# Jennifer Doudna

> Jennifer Doudna is a Series A investor at Sixth Street backing Biotechnology. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Sixth Street](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sixth-street)
- Location: San Francisco, United States
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Jul 2022
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifer-doudna-79b63527/
- Website: https://x.com/DoudnaJennifer
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Jennifer-Doudna/383898835014818

Jennifer Doudna is a Series A investor at Sixth Street in San Francisco focused on Biotechnology and Genetics. Jennifer Doudna is based out of Berkeley, California and is the Co-Founder of Azalea Therapeutics. Jennifer previously worked at Yale University as a Professor. Jennifer Doudna attended Pomona College and Harvard University.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Biotechnology | 3 | 100% |
| Genetics | 1 | 33% |
| Robotics | 1 | 33% |
| Software | 1 | 33% |
| Health Care | 1 | 33% |

10 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 2 | 67% |
| Series B | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Huue | Tinctorium is a provider of indigo dyeing solutions intended to reduce chemical usage in the denim supply chain.The company's offerings include harnessing the power of biotechnology by mirroring a natural plant process within microbes to produce colors using completely renewable sources, providing the denim industry an alternative to makedenim. | $14.6M | Series A | Jul 27, 2022 |  |
| Synthego | Synthego is a genome engineering company that enables the acceleration of life science research and development in the pursuit of improved human health.The company leverages machine learning, automation, and gene editing to build platforms for science at scale. With its foundations in engineering disciplines, the company’s full-stack platformvertically integrates proprietary hardware, software, bioinformatics, chemistries, and molecular biology to advance both basic research and therapeutic development programs.By providing both commercial and academic researchers and therapeutic developers with unprecedented access to cutting-edge genome engineering, Synthego is at the forefront of innovation, accelerating the development of truly engineered biology.The company was founded in 2012 and is based in Redwood City, California. | $41M | Series B | Jan 04, 2017 |  |
| Caribou Biosciences | Caribou Biosciences is a operator of a medical technology company intended to analyze cell and genome engineering. The company specializes in cellular engineering and analysis based on the CRISPR-Cas9 technology platform which paired with a guide RNA, cuts double-stranded DNA and allows for specific changes to DNA, enabling development oftherapeutics for agricultural biotechnology, industrial biotechnology and basic and applied biological research. | $11M | Series A | Mar 25, 2015 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Material Impact](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/material-impact-fund) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [SOSV](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sosv) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Genoa Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/5-prime-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [AAF Management Ltd.](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aafmanagement) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [AMK Investment Office](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/amk-investment-office) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [AAF Management Ltd.](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/arabangel) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Sixth Street

VC Fund

Sixth Street is a global investment firm with $60 billion in assets under management.

5 contacts available at Sixth Street.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Alan Waxman | Co-Founder and CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alan-waxman |
| Bornah Moghbel | Co-Founder & Partner | — |
| Charlie Wehr | Principal | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/charlie-wehr |
| David Stiepleman | Co-President, Co-Founder, Co-COO | — |
| Jennifer Doudna | Chief Science Advisor | — |

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## FAQ

### What does Jennifer Doudna invest in?

Jennifer Doudna invests primarily in Biotechnology, Genetics and Robotics startups, most often at Series A and Series B stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Jennifer Doudna?

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### When did Jennifer Doudna last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Jennifer Doudna closed in Jul 2022. Shizune tracks 3 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

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