Number of Portfolio Companies 2
Number of Exits 
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  • Primary Job Title Director of Operations
  • Primary Organization 
    Orchid Labs
  • Investor Type  Individual/Angel
  • Investor Stage  Seed
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Patrick Dietzen brings many years of early stage tech venture executive experience and expertise. He is passionate about building businesses that apply cutting edge technology and innovation to create positive social impact. Patrick has played founder and executive roles in a variety of technology companies including founding and serving as

President of advanced materials company Sirigen, which successfully commercialized flagship technology developed at the University of California Santa Barbara that applied novel conducting polymer materials for fluorescent biomarker detection in healthcare diagnostics and was subsequently acquired by Becton, Dickinson & Co. The inventors of Sirigen’s technology included Alan J. Heeger, winner of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for the discovery of conductive polymers. Sirigen serves as a notable success story for commercialization of a materials innovation out of a university lab. In addition to other roles he has led business development at SaurikIT, a software company that grew from a start to $10MM in revenues and 30+ million users of its mobile app store in just a few years. Patrick specializes in launching and building new enterprises involving the commercialization of cutting edge science and technology.

Number of Investments 2
Patrick Dietzen has made 2 investments. Their latest investment was Seed Round - Nanostar on May 1, 2016, when Nanostar raised
$150K
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Announced Date  
Organization Name  
Lead Investor  
Funding Round  
Money Raised  
May 1, 2016
Nanostar
Seed Round - Nanostar
$150K
Jan 19, 2009
LetsCram
Seed Round - LetsCram
$185K
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Patrick Dietzen has exit - Nanostar.
  • Nanostar Nanostar provides semiconductor products with silicon solutions for li-ion batteries.
Number of Current Jobs 2
Number of Past Jobs 5
Patrick Dietzen has 2 current jobs as Director of Operations at Orchid Labs and VP Business Development at SaurikIT LLC. Additionally, Patrick Dietzen has had 5 past jobs including CEO at Nanostar.
Organization Name  
Title At Company  
Start Date  
End Date  
Nanostar
CEOFeb 1, 2016Jun 1, 2017
AdMax Local
Data Division Manager20102010
LetsCram
PresidentMar 2007Jul 2009
Sirigen
Founder and PresidentFeb 1, 2003Jul 15, 2006
DoubleRock
Team Member
Number of Past Board & Advisor Roles 1
Organization Name  
Title At Company  
Start Date  
End Date  
Aptitude Medical Systems
AdvisorJun 1, 2011Feb 15, 2012
Patrick Dietzen studied at University of California, Santa Barbara.
Number of News Articles 7
NewsJul 21, 2017
NewsJul 19, 2017
NewsMar 17, 2017
Funding RoundMay 1, 2016
NewsAug 27, 2012
Funding RoundJan 19, 2009
LetsCram raised $185,000 / Seed from Michael Lewis and 2 other investors
NewsAug 15, 1999
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