettAssociate at Manta Ray Ventures
+ 417 more
Also worked at DNA Script12
Chris BarbazetteExecutives in Residence at GENERAL INCEPTIONGuillaume BaxterPartner at Sofinnova PartnersKeno GutierrezGeneral Partner at BioGeneration VenturesAndreas JurgeitPartner at GimvPhilippe PeltierPartner at Kurma PartnersWouter MeulemanPartner at Illumina Ventures
+ 6 more
Also worked at URGO4
Also worked at Total E&P66
Deji SasegbonVP, Platform & Portfolio Operations at EchoVC PartnersJamie BacherEntrepreneur-In-Residence at The Innovation SpaceMaud TexierAdvisor, Head of Clean Energy & Carbon Development, Google at Overture ClimateEmma Veron-DurandLegal Counsel at OneRagtimeVictor ChamfeuilAssociate at Axeleo CapitalBob KepplerChief Financial Officer at Saints Capital
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