Francisco Gimenez

Partner·8VC

Bio

Professional summary

Francisco Gimenez is a Partner at 8VC focused on Bio-IT investments and Enterprise AI. He was previously Resident Data Scientist at Formation 8 and founded Catenus Science, a data science consulting and recruiting firm. He holds a Ph.D. in Biomedical Informatics from Stanford and is listed as a board member at Unlearn.

Notable companies

Selected portfolio companies the partner has backed

UnlearnBigHat BiosciencesSeleno Therapeutics

Background

Career, education, and skills

Career history

8VCPartner
Catenus ScienceFounder
Formation 8Resident Data Scientist

Education

Stanford UniversityPh.D. in Biomedical Informatics
University of California, BerkeleyB.S. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences

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