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Justin Olshavsky

General Partner at Pioneer Fund

United States

Overview 

Justin Olshavsky is the General Partner and founder of Pioneer Bio+Health Fund, investing in various sectors including IoT, Consumer Health, BioTech, and Health IT. With a background in Mechanical Engineering and Bioengineering, he has held roles such as Co-founder and CTO at Voyage Biomedical and Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Carnegie Mellon University, showcasing a strong track record in entrepreneurship and venture capital.

Work Experience 

  • General Partner, Bio+Health Fund

    2023 - Current

    Founding GP of Pioneer Fund's Bio+Health focused fund. Investing in pre-seed and seed stage biotechnology, life science, and healthcare companies. Please reach out if you're building in bio+health!

  • Entrepreneur-in-Residence

    2021 - 2022

    Focus on Bio+Health

  • Venture Partner

    2020 - 2021

    Venture Partner - 10/2020-01/2021 Senior Venture Partner - 01/2021-11/2021

  • Building

    2023

    Pressing pause on biological time.

Cradle is a cryonics company that develops and proves the feasibility of human organs and whole-body reversible cryopreservation.

Raised $48,000,000.00.

  • Entrepreneur-in-Residence

    2024

  • Neuroprotection

    2020 - 2023

    Transitioning the Voyage technology to Penumbra post-acquisition

Penumbra develops clinically beneficial products that help patients suffering from stroke and other neurovascular diseases.

Raised $2,871,226.00 from The Halo Fund.

  • Co-founder and CTO

    2018 - 2023

    Hypothermia to end brain damage from stroke. Y Combinator S19. Voyage was acquired by Penumbra (NYSE:PEN)

Voyage Biomedical is a medical device startup.

Raised $150,000.00 from Y Combinator, SkyDeck Berkeley and Creative Destruction Lab (CDL).

  • Robotics Engineer

    2017 - 2018

    Bomb-disposal robots, robotic systems for satellites

Harris Corp - composite aero-structures division is a supplier of advanced composite products primarily for airframe applications.

  • Biomechanics Research

    2016 - 2016

    Simulating artificial heart valves in silico

  • Mechanical Engineering Intern

    2014 - 2014

    Nuclear energy

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