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Sylvain Gariel

Investor

Venture Partner at Frst

South San Francisco, California, United States

Writes $2M checks

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

Education

  1. Corps des MinesMaster of Public Administration Public Administration, Ingénieur des mines2010 — 2013
  2. ENS Ulm/Université Paris I Panthéon SorbonneGeopolitics and International relations2011 — 2012
  3. Mines Paris - PSLIngénieur civil des mines de Paris, Biotechnologie2007 — 2010
  4. CaltechGraduate school, Applied statistics and physics2008 — 2009

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
Saturnin Pugnet
Venture Partner at Frst

Frequently asked questions

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.

Founder mafias

Caltech mafia63

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Bill GrossBachelor of Science (B.S.)Founded X1 +6Chris VoigtPhDFounded Asimov +2Seth LieblichDoctor of Philosophy - PhDFounded Protomer +1Aditya RajagopalDoctor of Philosophy (PhD)Founded Esperto Medical +1Chris DeanPhysicsFounded Benefitter +1Shyam SrinivasanBSFounded Zitara +1

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Mines Paris - PSL mafia6

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Samuel LadroueMaster of Engineering - MEngFounded Alan +1Morgan Hermand-WaicheMScFounded Adore MeBenoit MenardoMaster's degreeFounded PayflowNicholas CharriereMaster's degreeFounded MochaAmin HamzaouiMaster of EngineeringFounded Netter

Frst mafia3

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Bruno RaillardPartnerFounded FrstPierre EntremontManaging PartnerFounded Frst

Same school

Also attended Corps des Mines1

Pierre LahbabiFrench Advisory Board Member at Benhamou Global Ventures

Also attended Mines Paris - PSL34

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

+ 28 more

Also attended Caltech135

Shaun MaguirePartner at Sequoia CapitalScott BillerInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Seth LieblichInvestment Team at 8VCMarkus EnzelbergerPartner at Versant VenturesWen HsiehFounding Managing Partner at Matter Venture PartnersHaomiao HuangFounding Partner at Matter Venture Partners

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Shared employers

Also worked at Stealth Startup341

Andrew ChenGeneral Partner at Andreessen HorowitzErica VanInvestment Director at Intel CapitalHemamAdvisor at Clear VenturesHamish GarnettAssociate at Manta Ray VenturesFranz KoflerInvestor at Next Frontier CapitalGüimar Vaca SitticVenture Partner at FJ Labs

+ 335 more

Also worked at DNA Script10

Chris BarbazetteExecutives in Residence at GENERAL INCEPTIONGuillaume BaxterPartner at Sofinnova PartnersKeno GutierrezGeneral Partner at BioGeneration VenturesAndreas JurgeitPartner at GimvPhilippe PeltierPartner at Kurma PartnersNick NaclerioFounding Partner at Illumina Ventures

+ 4 more

Also worked at URGO2

Bérénice MoustialVice President at White Star CapitalPierre MoustialCo-founding Partner at Lauxera Capital Partners

Also worked at Total E&P40

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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