Will Patrick
FounderFounder/CEO at Culture Biosciences
San Francisco, California, United States
FoundedCulture Biosciences · YC
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About
Will Patrick co-founded and served as CEO of Culture Biosciences for eight years, developing cloud-based bioprocessing technology. He has background in engineering and biology research.
Founder/CEO at Culture BiosciencesYC W18
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YC
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Culture Biosciences's investors · 11
CompoundNew York · $400K – $1.5M checksCraft VenturesSan Francisco · $50K – $50M checksCultivian Sandbox VenturesChicago · $5M – $15M checksDCVC (Data Collective)Palo Alto · $5M – $25M checksGRIDS CapitalSão PauloHemisphere Ventures LLCMckinneyNorthpond VenturesBethesda · $100K – $5M checks · since 2021S32Palo AltoSynthesis CapitalLondonThe E14 FundCambridge · $1M – $5M checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2018
Co-founders at Culture Biosciences
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Matt BallFounder/CTO
Experience
- X, The Moonshot FactoryNew projectscurrent2025 — presentMountain View, California, United States
- Culture BiosciencesBoard Member2024 — 2026South San Francisco, CA
- Culture BiosciencesCo-Founder and CEO2016 — 2024San Francisco Bay Area
- MIT Media LabResearch Assistant, Mediated Matter2013 — 2015
- Google[x]Rapid Evaluator2012 — 2013
- Google[x]Associate Product Marketing Manager2010 — 2012Mountain View, CA
- EmbraceManufacturing2010Bangalore, India
- DURON ENERGY PRIVATE LIMITEDEngineering2009Ahmedabad Area, India
- Veer Labs, LLCCo-Founder and Engineering @ WaterPLUS2008 — 2009Carrboro, NC
Skills & more
Aeroelasticity3Water Purification4Machining2MIG welding2Rapid Prototyping15Mechanical Engineering6International Development6B2B Marketing4Hip-Hop9Product Design8Product Development4User Research1
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Will Patrick?
- Will Patrick co-founded and served as CEO of Culture Biosciences for eight years, developing cloud-based bioprocessing technology. He has background in engineering and biology research.
- Where does Will Patrick work?
- Will Patrick is Founder/CEO of Culture Biosciences.
- What companies did Will Patrick found?
- Will Patrick founded Culture Biosciences.
- Where did Will Patrick go to school?
- Will Patrick studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Master's in Media Arts and Sciences); Duke University (Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering).
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia10,230
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology mafia1,221
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Duke University mafia288
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Marc AndreessenBachelor of Arts (B.A.)Founded OpswareFred EhrsamB.S.Founded Nudge +1Zach PerretBSFounded PlaidDavid CummingsBSFounded Undaunted +6George ChurchBachelor's degreeFounded Editas Medicine +5Ian PeikonBSEFounded Cajalneuro +2
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Same school
Also attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology2,000
Hemant TanejaCEO & Managing Director of General CatalystNat FriedmanCo-lead of Meta Superintelligence Labs; co-founder of NFDGBrad FeldCo-founder of Foundry and TechstarsMatt HuangCo-founder and Managing Partner at ParadigmDelian AsparouhovPartner at Founders Fund and co-founder of VardaDrew HoustonCo-founder & CEO of Dropbox
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Also attended Duke University940
Fred EhrsamCo-founder and Senior Advisor at Paradigm; founder of NudgeJeremy LevinePartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersZach PerretCo-founder & CEO of Plaid; co-founder of MischiefJulie YangVice President at InvestcorpAyaan PatelInvestor at LightbankScott RaneyManaging Director at Redpoint Ventures
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Shared employers
Also worked at X, The Moonshot Factory86
Jonathan RossFounder of Groq; inventor of Google's TPU — now at NvidiaJames WangGeneral Partner at Creative VenturesAlice CheungPartner, Talent at S32Anisha MustiInvestor at Dorm RoomSteven WillingerGP at Blockchain BuildersMike McCauleyCo-founder & General Partner at Inovia Capital
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Also worked at Culture Biosciences5
Also worked at MIT Media Lab178
Ryan SheaCo-founder of Blockstack (Stacks)Matt DonahoeCo-founder of SkydioWesley ChanInvestor at Felicis VenturesDr. Catherine HavasiAdvisor at AI CapitalWill JackInvestor at Alsop Louie PartnersArjan SchütteFounder & Managing Partner at Core Venture Capital
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Also worked at Google[x]2,000
Kai-Fu LeeChairman of Sinovation Ventures and CEO of 01.AIBrian SingermanCo-founder of GPx; Partner Emeritus at Founders FundHunter WalkCo-founder & Partner at HomebrewAydin SenkutFounder & Managing Partner at FelicisLaela SturdyManaging Partner at CapitalGArash FerdowsiCo-founder of Dropbox
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