Justin Kao
Partner·DFJ Growth
Bio
Professional summary
Justin Kao is a Partner at DFJ Growth investing around healthcare, life sciences, AI, hard sciences, and enterprise applications. He co-founded Helix in 2015, serving as founding CEO and later chief business officer, and previously worked as a partner at Khosla Ventures and an investor at Warburg Pincus. His DFJ Growth bio lists Cellanome, Cellares, Delfi Diagnostics, Osmind, and Paradigm Health among his companies.
Notable companies
Selected portfolio companies the partner has backed
Background
Career, education, and skills
Career history
- DFJ GrowthPartnerPresent
- Khosla VenturesPartner
- HelixCo-founder, Founding CEO and Chief Business Officer2015
- Warburg PincusInvestor
- Boston Consulting GroupConsultant
Education
- Stanford UniversityB.S. in Chemical Engineering
- Stanford UniversityM.S. in Bioengineering
- Stanford Law SchoolJ.D.
- Stanford Graduate School of BusinessM.B.A.
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