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Erica VanunlockedTawny: together at Stealth Startup (2026)
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Tawny: together at University of California, Davis - Graduate School of Management
About
Tawny Scanlan is an Associate at SVG Ventures | THRIVE, where she leads life sciences research and outreach to early-stage startups and develops connections with universities to identify science and technology relevant to food and agriculture. She is completing a PhD through the UC Davis Veterinary School focused on biotechnology tools to improve sustainability in aquaculture, and has worked in Japan and the United States developing such technologies for salmon, trout, and caviar production.
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Experience
- SVG Ventures | THRIVEAssociatecurrent2026 — presentLos Gatos, California, United States
- Stealth StartupHead of Operationscurrent2026 — presentSacramento County, California, United States
- Food & Health AngelsDirector of Venture Operationscurrent2026 — presentDavis, California, United States
- UC Davis School of Veterinary MedicineGraduate Student Researchercurrent2014 — presentMeyers Gamete Laboratory
- UC Davis School of Veterinary MedicineLab Manager2013 — 2016Meyers Gamete Laboratory
- UC Davis School of Veterinary MedicineMeyers Veterinary Gamete Laboratory Junior Specialist2013 — 2014UC Davis SVM: Department of Anatomy, Physiology, and Cell Biology
- UC Davis School of Veterinary MedicineMeyers Veterinary Gamete Laboratory Research Assistant2012 — 2013UC Davis SVM: Department of Anatomy, Physiology, and Cell Biology
- UC Davis School of Veterinary MedicineLarge Animal Intensive Care Unit Intern/Foal Team2011 — 2013Davis, CA
- FTW VenturesAssociate2019 — 2026San Francisco Bay Area
- Engage3Business Analyst2018 — 2019Davis, CA
- Engage3Data Quality Analyst2016 — 2018Davis, CA
- UC Davis Office of ResearchInnovationAccess Technology Transfer Intern2019Davis, CA
- University of California, Davis - Graduate School of ManagementKeller Pathway Fellow2018 — 2019Davis, CA
- Japan Society for the Promotion of ScienceShort-Term Doctoral Fellow2016 — 2017Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology- Yoshizaki Fish Physiology Lab
- National Science FoundationEast Asian & Pacific Summer Institutes Fellow2015Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology- Yoshizaki Fish Physiology Lab
- University of California, DavisPatricelli Lab Undergraduate Student Researcher2010 — 2013UC Davis Department of Evolution an Ecology
- Operation WallaceaUndergraduate Research Assistant2011Pacaya Samiria, Peru
Skills & more
Cryopreservation3Microscopy6flow cytometry2Animal Work3Fluorescence Microscopy1Histologyin Situ HybridizationImmunohistochemistryEquine Reproduction4Western Blotting2Cell Culture3BCA Protein Assay2
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EcologyAnimal BehaviorMicroinjectionResearchPublic SpeakingFrom Tawny's professional profile.
Colleagues at SVG Ventures | THRIVE
Aimee Elliott
Business Development Analyst at SVG Ventures | THRIVE
Alon Abramovich
Legal Counsel at Mars Growth Capital
Andrea Schweiger
Legal at Grazia Equity GmbH
Ben Lesage
Quebec Program Manager at SVG Ventures | THRIVE
Carin Gerhardt
Director of Corporate Programs at SVG Ventures | THRIVE
Coleton Fisher
Academy Manager at SVG Ventures | THRIVE
Danny O'Brien
Managing Director EMEA & Global Programs at SVG Ventures | THRIVE
Danny O’Brien
Managing Director EMEA & Global Programs at SVG Ventures | THRIVE
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Tawny Scanlan?
- Tawny Scanlan is an Associate at SVG Ventures | THRIVE, where she leads life sciences research and outreach to early-stage startups and develops connections with universities to identify science and technology relevant to food and agriculture. She is completing a PhD through the UC Davis Veterinary School focused on biotechnology tools to improve sustainability in aquaculture, and has worked in Japan and the United States developing such technologies for salmon, trout, and caviar production.
- Where does Tawny Scanlan work?
- Tawny Scanlan is Associate at SVG Ventures | THRIVE.
- Where did Tawny Scanlan go to school?
- Tawny Scanlan studied at University of California, Davis (Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Animal Biology); University of California, Davis (Bachelor of Science, Animal Biology).
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Shared employers
Also worked at Stealth Startup485
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
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Also worked at Food & Health Angels1
Also worked at FTW Ventures4
Also worked at University of California, Davis - Graduate School of Management7
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