Opentrons

Opentrons is a life science company that develops pipetting robot technology designed to automate experiments.

Health and bioRobotics and hardwareY CombinatorHAX

Timeline

1. Winter 2016
   YY Combinator · batch
   Source: ycombinator.com
2. March 21, 2014
   X account created
3. October 20, 2013
   Website created
4. HAX 05
   HHAX · batch
   Source: hax.co

Founders and team

• CC
  Chiu Chau Founder
• NW
  Nicholas Wagner Founder
• WC
  Will Canine Founder
• JB
  Jonathan Brennan-Badal CEO at Opentrons Labworks Inc.

  LinkedIn · source: foundertrace.com
• JM
  Jonathan Martinez Senior Director of Sales
• TG
  Taylor Goodman Director Of Hardware Engineering
• AU
  Alfie Umbhau VP Product
• EP
  Eric Poley SVP, Sales & Pandemic Response Lab
• JA
  James Atwood Chief Executive Officer
• LM
  Leslie Mitchell CSO
• MC
  Mike Cousins Software Engineer IV

Acquisitions

Acquired company	Price	Announced
ZZenith Ai	Not disclosed publicly	Date not given

Investors

• HHAXaccelerator
• JJacket River
• KKhosla Ventures
• MMBX Capital
• SSands Capital Ventures
• SSoftBank Vision Fund
• SSOSV
• SSOSV HAX
• YY Combinatoraccelerator

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