Mickey Kertesz, Founder of Karius

About Mickey Kertesz

Mickey Kertesz is the co-founder of Karius, a diagnostics company founded in 2014 that uses AI and plasma sequencing to identify infectious diseases from non-human DNA in blood samples. He previously led management and seed investment at sequencing company Moleculo Inc. before reuniting with that team to launch Karius. Kertesz served as a key founder during Karius's early growth through Series A and Series B rounds.

Mickey Kertesz at a glance

• Company: Karius
• Total raised: $315M
• Latest round: Series C
• Investors: SoftBank Group's Vision Fund 2, General Catalyst, HBM, Khosla Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners, S28 Capital
• Location: Redwood City, California

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