Eric Dai
Investor at Dimension
San Francisco, California
Overview
Work Experience
Investor
2023 - Current
Investing in founders pushing the frontier of tech and life sciences. Learn more at: https://www.dimensioncap.com
Dimension Capital is a venture capital firm that prefers to invest in various industries.
Bio+Health Deal Analyst
2022 - 2023
a16z Bio Fund IV $1.5B Vehicle for Early and Growth Stage Bio+Health Startups
Andreessen Horowitz is a stage-agnostic venture capital firm with assets under management across multiple funds.
PhD Student in Bioengineering, Mauck Lab
2016 - 2022
(On Leave) Stem Cell Mechanobiology/Engineering with Rob Mauck
Teaching Assistant
2018 - 2021
TA for MSE 496 Senior Design with Vanessa Chan TA for BE 306 Cellular Engineering with Daniel Hammer
Venture Associate
2021 - 2022
Petri is a new approach for funding formation-stage startups at the intersection of biology and engineering. Created by the leaders behind iconic companies like Twist Bioscience, Ginkgo Bioworks, Beyond Meat, Exact Sciences, and many more.
Co-founded with iconic bio entrepreneurs to fund formation-stage bioengineering companies.
Program Coordinator at the DOE Office of Technology Transitions
2021 - 2022
Cleantech Commercialization
US Department of Energy is a government administration that regulates energy policy, research, and development.
Biotech Correspondent
2021 - 2022
Reported on leading startups in mRNA engineering, nucleic acid delivery and more
Co-Founder, Co-Managing Director
2021 - 2021
Bio Launch supports venture formation from biotechnologies at the University of Pennsylvania, the Wistar Institute, and CHOP. Merged into Nucleate to form Nucleate Philadelphia.
Head of Content & Community
2020 - 2021
Podcast, Articles, Community Engagement
Venture Fellow
2020 - 2021
Seed Stage Biotech VC
Campus Ambassador
2020 - 2020
Alix Ventures: Driving Patient Impact - Supporting Early Stage Startups Engineering Biology to Drive Radical Advances in Human Health
Research Assistant
2011 - 2012
Particle Physics