Alex Kopelyan
Senior Director & Partner at SOSV’s IndieBio
United States
Overview
Work Experience
Senior Director & Partner - IndieBio
2020 - Current
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
SOSV is a deep tech venture firm that invests from a startup's inception and operates the HAX and IndieBio programs.
Board Member
2021
NovoNutrients transforms CO2 emissions for industry into high quality protein and ingredients for food and feed.
NovoNutrients is working to turn waste CO2 into high-value, low-cost proteins and oils for aquaculture and beyond.
Raised $26,000,000.00 from Decarbonization Consortium, Woodside Energy, CM Venture Capital, Audacy Ventures, Happiness Capital, IndieBio, SOSV and Jeremy and Hannelore Grantham Environmental Trust.
Board Observer
2022
Increasing yield and climate resilience for agriculture
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
Entrepreneurship Advisor
2017
Mentor
2018 - 2020
Content
2015 - 2016
Developing functional medicine curricula and clinical materials for Chris Kresser, a leading practitioner in the field
Director
2014 - 2015
TED for behavior change to help people optimize health, productivity, and happiness.
The global lifehacking events series
Theme Coordinator
2015 - 2015
Social Capital Markets is dedicated to accelerating a new global market at the intersection of money and meaning.
Raised $1,500,000.00 from Rebalance Capital.