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Ian Schlander

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Business Development & Partnerships at Better
📍 Brooklyn, New York, United States

Ian Schlander drives go-to-market strategy for Betters Tinman AI platform. His unique background spans from being a scientist at a biomanufacturing startup to a VC Partner at Next Sequence, where he backed startups at the intersection of AI and synthetic biology. He earned his Bachelor of Science from Florida State University.

Outside of his professional roles, Ian is a certified Open Water Scuba Diver. He has a history of leadership in the iGEM (International Genetically Engineered Machine) community, stemming from his time at university where he was the Team Lead for FSUs iGEM team, and has continued his involvement as an advisor and committee member.

He transitioned from scaling a biomanufacturing startup as an early scientist to investing in them as a VC Partner.

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Experience
7 Years
Current Role
Business Development & Partnerships
Location
Brooklyn, New York, United States
Personality Overview

How Ian shows up

Charming & Persuasive
Achievment Oriented
Confident & Optimistic

They usually prefer to drive the conversation. They measure a product on its merit but can be influenced by strong testimonials. They don’t mind taking a stand if they believe in something.

Priorities

Topics Ian cares about

AI in Mortgage
Currently leads Go-To-Market for the Tinman AI platform to scale AI infrastructure across the fragmented mortgage industry and recently attended the MISMO Fall Summit.
AI & Synthetic Biology
As a former Partner at Next Sequence®, he invested in pre-Seed, Seed, and Series A startups at the intersection of AI and SynBio.
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Career

Work history

7-2025
Business Development & Partnerships
Better
1-2025 - 7-2025
Senior Investor Relations
Vama
7-2023 - 3-2025
Partner
Next Sequence®
4-2021 - 1-2025
Scientist - Early Stage R&D
Helaina
9-2023 - 12-2023
Venture Fellow
Venture Institute
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
2015 - 2019
Bachelor of Science - BS
Florida State University
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