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1,116 people in our graph share verified history with Will — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Sundeep PeechuunlockedWill: together at Ginkgo Bioworks (2018–2021)
Will: together at Ginkgo Bioworks
Will: together at Duke University
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About
Will Cao is co-founder and CEO of Pando Bioscience. She holds a Ph.D. in bioengineering and has published first-author papers in Cell and Nature Biotechnology.
Founder at Pando BioscienceYC W23
Intro paths
YC
Will went through Y Combinator (Winter 2023) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Experience
- Pando Bioscience (YC W23)Co-founder, CEOcurrent2023 — presentGreater Boston
- Ginkgo Bioworks, Inc.Senior Design Engineer2020 — 2023Greater Boston Area
- Ginkgo Bioworks, Inc.Biological Engineer2018 — 2020Greater Boston
- Duke UniversityPostdoc2017Durham, NC
- Bain & CompanyAdvance into Consulting Invitee2016Atlanta Metropolitan Area
Skills & more
LinkedIn Recruiter1Cell Culture9Project Management4Research17PowerPoint4Microsoft Excel4Matlab21Data Analysis18Microsoft Office5Biomedical Engineering5Statistics2Microscopy4
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Fluorescence MicroscopyLaTeXData AnalyticsMolecular BiologyLanguages Chinese · English
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Will Cao?
- Will Cao is co-founder and CEO of Pando Bioscience. She holds a Ph.D. in bioengineering and has published first-author papers in Cell and Nature Biotechnology.
- Where does Will Cao work?
- Will Cao is Founder of Pando Bioscience.
- What companies did Will Cao found?
- Will Cao founded Pando Bioscience.
- Where did Will Cao go to school?
- Will Cao studied at Duke University (Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Biomedical/Medical Engineering); Duke University (Certificate Program, Nanoscience); Tsinghua University (Bachelor of Science (BS), Mechanical Engineering).
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Duke University mafia288
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Tsinghua University mafia106
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Ginkgo Bioworks mafia16
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Same school
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Shared employers
Also worked at Ginkgo Bioworks, Inc.35
Sundeep PeechuGeneral Partner at Felicis VenturesSid ShenaiVenture partner at Madrona and co-founder and CEO of Proof DiagnosticsAnkit GuptaGeneral Partner at Y CombinatorDavid BeyerPartner at Amplify PartnersTyler AmesEntrepreneur-In-Residence at The Innovation SpacePaul WeinsteinGeneral Partner at Azure Capital Partners
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Fred EhrsamCo-founder and Senior Advisor at Paradigm; founder of NudgePae WuGeneral Partner at SOSVAkshita IyerCorporate Insights Lead at Tech Square VenturesMichael BrannanSr. Associate at Volition CapitalPaige MorschauserHead of Operations at Red Cell IncubationEvan HenleyAssociate, Investments at Capital One Ventures
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