# George Whitesides

> George Whitesides is a seed investor at MC10 (Watertown) backing Energy and Hardware. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [MC10](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mc10)
- Location: Watertown, United States
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Apr 2016
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/george-whitesides-7ba1189/

George Whitesides is a seed investor at MC10 in Watertown focused on Energy and Hardware. George Whitesides is the Co-Founder of Genzyme. He previously worked at Validere as a Member of the Scientific Advisory Board. George Whitesides attended Harvard University.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Energy | 1 | 100% |
| Hardware | 1 | 100% |
| Software | 1 | 100% |
| Oil and Gas | 1 | 100% |
| Advanced Materials | 1 | 100% |

7 industries tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Validere | Validere is a measurement, reporting, and verification (MRV) SaaS company that helps energy organizations transform disconnected, incomplete emissions data into clear and immediately actionable pathways to financial and environmental value. Modernize your carbon tracking and reporting with an emissions management platform built by industry experts. | $1M | Seed | Apr 11, 2016 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## About MC10

VC Fund · Lexington, United States

MC10, Inc. extends human capabilities through virtually invisible and conformal electronics. They reshape rigid, conventional electronics into thin, flexible devices that can stretch, bend and twist seamlessly with their bodies and the natural world. It combines breakthrough technology with innovative engineering to develop products that advancethe quality of life. The company's end-to-end system designed for In-Home and In-Clinic Study Execution. Its proprietary BioStamp system wearable health tech creates comfortable, discreet sensors that can be applied anywhere on the body for targeted data collection. With location-specific sensing capabilities, BioStamp sensors are able to retrieve real-world data about muscle activation and movement.

5 contacts available at MC10.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| George Whitesides | Co-Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/george-whitesides |
| Ben Schlatka | Co-Founder & CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ben-schlatka |
| Carmichael Roberts | Co-Founder and Chairman of the Board | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/carmichael-roberts |
| John Rogers | Co-founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/john-rogers |
| Roozbeh Ghaffari | Co-Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/roozbeh-ghaffari |

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## FAQ

### What does George Whitesides invest in?

George Whitesides invests primarily in Energy, Hardware and Software startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Canada. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did George Whitesides last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for George Whitesides closed in Apr 2016. Shizune tracks 1 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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