Where does Vivek Mutalik work?

Vivek Mutalik is Founder of Felix Biotechnology.

What companies did Vivek Mutalik found?

Vivek Mutalik founded Felix Biotechnology.

Where did Vivek Mutalik go to school?

Vivek Mutalik studied at Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay (PhD, Chemical Engineering (Systems Biology)); University of Mumbai (MSc (Tech), Bioprocess Technology (UDCT)); Karnatak University (B Pharmacy, (KLE College of Pharmacy).

Vivek Mutalik

Founder

Founder at Felix Biotechnology

San Francisco, California, United States

FoundedFelix Biotechnology · YC

Founder at Felix Biotechnology YC W20

Intro paths

Vivek went through Y Combinator (Winter 2020) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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In turn, Vivek can intro founders to Felix Biotechnology's investors below.

Felix Biotechnology's investors · 5

First In VenturesMiddletown · $50K – $200K checks National Institutes of Health (NIH)since 2022 National Science FoundationAlexandria · since 2021 Point72 VenturesNew York · $1M – $75M checks Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2020

Co-founders at Felix Biotechnology

Robert McBrideFounder

Paul TurnerFounder

Experience

University of California, BerkeleyAffiliate Scientistcurrent2024 — present
Berkeley LabStaff Scientistcurrent2021 — presentBerkeley, California, United States
Berkeley LabResearch Scientist2012 — 2021Berkeley, CA
Felix BiotechnologyCo-Founder2019 — 2023San Francisco Bay Area
Innovative Genomics InstitutePrincipal Investigator2017 — 2021Berkeley, California, United States
POLYGLOT BiosciencesCo-Founder2016 — 2018
University of California, BerkeleyTeam Leader @BIOFAB2010 — 2012Berkeley, California, United States
Berkeley LabProject Scientist2010Emeryville, CA
Berkeley LabPostdoctoral Fellow2009
University of California, San Francisco (UCSF)Postdoctoral Fellow2005 — 2009
QB3 New Venture Consulting (QNVC), UCSFConsultant2008 — 2009
Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay (IITB)PhD in Chemical Engineeing (Systems Biology)2000 — 2005
Wockhardt Enterprise (Merind Limited), Mumbai, IndiaSenior Fermentation Scientist1998 — 2000
Torrent Gujarat Biotech ltd (TGBL), Baroda, IndiaFermentation Scientist1997 — 1998

Skills & more

Synthetic Biology20Systems Biology24chemical biologymetabolic engineering1bioengineeringGene Expression Profiling6Computational Biology14Microbiology14Molecular Biology41Multivariate Analysis5Promoter engineeringExpression Operating Unit1

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Expression Operating SystemsRNA engineeringGenome engineeringOperon engineeringPathway engineeringSequence-Activity RelationshipsDesign of ExperimentsHigh-value plant BiochemicalsBiochemistryMetabolic EngineeringBioinformaticsBiotechnology

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Vivek Mutalik?: Founder at Felix Biotechnology
Where does Vivek Mutalik work?: Vivek Mutalik is Founder of Felix Biotechnology.
What companies did Vivek Mutalik found?: Vivek Mutalik founded Felix Biotechnology.
Where did Vivek Mutalik go to school?: Vivek Mutalik studied at Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay (PhD, Chemical Engineering (Systems Biology)); University of Mumbai (MSc (Tech), Bioprocess Technology (UDCT)); Karnatak University (B Pharmacy, (KLE College of Pharmacy).

Same school

Also attended Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay217

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Also attended University of Mumbai187

Manish GuptaInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Mitesh SinghInvestor at Initialized Capital Ullas NaikFounder and General Partner at Streamlined Ventures Anshul SadanaCEO, Nexthop AI at EMERGENT VENTURES Rishika MadanAssociate, India at Jungle Ventures Bhavana WaigankarCOO at Lightbox

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Also attended Karnatak University2

Krishna V.CPO & Co-founder at Mudita Venture Anthony PeretoreManaging Director at Common Fund

Shared employers

Also worked at University of California, Berkeley382

Ali GhodsiCo-founder & CEO of Databricks Raquel UrtasunFounder & CEO of Waabi Arhaan A.Deeptech Fellow at Clear Ventures Kevin Wijayaインドネシア法人代表 (Indonesia Office Representative) at CyberAgent Capital Paul JennyBoard Chair at CincyTech Andrea van ElsasInvestor at Third Rock Ventures

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Also worked at Berkeley Lab81

Thomas WolfCo-founder & Chief Science Officer of Hugging Face Jessy RivestInvestor at Khosla Ventures Bayan AlizadehPartner at S32 Jan CrisostomoOperating Partner at Rackhouse Venture Management Lp Avinash KantInvestor at Phoenix Venture Partners Daphne ChePrincipal at Electric Feel Ventures Llc

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Also worked at Innovative Genomics Institute3

Gary LauderFounder at Lauder Partners Skyler ChanFounder at Galactic Resource Utilization Space, Inc. (GRU Space)Akash KulgodFounder at Dognosis

Also worked at University of California, San Francisco (UCSF)112

Logan HilleLife Sciences Analyst at CincyTech Paul JennyBoard Chair at CincyTech David KaufmanInvestor at Third Rock Ventures Francisco GimenezInvestment Team at 8VC Ulrik B. NielsenGeneral Partner at Mission Biocapital Hani GoodarziFounder, Tahoe Therapeutics at Amplify Partners

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