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Alex Kopelyan

Senior Director & Partner at SOSV’s IndieBio

United States

Work Experience

2016

  • Senior Director & Partner - IndieBio

    2020

    IndieBio is a bio + deep tech accelerator that funds and builds breakthrough companies with the aim of solving some of the world's biggest problems in human and planetary health. We fund and build 30 companies per year by providing up to $525,000, BSL 1 & 2 lab, monitorship, and network. Some notable alum: Memphis Meats, Clara Foods, Endless West, Huue, Synthex Therapeutics, Jungla, TheNotCo, Catalog, Prellis, and Geltor. Have a breakthrough idea? Apply and join us! indiebio.co

  • Program Director & Partner - IndieBio

    2017 - 2020

  • Program Manager - IndieBio

    2016 - 2017

  • Board Member

    2021

    NovoNutrients transforms CO2 emissions for industry into high quality protein and ingredients for food and feed.

  • Board Observer

    2022

    Increasing yield and climate resilience for agriculture

2022

  • Board Observer

    2022

    Producing emissions-free polymers from challenging feedstock using novel biology

  • Board Observer

    2019

    Electro-Active turns food waste into green hydrogen and fertilizer using modular systems designed to scale up or down to meet the needs of municipalities, agricultural producers, energy companies, etc

  • Mentor

    2018 - 2020

2015 - 2016

  • Content

    2015 - 2016

    Developing functional medicine curricula and clinical materials for Chris Kresser, a leading practitioner in the field

2014 - 2015

  • Director

    2014 - 2015

    TED for behavior change to help people optimize health, productivity, and happiness.

  • Theme Coordinator

    2015 - 2015