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The ValleyDAO
Community

The ValleyDAO community is made up of Growers. They collectively help both the organization and one another grow. The DAO is managed by a core team called the Original Growers or ‘OGs’.

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Governance

The Governance Growth Group drives the establishment, management, and evaluation of DAO-wide governance initiatives. Core activities include policy formation, decision-making strategies, stakeholder collaboration, and token-driven voting mechanisms

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Communications

The Communications Growth Group focuses on community engagement, education, social media, content creation and event hosting. This group is one of the most active ones in the organization and is always looking for writers and community gurus.

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Dealflow & Incubation

Dealflow & Incubation identifies and evaluates research projects that ValleyDAO can fund and incubate into IP and eventual commercialization. The group hosts academics, industry stakeholders, and entrepreneurs all working together to support researchers.

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DAO Structure

Community

Albert Anis
Albert Anis
OG
Dealflow
Albert has previously led synbio research projects and created global and local accelerators for bioentrepreneurs. At ValleyDAO, he's responsible for ecosystem development and strategy.
Morgan Richards
Morgan Richards
OG
Product
Tokenomics
Operating at the interface between AI, Synthetic Biology and Climate Tech, Morgan is passionate about bridging the gaps in academia and industry to accelerate our transition to a sustainable future. He leads the Product and Tokenonmics Growth Groups.
Daniel Hussey
Daniel Hussey
OG
Dealflow
Dan is an experienced IP licensing professional with a background in biotech and engineering. He leads the Dealflow & Incubation Growth Group, managing, sourcing projects and structuring partnerships.
John Cumbers
John Cumbers
Advisor
Comms
John is the founder of SynBioBeta, a leading community using synthetic biology to build a better, more sustainable world. He is also a senior contributor at Forbes.com.
Rebecca Vaught
Rebecca Vaught
Advisor
Dealflow
Rebecca is the founder and CEO of Van Heron Labs and a multidisciplinary scientist, inventor, advisor, and web3 enthusiast with 10+ years of research and industry experience.
Darren Nesbeth
Darren Nesbeth
Advisor
Dealflow
Darren is a professor at UCL Biochemical Engineering Department, CSO at a cultivated seafood company, Caviar Biotec, and Alternative Protein lead at Clean Food Group.
Mark Lord
Mark Lord
Comms
Mark is a multidisciplinary synthetic biologist, and lead communicator at ValleyDAO. Having led an innovative project at Imperial College London, his focus is now on increasing the accessibility of synthetic biology research.
Abhijeet Patra
Abhijeet Patra
Dealflow
A seasoned investor and experienced program director, Abhijeet is an instrumental figure in accelerating the commercialisation of synbio technologies at ValleyDAO. His previous roles span co-founding the Susa Fellows Fund to partnering at Ginkgo’s Ferment.
David Kim
David Kim
Dealflow
David is the founder at CyanoCapture - a biotech company using synthetic biology for carbon removal. He is also a former researcher in Immunology and a medical doctor having completed his MD at the University of Oxford. sadasdas
Themis Atsaloglou
Themis Atsaloglou
Product
Tokenomics
Purpose driven product designer who loves ValleyDAO's mission so much that he's part of many growth groups including product and tokenomics. He's usually first to greet you when you join the community.
Camila G. Quinonez
Camila G. Quinonez
Dealflow
Camila is a scientist at Epoch Biodesign and a dealflow contributor at ValleyDAO. She is experienced in synthetic biology with a focus on combating Tuberculosis and plastic degradation. She's also passionate about preserving the Atlantic Forest.
Kyriakos Attouni
Kyriakos Attouni
Dealflow
Kyriakos began his career at Norachem, a computational drug design platform. He’s now working as a business developer, building the TechBio stack to accelerate the design/build/test cycle in Biotech.
Alfred Brown
Alfred Brown
Comms
Alfred is Co-founder of DeSci London and an incoming PhD candidate at Imperial College London, his research will focus on the intersection of SynBio and AI. He is passionate about moving the bioeconomy forward by enhancing communication and collaboration.
Joana L. Rodrigues
Joana L. Rodrigues
Dealflow
Joana holds a PhD in Systems Bioengineering (MIT Portugal Program’14) and has 10+ years of experience in the SynBio field. She contributes to the dealflow group to help ValleyDAO identify the best projects to fund.
Nina Kurowska
Nina Kurowska
Dealflow
Comms
Nina is the leader of the first iGEM team at the Jagiellonian University in Kakow. In addition to building genetic circuits, she's passionate about entrepreneurship and participates in iGEM's Venture Creation Labs program with her own synbio startup idea.
Alexandre Maia
Alexandre Maia
Dealflow
Alexandre is bridging the gap between science, intellectual property and the market. His 6+years of experience in the biotech industry allows him to recommend the most suitable IP & innovation strategy
Rolando Perez
Rolando Perez
Dealflow
Rolando is a scientist and entrepreneur. He applies his training in synthetic biology to enable a more sustainable world in behalf of all people and the planet, with a focus on the intersection of technology, biodiversity and an equitable bioeconomy.
Nicole Jackisch
Nicole Jackisch
Dealflow
Comms
Nicole is a passionate venture builder and worked in innovation consulting for several years. She loves all things science and tech and wants to accelerate the translation from science to innovation.
Leonard Boltz
Leonard Boltz
Tech/Dev
Comms
Curiosity driven Product Manager with a passion for human centered innovation. Skilled in product discovery and building, with five years of experience in fast pace startup environments.
Alex Horghidan
Alex Horghidan
Governance
Dealflow
Alex has a background in consulting, economic development and digital health. He contributes to the Dealflow & Incubation Growth Group at ValleyDAO.
Thomas Alexander
Thomas Alexander
Comms
Governance
Thomas is a Bio-Engineer (NCSU '20) and Biotechnology Master's student (BOKU Vienna) focused on building a sustainable, equitable, and circular global economy built with biology on open principles.
Brando Sanfilippo
Brando Sanfilippo
Comms
Governance
Brando has demonstrated history in building fast-growing startups and multi-million dollar deals. In his quest to help humanity flourish he works on fundraising and business strategy at ValleyDAO.
Abraham Grosman
Abraham Grosman
Dealflow
A scientist determined to contribute to improving the world through synbio. Currently building more synthetic biology skills to complement his business development contributions at ValleyDAO.