Bio Founder GPS

Bio Founder GPS Podcast: Biotech Fundraising, BD & Strategy

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Bio Founder GPS Podcast aims to demystify and democratize the business side of taking a life sciences company from 0 to 1. Host Vadim Shepel sits down with investors, executives, subject experts and founders to give science-driven founders tactical playbooks for fundraising, partnerships, and the bench-to-CEO transition.

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Don’t Wait for Permission: The Scientist-Founder Shift | Elena Itskovich 06.07.2026 1:05:54

📬 Get free weekly biotech fundraising tips & resources: https://www.biofounder.io ( https://www.biofounder.io ) In this episode of the Bio Founder GPS Podcast, I’m joined by Elena Itskovich, PhD, Founding General Partner of Nest Catalyst, an entreprene...

How to Go From Scientist to Biotech CEO | Laura Hsieh 23.06.2026 1:12:14

📬 Get free weekly biotech fundraising tips & resources: https://www.biofounder.io ( https://www.biofounder.io ) How do you go from scientist to biotech CEO? Laura Hsieh, PhD, is the Co-Founder and CEO of TippingPoint Biosciences. Since spinning the com...

Angel vs VC Funding for Biotech Startups: What Founders Need to Know | Jonah Probell, Lexi Ventures 24.05.2026 49:24

Is your biotech startup actually VC-backable, and how do investors make that decision? In this episode of Bio Founder GPS, I sit down with Jonah Probell, founder and managing partner of Lexi Ventures, a seed-stage fund investing in the genetic engineer...

How to Raise a Pre-Seed Round as a Scientist-Founder | Julie Wolf, 2048 Ventures 18.05.2026 58:05

Julie Wolf is a Partner at 2048 Ventures, an NYC and Boston-based VC that recently closed an oversubscribed $82M Fund III, leading pre-seed and seed rounds in Vertical AI, Deep Tech, Healthcare, and Biotech. A microbiologist by training, Julie co-found...

Introducing Bio Founder GPS: A Podcast for Science-Driven Founders 17.05.2026 2:09

Hey, I'm Vadim 👋 I created this podcast to demystify and democratize the business side of building biotech and life sciences companies from 0 to 1 - from fundraising and storytelling to customer discovery, strategic partnerships, licensing, and staying...