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We leverage the power of collective wisdom to accelerate climate biotech research projects and move them toward market readiness. If you are ready to roll up your sleeves and become part of a passionate community actively developing our funded research projects while gaining deep expertise in biotech business development and startup creation, then ValleyDAO is the place for you.

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ValleyDAO is looking for talented contributors to help us solve pressing climate issues by supporting biotech research development and incubation. Join the community and earn rewards in GROW tokens for your work.
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Contributing to ValleyDAO allowed me to actively shape synthetic biology projects with commercial potential—an experience academia rarely offers. It also introduced me to a global network of scientists and entrepreneurs who share a hands-on builder’s mindset. Being part of this ecosystem has broadened my perspective on innovation and the transition from lab research to real-world impact.
Nina Kurowska
iGEM 2024 Winner, Aspiring Startup Founder, Biotech Student
ValleyDAO's mission provides a sense of purpose that you don't always get from your everyday work, and I've enjoyed the opportunity to work with a great group of smart and supportive people from around the world, on projects with global impact.
Dr. Louis Hom
Independent Consultant, fr. UC Berkeley
The value of being a ValleyDAO contributor cannot be understated. In a world of immeasurable noise and opportunity, I've found ValleyDAO to be a place of personal growth, fun people, and meaningful work. It's a place to contribute rather than consume, with a goal clearly benefiting humanity. Best ValleyDAO quote ever: "Chat, did we just invent Vibe Business Dev?"
Daniel Ormsbee
Aspiring Pre-PhD/MBA, Biotech Student

Our Focus Areas

Business Development
We support early stage academics in both understanding and developing the proper business case for their technology.
Technology Development
Our broad community contributor network and tools can support you in experimental design, technical roadmap, and intellectual property portfolio definition.
Biotech Fundraising
Besides funding directly from ValleyDAO, we also support academic researchers in finding, and applying, for external non-dilutive and dilutive funding opportunities through our extensive fundraising database and grant writing tool.

Community Snapshot

Albert Anis
Albert Anis
Founder
R&D
Albert is the founder of ValleyDAO and has previously led synbio research projects and created global and local innovation ecosystems for bioentrepreneurs. At ValleyDAO, he's responsible for research direction and strategy.
Morgan Richards
Morgan Richards
Founder
Product
Morgan is the co-founder of ValleyDAO. 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.
Daniel Hussey
Daniel Hussey
Founder
R&D
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.
Tom Fraczak
Tom Fraczak
BUILDER
Marketing
Tom is the head of marketing at ValleyDAO, leading growth, brand, content, social and community, and hosting the Proof of DeSci podcast. Crypto growth marketing expert with 5+ years; founder of Sparks Digital; ex-lead at Ferrum Network and OSOM.
Gunjan Paul
Gunjan Paul
BUILDER
Product
Gunjan is an AI Software Developer at ValleyDAO, driven by a passion for the DeSci movement. With expertise in large language models, and agentic workflows, he develops Phlo that make scientific research more open, collaborative, and a accessible.
Nina Kurowska
Nina Kurowska
BUILDER
R&D
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.
Daniel Ormsbee
Daniel Ormsbee
BUILDER
R&D
Daniel is a research and business development contributor at ValleyDAO, supporting research, IP and market analysis. A dual BS student in Mech. Engineering and Molecular Biology at Cedarville, he founded Nutrafuel Bioworks and interned at Boston Bioprocess.
John Cumbers
John Cumbers
BUILDER
Advisor
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.
Louis Hom
Louis Hom
BUILDER
R&D
Lou brings 15+ years developing and commercializing biobased products. He led protein engineering and lab automation at Intrexon, led P&G partnership at ZeaChem, and built R&D as VP at Perfect Day. He supports ValleyDAO's portfolio in technical de-risking.
Andrew Newman
Andrew Newman
BUILDER
R&D
Neuroscientist by day, synthetic biologist by night, Andrew is passionate about finding synbio unicorns that benefit the planet. He specializes in mammalian systems and comp. biology and is currently a Group Leader at the Charité Medical Univerisity Berlin.
Dan Goodwin
Dan Goodwin
BUILDER
Advisor
Trained in computer science and neuroscience, he co-founded MileIQ, later acquired by Microsoft. At MIT, his PhD focused on algorithms for neuroscience experiments. Now focused on bioengineering for climate-positive technologies for human and planetary health.
Rafael Rolli
Rafael Rolli
BUILDER
R&D
Rafael is a synthetic biologist and biotech lead at Molecule, advancing DeSci infrastructure as a scientific assistant. ValleyDAO contributor for dealflow and evaluation. Former biomanufacturing founder now focused full time on tokenizing science.
Oliver Konzock
Oliver Konzock
BUILDER
R&D
Oliver is working on ValleyDAO’s funded project at Imperial College London. An expert in metabolic engineering and synthetic biology, Oliver has advanced the use of Yarrowia lipolytica for sustainable bio applications at Chalmers and JBEI.
Thomas Alexander
Thomas Alexander
Community Patron
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.
David Kim
David Kim
Community Patron
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
Abhijeet Patra
Abhijeet Patra
Community Patron
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.
Alex Horghidan
Alex Horghidan
Community Patron
Alex has a background in consulting, economic development and digital health. He keeps ValleyDAO’s operations running seamlessly.
Simran Aulakh
Simran Aulakh
Community Patron
Simran is a microbial biochemist passionate about solutions for creating a more sustainable biosphere on Earth. She holds a PhD in Systems Biology from the Francis Crick institute and supports ValleyDAO with their research funding and incubation strategy.
Themis Atsaloglou
Themis Atsaloglou
Community Patron
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.
Leonard Boltz
Leonard Boltz
Community Patron
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.
Darren Nesbeth
Darren Nesbeth
Community Patron
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.
Rebecca Vaught
Rebecca Vaught
Community Patron
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.
Nicole Jackisch
Nicole Jackisch
Community Patron
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.
Alexandre Maia
Alexandre Maia
Community Patron
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
Alfred Brown
Alfred Brown
Community Patron
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.
Kyriakos Attouni
Kyriakos Attouni
Community Patron
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.
Camila G. Quinonez
Camila G. Quinonez
Community Patron
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.
Rolando Perez
Rolando Perez
Community Patron
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.