Francisco Gimenez
Principal at 8VC
Francisco Gimenez
Principal at 8VC
San Francisco, California
Overview
Work Experience
Partner
2020 - Current
Principal
2016
Healthcare and Biotech investing in Seed and Series A stage companies
Resident Data Scientist
2016 - 2016
* Building community of data scientists within bay area * Academic outreach for data science recruitment * Help portfolio companies develop data science strategy * Prototype/debug/deploy data products for startups
Board Observer
2021
Board Observer
2021
Director Board of Directors
2021
Director Board Of Directors
2021
Director Board Of Directors
2020
Director Board Of Directors
2019
Director Board Of Directors
2019
Mantra is developing engineered exosomes for delivery of gene therapy machinery and small molecules. The company is working to produce exosomes with combinations of surface-associated targeting moieties that lead to highly selective uptake in particular tissue and cell types of interest. Their efforts have yielded dramatic reductions in liver concentrations with corresponding increases in delivery levels to specific tissues. They are leveraging these results to generate new formulations of drugs otherwise demonstrating unacceptable toxicity levels when administered systemically.
Director Board of Directors
2019
Director Board of Directors
2019
Education
PhD
2010 - 2015
B.S.
2005 - 2009
High School
2001 - 2005