# Joshua Elkington

> Joshua Elkington is a seed investor backing Biopharma and Life Science. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Sep 2018
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

Joshua Elkington is a seed investor focused on Biopharma and Life Science. Joshua Elkington

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $2.6M–$2.6M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Biopharma | 2 | 100% |
| Life Science | 2 | 100% |
| Biotechnology | 2 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Tierra Biosciences, Inc. | Tierra Biosciences is a synthetic biology company that accelerates the pace of discovery and enables the next generation of bio-based materials. Tierra’s first product, the Tierra Protein Platform, couples high-throughput protein manufacturing with the simplicity of e-commerce to make ordering custom proteins easier than ever before. By loweringthe traditional protein synthesis barrier, Tierra serves scientists looking to change the world with novel proteins. Led by a team of protein experts, this fast-growing company is transforming the way people discover, screen, and develop proteins for future bio-based products. For more information, visit tierrabiosciences.com. | $2.6M | Seed | Sep 11, 2018 | https://tierrabiosciences.com/ |
| Tierra Biosciences | Tierra Biosciences is an operator of a synthetic biology company intended to accelerate the pace of discovery to enable the next generation of bioengineered products. The company's protein platform leverages cell-free protein production and artificial intelligence and couples high-throughput protein manufacturing with the simplicity ofe-commerce. | $2.6M | Seed | Sep 11, 2018 | https://tierrabiosciences.com/ |

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## Co-investors
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## FAQ

### What does Joshua Elkington invest in?

Joshua Elkington invests primarily in Biopharma, Life Science and Biotechnology startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Joshua Elkington's check size?

Joshua Elkington typically joins rounds of $2.6M–$2.6M at Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Joshua Elkington participates in.

### How do I contact Joshua Elkington?

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### When did Joshua Elkington last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Joshua Elkington closed in Sep 2018. Shizune tracks 2 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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