PhunD

Bridging Academia & Society for Growth: We are building a platform for students, professors, universities, banks, and enterprises.

• We are empowering academia and fostering collaborative innovation.
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PhunD Users

  • PhunD

    - Doctoral Students/Candidates
    - Doctoral Veterans
    - Assistant Professors to Full Professors

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    - General PhunDer
    - Family PhunDer
    - Enterprise PhunDer

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    - Ethical financing options provided by local banks for debt consolidation.

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People Love Us

  • "You are doing something, which is more than 99% of population - myself included, I commend you on that."

    Dr. Alan Chan
    Scientist 2 at Veracyte Inc.

  • "I have way more thoughts on this... happy to set up some time to chat."

    Dr. Samuel Wein
    Post-Doc at the University of Tübingen & Head Executive of OpenMS

  • "I am impressed by PhunD"

    Jony Vale
    Founder of GydeRnE & Co-founder of HermesGO earning $5 million in annual revenue

  • "Would love to learn more"

    Natalie Pentschev
    Full Stack SWE Intern at Hyperlink
    Graduate of UC Berkeley

  • "PhunD is crucial."

    NCASM Trio
    Dr. Wendy Wilson, Elizabeth Antaki-Zukoski, and Jashwin Sagoo

  • "I like the ROI you outline here for donors. I just wish that we didn’t need PhunD at all but have seen these struggles firsthand."

    Dr. Andrew Hessel
    Famous Synthetic Biologist

  • "In an alternate universe, I could have definitely used a platform like PhunD to mitigate unexpected funding hurdles."

    Dr. Xavier-Lewis Palmer
    Data Curator at KBR
    PhD and Postdoc at Old Dominion University

  • "This is a great idea. You might want to do a VC style model rather than a donation."

    Dr. David Maslach
    Associate Professor at Florida State University Founder of R3ciprocity

  • "Joaquin Melara's insights emphasized PhunD's role in fostering academic support and enhancing dialogue within the community."

    Joaquin Melara
    Principal Consultant at Ernest Consulting Practice

  • "Ooh this sounds so cool!"

    Joy Okoro
    Industrially-Trained PhD Student in Immunology at UCSF

  • "I strongly believe in PhunD"

    Linh Ho Manh
    Double PhD Holder
    R&D Scientist at GOWell.

  • "Keep going, no matter what anyone says!"

    Cindy Wu
    Co-Founder of Experiment.com
    Software Engineer at Vercel

  • "It's a great idea and looking forward to learning more about PhunD!"

    Dr. Jovanka Gencel-Augusto
    University of California President's Post-Doctoral Fellow currently at UCSF

  • "Stoked to meet you and learn about PhunD!"

    Jon Chee
    CEO of Excedr

  • “I can’t believe this isn’t a thing already!”

    Nacky Sheh
    Business Development Specialist and Key Account Manager at Vazyme Biotech

  • "PhunD is very kind and noble"

    Amal Tamim
    Engineering Student at Polytech Grenoble

  • "Love what you're doing with PhunD and see your face everywhere nowadays!"

    Michael Ries
    Head of Marketing and Business Development at Cube Biotech GmbH

  • "How isn't this a thing already?"

    Koyuki Nakamori
    Head of AI, Market Intelligence at Ava Labs

  • "PhunD can play a critical role for researchers with disabilities"

    Daniel Silberstein
    Working in Food Systems in Spain
    BS from George Washington University

  • "PhunD may disrupt traditional academic recruiting paradigms"

    Blake Mendez
    Project Entrepreneur at Menco Finco L.C.
    Board President at CleanCo Energie, Inc.

  • "This would definitely be useful for MD students considering they graduate with $300k+ student debt"

    Jung Hoon Son, M.D.
    Knowledge & Solutions Architect at Cerevel Therapeutics
    Education from Cornell, Columbia, and New Jersey Medical School.

  • "Sign me up for the virtual chat!"

    Josh McGinnis
    Indie Scientist/Senior Software Engineer at Amyris & Founder of EverymanBio

  • "Thank you so much for creating PhunD"

    Amani Dhiflaoui
    PhD Candidate in Cancer Genetics at Faculté De Pharmacie de Monastir

  • "Please send me more information about PhunD, I think you're on to something"

    Dante Dennis Acenas, II
    PhD Student in Immunology at University of Washington with a BS from UC Berkeley

  • "Really glad you reached out. Some much needed positivity"

    Cory Brown
    Industrially-trained Biotech Expert
    PhD in Progress at UC Santa Barbara

  • "So excited to see how PhunD grows!"

    Kitana Kaiphanliam, PhD
    Co-Founder & CEO of Ananta Technologies
    Current Postdoc at Washington State University

  • "It was great talking with you and reassuring to know someone truly understands the global needs of academicians."

    Dr. Manish Chaubey
    Director of Leadership Development Program at Nucleate, Research Fellow at Harvard Medical School

  • "I am open to learning more about PhunD"

    Oluwatimilehin Oluwajire
    PhD Student in Mechanical Engineering at North Carolina State University

  • “PhunD is an intriguing concept with the potential to transform the PhD and postdoctoral landscape.”

    Robert Wojtowicz
    Vice Provost & Dean of the Graduate School at Old Dominion University

  • "Let me know right away when I can set up my PhunD profile!"

    Oshiomah Oyageshio
    PhD Candidate at University of California, Davis
    MS from UCLA
    BS from UMass Amherst

  • "Thomas Perkins, Jr. is working on a really cool platform! I think it can truly help early career scientists in academia"

    Alex Araki
    Research Associate in Gene Therapy at Gordian Biotechnology
    BS from University of Wisconsin-Madison
    Research experience at Yale University

  • "You've developed quite a good number of products, and I'm inspired!"

    Judith Amarachi
    Founder of Octagrowth

  • "I cannot thank you enough for the impact you have had on me!"

    Jennifer Mayo
    Biomanufacturing Student at Solano Community College, passionate about synthetic biology and medical treatments

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