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George Burkhard

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Venture Partner at Pioneer Fund
📍 Redwood City, California, United States

George Burkhard is the co-Founder and CTO of Sinovia Technologies, a Y Combinator-backed company developing flexible printed OLED displays. He is also a Venture Partner at Pioneer Fund. With a Ph. D. in Applied Physics from Stanford and a B. S. from Yale, his expertise is in organic semiconductors and solar technology.

His long-standing passion for applied engineering began in college as a member of the Yale Solar Car team. Described by former colleagues as having an "adventurous curiosity for the unknown, " he is known for his ability to build and repair complex equipment and his broad understanding of how things work.

George co-founded his company, Sinovia Technologies, based on the foundational research he conducted during his Ph. D. program at Stanford University.

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Experience
21 Years
Current Role
Venture Partner
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Redwood City, California, United States
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Flexible OLED Displays
As co-founder and CTO of Sinovia Technologies, he is developing paper-thin, flexible printed OLED displays for various low-cost applications.
Deep Tech Investing
As a Venture Partner at Pioneer Fund, he invests in and advises early-stage companies, particularly those emerging from the Y Combinator ecosystem.
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Career

Work history

1-2018
Venture Partner
Pioneer Fund
6-2011
CTO
Sinovia Technologies
1-2005 - 6-2011
Graduate Student
McGehee Lab, Stanford
Yale Solar Car
ASC 2003/NASC 2005
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Education
2017 - 2017
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Y Combinator
2005 - 2011
Ph.D.
Stanford University
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