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About Investor

Johnathan Matlock is a Co-Founder at Empirical Ventures and previously served as an Advisory Board Member at Elbow Beach Capital, focusing on pre-seed and seed investments in science-led startups with typical investment ranges between $100K and $5.0M. With a PhD in Organic Chemistry and 15 years at the intersection of science, entrepreneurship, and capital, he helps build and scale deep science companies. Johnathan has extensive experience as both a scientist and operator, including working with university spinouts like Ziylo, which was acquired after just 18 months.