Engage Bio

Engage Bio

Potent, durable, and redosable non-viral genetic medicines

San Francisco
10 employees
Synthetic Biology
Seed · $4M

About Engage Bio

Engage Bio has developed Tethosomes, a new class of non-viral DNA which finally unleashes potent, durable, redosable, and scalable genetic medicine.

In 2026 Engage was acquired by Eli Lilly.

Company details

Team Size10
LocationSan Francisco
IndustrySynthetic Biology

Funding

Total raised

$4M

Last stage

Seed

Investors

Y Combinator
SSciFounders
Pioneer Fund
CCal Innovation Fund
CCystic Fibrosis Foundation

Founders

WO

Will Olsen

Co-Founder & CEO of Engage Bio

KK

Kathryn Kwant

Co-founder of Engage Bio; previously advanced clinical development programs at Harpoon Therapeutics.

What happens next.

No applications, no recruiter spam. Just the intro.

01

Confirm the fit

A few questions to make sure this role is the right shape for you. Two minutes.

02

I pitch you to the company

I write the intro, send it to the founder, and handle the back-and-forth.

03

A meeting lands on your calendar

If they’re a yes, I book the chat. You show up — that’s the whole job-hunt.