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Amy DuffuorunlockedVineet: together at Erg Bio (2025–2026)
Vineet: together at Erg Bio
Vineet: together at NatureWorks
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About
Vineet Rajgarhia is Co-Founder and CEO of Erg Bio. He previously led Total Energies' worldwide biotechnology R&D for fuels, plastics, and sustainable chemicals, and has worked on biotech products including low-pH lactic acid yeast for PLA polymers at NatureWorks-Cargill and consolidated bioprocessing yeast at Mascoma. He holds a Ph.D. and more than 30 issued US patents, with several technologies that have reached commercial scale or generated licensing revenue.
Co-founder & CEO at Erg Bio
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Co-founders at Erg Bio
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Blake SimmonsCo-founder & CTO
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Michael RabsonCo-founder & Strategic Advisor
Experience
- Erg BioCo-Founder & CEOcurrent2023 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Total New Energies USAVP, Biotechnologies & Head of Biotechnology, R&D2011 — 2018Emeryville, CA and Paris, France
- Mascoma LLCVice President, R&D2006 — 2010
- Cubist PharmaceuticalsGroup leader fermentation R&D2003 — 2006Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- NatureWorksGroup Leader R&D1999 — 2003Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
- CargillSenior Research Scientist1998 — 1999
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Vineet Rajgarhia?
- Vineet Rajgarhia is Co-Founder and CEO of Erg Bio. He previously led Total Energies' worldwide biotechnology R&D for fuels, plastics, and sustainable chemicals, and has worked on biotech products including low-pH lactic acid yeast for PLA polymers at NatureWorks-Cargill and consolidated bioprocessing yeast at Mascoma. He holds a Ph.D. and more than 30 issued US patents, with several technologies that have reached commercial scale or generated licensing revenue.
- Where does Vineet Rajgarhia work?
- Vineet Rajgarhia is Co-founder & CEO of Erg Bio.
- What companies did Vineet Rajgarhia found?
- Vineet Rajgarhia founded Erg Bio.
- Where did Vineet Rajgarhia go to school?
- Vineet Rajgarhia studied at Columbia Business School (MBA, Executive MBA); London Business School (Executive MBA); The Ohio State University (PhD, Industrial Microbiology).
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Columbia Business School mafia290
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London Business School mafia252
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The Ohio State University mafia137
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University of Mumbai mafia129
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Sunil ThomasBachelor of EngineeringFounded CleverTap +1Ashish AggarwalBEFounded JubileeTV +1Manisha RaisinghaniBachelor of Engineering - BEFounded LogiNext +1Vidhi KumarMaster of Arts - MA (Part 1)Founded Cardboard +1Dev GanesanBachelor’s DegreeFounded PathFactory +1Ram AiyarB.E.Founded Corvidia Therapeutics +1
University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) mafia4
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Also attended Columbia Business School1,151
Ryan PetersenFounder & CEO of FlexportAryo TehranianManaging Director at Mayfair Equity PartnersYibo NianInvestment Director at Intel CapitalKesha CashFounder & General Partner at Impact America FundMahati SridharPartner, Rise of the Rest at RevolutionGiuseppe IademarcoHead of Global Partnership at P101 Ventures
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Also attended The Ohio State University295
Keatten SmithCapital Formation Coordinator at March Capital PartnersSara Risch, PhDAdvisor at CincyTechWill McKelveyPrincipal at Lerer HippeauLaura SebastianiVP of Finance at Scale Venture PartnersSuresh BalasubramanianInvestor at Storm VenturesJohn D. SimonExecutive Venture Partner at Caduceus Capital Partners
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Also attended University of Maryland Baltimore8
Jessica SwartzExecutive Advisory Board at NYU Innovation Venture FundRajaniece ThompsonAssistant Director & Grant Manager at Maryland TEDCOBen PortneyPartner at Andreessen HorowitzAlejandro CorvalánMD at Ilico GeneticsCalvin KnowltonDirector, Executive Officer at GalenusRxRami DaoudExecutive Officer at Affinia Therapeutics
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Also attended University of Mumbai273
Manish GuptaInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Ullas NaikFounder and General Partner at Streamlined VenturesAnshul SadanaCEO, Nexthop AI at EMERGENT VENTURESRishika MadanAssociate, India at Jungle VenturesBhavana WaigankarCOO at LightboxHimanshi TailorAssociate, Legal at Lightbox
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Shared employers
Also worked at Erg Bio3
Also worked at Total New Energies USA77
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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Also worked at Mascoma LLC3
Also worked at Cubist Pharmaceuticals13
Courtney TurnerDirector of Finance at Cure VenturesGil AddoOperating Partner at Waterline VenturesMark CarthyInvestor at Walnut Venture AssociatesCasey DouganPartner & SVP Operations at Ajax HealthClare FisherSenior Vice President, Business Development and Mergers & Acquisitions at BeiGeneRyan WetzelCo-founder & Head of Operations at iink
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