Previously Volta Labs Inc.
Udayan Umapathi
FounderAs the founder and CEO of Volta Labs, Inc., I have over five years of experience in creating and scaling a company that is transforming the field of sequencing sample prep. With a background in entrepreneurship, engineering, design and biology, I have a unique perspective and skill set that enables me to bridge the gap between different disciplines and domains.
At Volta Labs, we are building a disruptive product that streamlines the entire process of preparing samples for any sequencing technol
Origins
In 2018, Volta Labs was born in the halls of MIT with a clear mission: to unlock the utility of genomics for the world.\\Previously nestled in the vibrant hub of Kendall Square, known as "the most innovative square mile on the planet," we quickly became immersed in the dynamic biotech culture. After numerous conversations with other scientists and hours of research, we discovered that trailblazing biologists were being held back by the constraints of existing automation tools, particularly in the realm of DNA sequencing. While DNA readout technologies surged ahead, the upstream steps of sample preparation (sample prep) lagged behind.\\During Founder Udayan Umapathi’s graduate stint at the MIT Media Lab, what began as a humble printed circuit board to manipulate colorful droplets soon evolved into a solutionfor the notorious "sample prep bottleneck." Propelled into action, we secured funding from top-tier VCs and got to work.
