Andrew Rodriguez

Curing my girlfriend’s brain tumor | Moonlight biotech investor @ SDV

San Francisco Bay Area

About

Experience

  • Venture Partner at Side Door Ventures
    2025 - Present · 1 yr 6 mos

    Deep tech investor at SDV. Admittedly, my thesis has narrowed to focus on neuro and bio tech. Anything that will advance my research is also welcome!

  • Independent Researcher at Self Employed
    Jan 2026 - Present · 6 mos

    Curing my girlfriend's incurable brain tumor. Starting by testing AI-Scientist tools. https://substack.com/@andrewjrod

  • Freelance Startup and VC Advisor at Self-employed
    2024 - Present · 2 yrs 6 mos

    Helping companies, non-profits, and VC funds solve their most pressing problems. Some interesting clients include Tilde Research Inc, Pioneer Research Laboratories, and Liquidstar.io.

  • Head of Startup Ecosystem at The Knowledge Graph Conference
    2024 - Present · 2 yrs 6 mos

  • Personal goal pursuit at Career Break
    2024 - 2024 · Less than a year

    Had the privilege to take extended time off. My identity largely revolved around my work, and not working was way harder than I anticipated. May write about this more someday.