Justin Kern

Justin Kern

Partner, DCVC Bio atDCVCFirm active Oct 8California

Justin Kern is a doctor associated with DCVC. He wrote about Elo's breakthrough science for scalable, domestic sugar replacement solutions.

What Justin can write

Writes checks of$10M to $30M+
Comes in atSeed, Series ACan lead the round
Ownership target7-10%At first check
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DCVC writes $10M to $30M+ checks, larger than 97% of firms in the atlas.

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Focus

sugar replacementartificial sweetenersbiotechnology

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Who is Justin Kern?

Justin Kern is a doctor associated with DCVC. He wrote about Elo's breakthrough science for scalable, domestic sugar replacement solutions.

How much does Justin Kern invest?

Justin Kern invests through DCVC, which writes checks of $10M to $30M+ at seed, series a.

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