Ep. 127: Funding DeSci – Reflections of @ Gwei_SHA – Eleanor Davies (Head of DeSci at the Sei Foundation)
Eleanor Davies is the Head of DeSci at the Sei Foundation. Eleanor previously helped launch
VitaDAO, the first tokenized longevity venture studio, she served as Operating
Partner at Cerebrum DAO, and was COO at Convexity Labs (previously known as
LabDAO). With deep experience bridging web3, biotech, and healthcare, Eleanor
shared her unique insights with our community. We talk about the
Sei ecosystem and the $65M Sapien Captial fund intended for accelerating DeSci
projects.
Host Ray Dogum and Eleanor Davies talk about the future of decentralized science (DeSci) and its role in healthcare. The conversation covers the structure and goals of the Sei Foundation’s $65 million Sapien Capital Fund, which aims to accelerate DeSci projects, and the unique advantages of the Sei blockchain network. Eleanor shares insights on the potential of DeSci to bridge the innovation gap in biotech, streamline research funding, and enhance data interoperability in healthcare. The episode also touches upon the future prospects of DeSci, the importance of creating frictionless capital for research, and how the new U.S. administration’s stance on crypto could benefit the industry. Eleanor wraps up by discussing her interest in running half marathons, her favorite conferences, and influential books.
Guest Bio
Eleanor Davies has held a series of impactful roles across biotech, venture, and Web3. She was an Operating Partner at Cerebrum DAO and served as a Dealflow Steward (~Principal) and core founding member of VitaDAO, where she launched the first tokenized longevity venture studio, scaling a community of 700 longevity biotech professionals and designing a pioneering crypto/tradfi biotech spinout model. Prior to that, she was a founding team member and Chief Operating Officer at Convexity Labs (previously known as LabDAO). At the On Deck ODX Fund, she supported a $100M capital raise and led capital deployment and portfolio management at the Silicon Valley-based accelerator. Earlier in her career, she worked at the Marwood Group, a healthcare and biotech consultancy.
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Timestamps
00:00 Intro
01:26 Meet Eleanor Davies
02:20 Eleanor’s Journey into DeSci
06:17 The Sei Ecosystem and $65 Million Sapien Capital Fund
14:11 DeSci Challenges and Opportunities
15:13 The Role of AI in DeSci
23:29 Future Potential of DeSci
26:01 Personal Insights and Recommendations
31:12 Takeaways
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