Kiersten Stead

Kiersten Stead

Managing Partner, DCVC Bio atDCVCFirm active Oct 8California

Kiersten Stead authored a news article about Latus Bio's gene delivery method for brain cells. The article was published on 20 May 2025.

What Kiersten 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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Career

  1. DCVC Bio · Managing Partner
    2018-present
  2. DCVC · Managing Partner, DCVC Bio
    Now

Companies founded

DCVC Bio

Focus

deep techlife scienceshuman healthagriculturesynthetic biology

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Questions

Who is Kiersten Stead?

Kiersten Stead authored a news article about Latus Bio's gene delivery method for brain cells. The article was published on 20 May 2025.

How much does Kiersten Stead invest?

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

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What did Kiersten Stead do before DCVC?

Managing Partner at DCVC Bio.

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