JB

Joe Betts-LaCroix

Leading all teams at Retro

San Francisco, California

Invests in

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Work Experience

  • "CEO" i.e. ultimately responsible for the achieving our mission

    2021

  • Board Observer

    2017

  • Advisory Board Member

    2012

    Assist in product strategy, funding and organizational development.

  • Executive Director

    2012

    Health Extension is a not-for-profit community working to promote investment in the biomedical research to prevent age-related diseases. Its flagship monthly salon series is attended by Silicon Valley scientists, investors, entrepreneurs, designers, developers.

2020 - 2021

  • Advisor

    2020 - 2021

2020 - 2021

  • Entrepreneur In Residence

    2020 - 2021

2013 - 2020

  • CTO

    2013 - 2020

    [acquired by Recursion Pharmaceutics] Vium is accelerating medical advancement by bringing 21st century technology into living systems research.

2017 - 2019

  • Part-time Partner

    2017 - 2019

2009 - 2019

  • IP Advisor

    2009 - 2019

    Advising on Intellectual property matters for this company which manages a medium-sized portfolio of patents.

  • Mentor & Lecturer

    2009 - 2017

    Lecture on intellectual property and idea research at Founder Institute sessions in Paris, Munich, Berlin, NYC, DC, San Diego, Seattle, San Francisco, Istanbul and Palo Alto, as well as mentor and support startup CEOs building meaningful companies.