About
William Clem comes from a family with three generations in the restaurant industry and previously served as scientific co-founder at Memphis Meats (now Upside Foods). He built Bite Ninja within his Baby Jack's restaurant chain.
Founder at Bite NinjaYC S21
Intro paths
YC
William went through Y Combinator (Summer 2021) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, William can intro founders to Bite Ninja's investors below.
Bite Ninja's investors · 4
Co-founders at Bite Ninja
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Orin WilsonExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter
Experience
- Bite Ninja (YC S21)Founder & CEO2020 — 2025Memphis, Tennessee, United States
- Arlington Ventures, LLC (Multi-Unit Commercial Real Estate & Manufacturing)Co-Founder2012 — 2025Memphis, Tennessee, United States
- UPSIDE FoodsCo-Founder & Technical Strategist (Tissue Engineering)2015 — 2016479 Jessie Street, San Francisco, CA 94103
- Wright Medical TechnologySr. Research Engineer - Implant Technology2012 — 2013Memphis, Tennessee, United States
- Wright Medical TechnologyResearch Engineer II - Implant Technology2009 — 2012
- Center for Nanoscale Materials and Biointegration, UABResearch Assistant / Postdoc2004 — 2009
- Avanti Polar LipidsChemical Engineer - Bulk Manufacturing2003 — 2004
- PfizerAnalytical Chemist2001 — 2002
Skills & more
Analysis7Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP)Validation (Drug Manufacture)Drug DevelopmentAnalytical ChemistryLipidsChemical SynthesisChemical EngineeringPre-clinical StudiesMedical Device R&DStandard Operating Procedure (SOP)Quality Assurance
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Regulatory ComplianceOperations ManagementArtificial Intelligence (AI)Biomedical EngineeringTissue EngineeringMolecular & Cellular BiologyEntrepreneurshipMedical GeneticsBioinformaticsFrom William's professional profile.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is William Clem?
- William Clem comes from a family with three generations in the restaurant industry and previously served as scientific co-founder at Memphis Meats (now Upside Foods). He built Bite Ninja within his Baby Jack's restaurant chain.
- Where does William Clem work?
- William Clem is Founder of Bite Ninja.
- What companies did William Clem found?
- William Clem founded Bite Ninja.
- Where did William Clem go to school?
- William Clem studied at UT Health Sciences (Non-Degree Graduate Coursework, Genetics); University of Alabama at Birmingham (MBA coursework); University of Alabama at Birmingham (PhD, Biomedical Engineering).
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Also worked at UPSIDE Foods7
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