Justin Kao is a partner at DFJ Growth and a former founder of Helix. He focuses on AI in healthcare, hard sciences, and enterprise applications.
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Career
- Boston Consulting Group
- Onyx Pharmaceuticals
- Warburg Pincus · investor
- Khosla Ventures · partner
- Helix · founding CEO and later chief business officer2015
- DFJ Growth · partnerNow
- Helix · founding CEO2015
- Helix · chief business officer
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Who is Justin Kao?
Justin Kao is a partner at DFJ Growth and a former founder of Helix. He focuses on AI in healthcare, hard sciences, and enterprise applications.
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What did Justin Kao do before DFJ Growth?
Boston Consulting Group; Onyx Pharmaceuticals; investor at Warburg Pincus; partner at Khosla Ventures; founding CEO and later chief business officer at Helix; founding CEO at Helix; chief business officer at Helix.
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