The founders who’ve built here.
19 previous residents from across the world — dropouts and PhDs, first-time founders and repeat operators. Here’s what they went on to build.
Founder of BIOPUNK and of Spira, an algae biomanufacturing company turning engineered microalgae into spirulina-based protein and pigment ingredients.
Cofounder and Partner at BIOPUNK, running point on the fund’s LP and angel network. Also a Partner at Dorm Room Fund.
Founder-in-Residence at Entrepreneurs First, the talent investor that backs founders before they have a company.
Building in computational biology. Company details not yet public.
PhD in HIV genomics from Baylor College of Medicine, now building an undisclosed biotech venture.
Co-founder and COO of a food-tech company using AI and precision fermentation to make plant-based, biotech-derived alternatives to synthetic food additives.
AI and genome design at Constructive Bio, engineering synthetic genomes to manufacture proteins with non-natural chemistries.
Founder of Origenity, engineering more resilient T-cells that resist exhaustion during cancer immunotherapy. Forbes 30 Under 30 Europe.
Co-founder and CEO of Endflow, an AI procurement-automation platform for manufacturers. Previously on the founding team of AutoGPT.
Building in biotech. Company details not yet public.
Founded Healers at Home, a Delhi home-healthcare startup connecting patients with physiotherapy, nursing, and elder care. Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia.
Founder of Go Go Gaia, an AI-powered period, fertility, and PCOS tracking app.
Known for hands-on biohacking — including a widely covered project building a neural interface for invertebrate cognition research.
Founder of Punkhaus, a live-in biopunk house and program in San Francisco. Builds open-source image-analysis tools at the Whitehead Institute, MIT.
Founder and CEO of Wasna, producing cell-cultured platelet lysates for drug development and animal-free growth serum for cultivated meat.
Founder of SMILLE, developing sensors and AI that detect, analyze, and digitally reproduce scent for healthcare and immersive applications.
Co-founder of Varosync, applying physics-informed deep learning to drug discovery — predicting molecular safety before wet-lab spend.
Founder of Snova, engineering agricultural waste — starting with tequila and mezcal byproducts — into biodegradable, bio-based materials.
Building in biotech. Company details not yet public.