Ariel Ganz, PhD

Founder & Managing Partner atArben VenturesCalifornia

Ariel Ganz is a researcher at Stanford and a founding partner at Arben Ventures. She focuses on precision mental health and deep-tech health startups.

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Career

  1. Stanford · Postdoctoral Fellow
  2. Stanford · co-teacher
  3. Arben Ventures · Founder & Managing Partner
    Now

Companies founded

Arben VenturesStanford Mental Healthcare Innovations Summit

Focus

precision medicinelongevityAI for biologicsdeep-tech healthmental health

Education

Cornell, PhD in nutrition

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Who is Ariel Ganz, PhD?

Ariel Ganz is a researcher at Stanford and a founding partner at Arben Ventures. She focuses on precision mental health and deep-tech health startups.

How much does Ariel Ganz, PhD invest?

Arben Ventures has not reported a check size. It invests at pre-seed, seed.

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What did Ariel Ganz, PhD do before Arben Ventures?

Postdoctoral Fellow at Stanford; co-teacher at Stanford.

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