# Ritish Patnaik

> Ritish Patnaik is the co-founder and CEO of Curve Biosciences, with a background in engineering research, startup formation, investment analysis and corporate partnerships. Raised in Plano, he earned degrees at Columbia and Stanford before establishing Curve’s headquarters at Pegasus Park in Dallas.

- **Role:** Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer at Curve Biosciences
- **Organizations:** Curve Biosciences, Genentech, Silicon Valley Bank, Luso Labs
- **From:** Plano, United States
- **Education:** BS in Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University, MS in Management Science and Engineering, Stanford University, PhD in Bioengineering, Stanford University, Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science, University of North Texas
- **Known for:** Barry Goldwater Scholar, 2015., Columbia Reiss Prize co-recipient, 2016., NSF Graduate Research Fellowship and Stanford ChEM-H CBI fellowship listed in 2016.

## Career timeline

- **2015** — Received a Barry Goldwater Scholarship as a Columbia undergraduate.
- **2016** — Graduated from Columbia; shared its Reiss Prize with Jason Kang. Co-founded Luso Labs, which announced its launch in June.
- **2017** — Luso Labs placed second in a Columbia Venture Competition track. SVB credited Patnaik as a consultant on investment analysis.
- **2018** — Luso Labs won a $200,000 Vodafone Wireless Innovation Project prize.
- **2021** — Listed among Stanford’s Bioengineering doctoral graduates.
- **Before Curve; exact dates unverified** — Worked in business development at Genentech on partnerships involving AI.
- **2025** — Curve announced $40 million in funding and established its headquarters at Pegasus Park in Dallas.
- **2026** — Appeared in CurveChats and was listed as a BIO International Convention speaker.

## Achievements

- Barry Goldwater Scholar, 2015.
- Columbia Reiss Prize co-recipient, 2016.
- NSF Graduate Research Fellowship and Stanford ChEM-H CBI fellowship listed in 2016.
- Co-founded Luso Labs; its team won a $200,000 Vodafone Wireless Innovation Project prize in 2018.
- Led Curve as it announced $40 million in funding in October 2025.

## Latest updates

- **2026-05** — Appeared alongside Nathan Hunkapiller, Shan Wang and Chuba Oyolu in CurveChats Episode II, published May 21.
- **2026-06** — Listed on the BIO International Convention program for a June 24 panel.
- **2026-01** — Discussed his Plano upbringing and Curve’s move to North Texas in a Plano Magazine Q&A published January 29.
- **2025-10** — Curve’s media archive dates its $40 million funding announcement to October 29.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ritpatnaik

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