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Richard Kenny

Managing Partner at Hawkwood Biotech

Berkeley, California

Overview 

Richard Kenny is the Founder & Managing Partner at Hawkwood Biotech Partners in Berkeley, California, with a strong background in valuation, business development, and corporate finance. Highlights of his career include serving as Chief Financial Officer at iMicrobes and as a Director of Business Development at Solazyme, Inc. Kenny's current role involves leading Hawkwood Biotech Partners and making strategic investments in early-stage companies in sectors such as Food and Beverage and BioTech, particularly in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Work Experience 

HB

Hawkwood Biotech Partners LLC

  • Founder & Managing Partner

    2017 - Current

Hawkwood Biotech Partners provides strategic planning, business development, manufacturing, and biotechnological research services.

hawkwoodbiotech.com
GV

Genoa Ventures

  • Venture Partner

    2020

Genoa Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests in early-stage life sciences technology companies.

genoavc.com
RB

Redux Bio

  • Vice President Finance

    2021

Redux Bio is a product development company.

reduxbio.com
Z

ZwitterCo

  • Board Observer

    2022

ZwitterCo provides membrane solutions for the treatment of highly-impaired wastewater.

Raised $98,775,000.00 from BHP, Evok Innovations, Blue Horizon Advisors, SiteGround, DCVC, Munich Re Ventures and HG Ventures.

zwitterco.com
BP

Bond Pet Foods

  • Board Member

    2019

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iMicrobes (Industrial Microbes, Inc.)

  • Chief Financial Officer

    2019

A

Arborea

  • Senior Financial Strategist

    2019 - 2022

SI

Solazyme, Inc.

  • Director, Business Development

    2011 - 2017

    Product Line Director, AlgaPrime Feed Ingredients Director, Business Development, Solazyme Industrial Oils 2015 - 2017 Director, Business Development 2013 - 2015 Associate Director, Business Development 2011 - 2013 Manager, Corporate Development

Solazyme is a synthetic biology company converting algal biomass into biofuels for the transportation, cosmetic and food industries.

Raised $174,860,000.00 from GroundForce Capital, Greenhill Capital Partners, VMG Partners, Artis Ventures (AV) and Simon Equity Partners.

solazyme.com
NS

Numis Securities

  • Manager - Investment Banking

    2004 - 2009

    2007 - 2009 Manager - Corporate Finance (Investment Banking) 2005 - 2007 Associate - Corporate Finance (Investment Banking) 2004 - 2005 Executive - Corporate Finance (Investment Banking) -- Facilitated the origination and execution of over 40 private placements, IPOs, secondary offerings, tender offers, and public and private M&A transactions for companies in a broad array of industries and domiciles

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