Technology is a key driver of both innovation & disruption. This TigerTalks event will explore the journeys of four exceptional alumni founders & their development & application of technology to help change & positively impact the world.

The panelists are young alumni who each began to pursue their entrepreneurial dreams early in their careers . Each will share their journeys & reflect on ideation, key learnings, their funding experiences, building high-performance teams, establishing a company culture & more.

Trevor Martin '11, Co-Founder & CEO, Mammoth Biosciences; designing a CRISPR-based methodology for molecular diagnostics & which raised a Series D $195mm round (at a unicorn valuation) in late 2021.
Alice Zhang 10, Co-Founder & CEO, Verge Genomics; pioneering the industry's most advanced AI-powered drug discovery platform. She closed a $98mm Series B round in late 2021 and, coincidentally. was featured recently in this PAW cover article.
Bryton Shang 12, Founder & CEO, Aquabyte; bringing machine learning & computer vision advances to fish farming/feeding & closed a $25mm Series B round in 2022.
Lily Shen '11, Founder & CEO, Dimension; challenging the waste management industry with new technologies & processes & who raised a $8mm seed round in late 2022.
David Stavens '02 will moderate the discussion. David has founded two highly successful companies (Udacity in the edtech space & Nines in the medtech space) & has led an entrepreneurial career punctuated by disruptive uses of technology.
The schedule for the event is provided below:

5:30 - 6:00 PM: Check-in/registration

6:00 - 6:10 PM: Welcome

6:10 - 7:10 PM: Panel discussion & audience Q&A

7:10 - 8:15 PM: Networking reception (food & drink will be served)

All times are PST. To request disability-related accommodations, please contact PEC at pecinfo@princeton.edu no later than three working days prior to the event.
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