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William Dunbar

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VP of Intellectual Property at At One Ventures
📍 Santa Cruz, California, United States

William is the VP of Intellectual Property at At One Ventures, a deep-tech climate VC firm. A serial entrepreneur and former associate professor of robotics at UC Santa Cruz, he holds a PhD from Caltech and is a named inventor on 235 filed patents.

Outside of his professional life, William is an avid surfer and drummer. He is passionate about spending time with his family, addressing issues related to autoimmunity, and supporting underprivileged children.

Unique fact: He left a tenured faculty job at UC Santa Cruz to become the full-time CTO of the deep-tech startup he co-founded.

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Experience
21 Years
Current Role
VP of Intellectual Property
Job Level
Senior
Location
Santa Cruz, California, United States
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Deep-Tech IP Strategy
As VP of IP, he helps mission-driven founders develop patent strategies, leveraging his experience as an inventor on over 235 filed patents.
Climate Tech Investing
His work at At One Ventures involves finding and funding startups that can help humanity become a net positive to nature.
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Career

Work history

9-2025
VP of Intellectual Property
At One Ventures
11-2023 - 9-2025
Entrepreneur in Residence
At One Ventures
6-2020 - 10-2023
Founder, Chief Technology Officer
Nooma Bio
4-2019 - 12-2021
Co-Founder, Chief Technology Officer
Ontera
11-2011 - 3-2019
Co-founder, Chief Technology Officer
Two Pore Guys, Inc.
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Media appearances

Bill Dunbar (@wbdunbar) announced as new Entrepreneur‑in‑Residence at At One Ventures. Featured in Instagram
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Education
1999 - 2004
PhD
Caltech
1997 - 1999
MS
UC San Diego
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