Gwen Cheni

AI builder+investor | ex-Khosla, IndieBio, JPMorgan, Goldman, UCSF, Yale

📍 United States, United States🔄 Updated September 2026💼 3 investments📅 13 years investing🗓 Last invested Feb 2020
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Feb 2020
Intrinsic Medicine is a patient solutions-focused biotechnology company with a platform and culture built to efficiently and ethically bring transformative new medicines to people living with gut-brain axis (GBA) disorders. Core Values: Respectful We believe in fostering a respectful environment, which honors each individual that is within the Company and those that come into contact with the Company. We approach everyone with integrity. We also honor diversity in thoughts, beliefs, cultural background, gender identity, sexuality, relationship status or constructs, as well as each person’s pursuit of presence and happiness through this diversity. Self-Aware We believe that self-awareness is paramount in how we interact with other individuals in life, personally and professionally. Self-awareness is a skill which tempers the ego, creates connection and allows for individuals to be open to growth. Curious We believe in curiosity in the form of non-judgmental and anti-dogmatic thinking. We created this company to bring medicines intrinsic to human homeostasis to the forefront, requiring constant curiosity and a dedication to bringing curiosity out in others. Growth-Minded We believe a focus on growth, both professionally and personally, is a key portion of our roles in the company, where the ability to receive and to invite reflection from other team members is critical to our success as a company and as individuals. Intentional & Honest We believe that being intentional in all that we do is core to accomplishing what we have set out to do, including the words we use to communicate. Beneficient We strive to do good for all with whom we interact – our employees, their loved ones, patients participating in our clinical trials, their loved ones, the medical community, the healthcare system, and our communities.
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Jan 2020
Huue uses biotechnology to create the world’s most sustainable dyes for the industries that are shaping the future of Earth. Our first mission: indigo blue for denim makers. Based on UC Berkeley-invented bioengineering research, we've been supported by world class investors and institutions in our space including IndieBio, Fashion for Good, and Melinda Gates' Female Founders Competition. We value putting people first and doing good in the world.
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2022
Partner
Feb 2022
Khosla Ventures invests in companies that are bold, early and impactful. The firm was started in 2004 by Vinod Khosla, co-founder of Sun Microsystems, to provide venture assistance to entrepreneurs. Headquartered in Menlo Park, Calif., Khosla Ventures invests in a range of areas including AI, climate, sustainability, enterprise, consumer, fintech, digital health, medtech and diagnostics, therapeutics and frontier technology.
2021
Partner
Feb 2021
IndieBio, an @SOSV startup development program, helps the best scientists become entrepreneurs who build breakthrough companies. http://IndieBio.co
2020
Investor
Feb 2020
Intrinsic Medicine is a patient solutions-focused biotechnology company with a platform and culture built to efficiently and ethically bring transformative new medicines to people living with gut-brain axis (GBA) disorders. Core Values: Respectful We believe in fostering a respectful environment, which honors each individual that is within the Company and those that come into contact with the Company. We approach everyone with integrity. We also honor diversity in thoughts, beliefs, cultural background, gender identity, sexuality, relationship status or constructs, as well as each person’s pursuit of presence and happiness through this diversity. Self-Aware We believe that self-awareness is paramount in how we interact with other individuals in life, personally and professionally. Self-awareness is a skill which tempers the ego, creates connection and allows for individuals to be open to growth. Curious We believe in curiosity in the form of non-judgmental and anti-dogmatic thinking. We created this company to bring medicines intrinsic to human homeostasis to the forefront, requiring constant curiosity and a dedication to bringing curiosity out in others. Growth-Minded We believe a focus on growth, both professionally and personally, is a key portion of our roles in the company, where the ability to receive and to invite reflection from other team members is critical to our success as a company and as individuals. Intentional & Honest We believe that being intentional in all that we do is core to accomplishing what we have set out to do, including the words we use to communicate. Beneficient We strive to do good for all with whom we interact – our employees, their loved ones, patients participating in our clinical trials, their loved ones, the medical community, the healthcare system, and our communities.
Investor
Jan 2020
Huue uses biotechnology to create the world’s most sustainable dyes for the industries that are shaping the future of Earth. Our first mission: indigo blue for denim makers. Based on UC Berkeley-invented bioengineering research, we've been supported by world class investors and institutions in our space including IndieBio, Fashion for Good, and Melinda Gates' Female Founders Competition. We value putting people first and doing good in the world.
2019
Venture Consultant
Nov 2019
Ginkgo Bioworks builds the tools that make biology easier to engineer for everyone. We offer autonomous laboratories that replace manual laboratory work with robotics in the lab, greatly improving the productivity of scientists. Ginkgos in-house autonomous lab is also available as a "cloud lab" through our Datapoints and Solutions contract research services.
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