VentureWell

Dorn Carranza’s passion is to create and implement ways that facilitate scientists and engineers to successfully move their new tech ideas out of the lab and classroom and into the marketplace. Dorn is a Senior Program Officer at VentureWell overseeing the E-Team grant program. The E-Team program cultivates opportunities for collegiate technology entrepreneurs by providing early-stage support and funding. Prior to VentureWell, Dorn founded Curium LLC, an organization in Palo Alto that coordinates multidisciplinary and collaborative projects where young scientists can get immediate hands-on entrepreneurial and business experience. Dorn’s professional background combines eight years of consulting experience in the San Francisco Bay Area leading projects and programs focused on new technology/science ventures. Dorn holds a PhD in Organic Chemistry, BS in Pharmaceutical Sciences and MBA with focus on Strategy and Leadership.