# Dan Voytas

> Dan Voytas is a startup investor at University of Minnesota (Minneapolis). See 0 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [University of Minnesota](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/university-of-minnesota)
- Location: Minneapolis, United States
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dan-voytas-84718319

Dan Voytas is a startup investor at University of Minnesota in Minneapolis. Dan graduated summa cum laude from Harvard College in 1984 and received his Ph.D. in genetics from Harvard Medical School in 1990. He is a co-founder of Calyxt and one of the inventors of the TALEN® technology. He continues to optimize the use of TALEN® for the targeted modification of plant genomes.In addition to his role at Calyxt, Voytasis a professor in the Department of Genetics, Cell Biology and Development at the University of Minnesota (UMN), which he joined in 2008, and Director of the UMN’s Center for Genome Engineering. In 1992, Voytas joined the faculty at Iowa State University. Prior to this, he conducted postdoctoral research at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Dan is an elected Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

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## About University of Minnesota

VC Fund · Minneapolis, United States

University of Minnesota provides baccalaureate, master’s, and doctoral degrees in medicine, business, law, liberal arts, science, engineering, and architecture fields. They also provide education services to communities through science-based knowledge and training.

5 contacts available at University of Minnesota.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Betsy Vohs | Member Board Of Directors | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/betsy-vohs-e88b |
| Catherine Qi Zhao | Assistant Professor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/qi-zhao |
| Dan Mallin | Entrepreneur in Residence | — |
| Dan Voytas | Professor of the Department of Genetics, Cell Biology & Development | — |
| Douglas J. Gorence | President & Chief Investment Officer | — |

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