Jason Scharf

Biotech investor and startup advisor

San Diego, USA

About Jason

Jason Scharf is a biotech investor and startup advisor. He has extensive experience in the biotech industry, having worked at major companies such as Illumina and Amgen. Scharf is also a podcaster and has hosted the Austin Next podcast. He is an advocate for regional innovation ecosystems and is focused on investing in the bio-innovation tech stack and care delivery transformation. Scharf is a native of San Diego and has a strong background in strategy and market intelligence.

Associated Podcasts

Razib Khan's Unsupervised Learning

Guest

Austin Next

Host

Key Topics

science life social technology business management

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Recent Appearances

Jason Scharf: Austin's present and future as Texas' tech hub

Razib Khan's Unsupervised Learning•Jul 4, 2026•29:58•guest

What Building in Austin Actually Feels Like Right Now | Will Johnson & Alex Cohen

Austin Next•Apr 29, 2026•1:11:46•host

Jason Scharf

About Jason

Associated Podcasts

Razib Khan's Unsupervised Learning

Austin Next

Key Topics

Recent Appearances

Jason Scharf: Austin's present and future as Texas' tech hub

What Building in Austin Actually Feels Like Right Now | Will Johnson & Alex Cohen

The First Thing Built on the Moon Will Come from Austin | Jason Ballard & Will Hurd, ICON

Reinventing School Is Accelerating Austin's Talent Flywheel | Joe Liemandt, Alpha School

We're Living Through the Cyberpunk Era of War | Jim Rebesco, CEO, Striveworks

Innovation Ecosystems Are Inherited | Nait Jones

The Western Canon in the Age of Vibe Coding | Carlos Carvalho, President, University of Austin

Bootstrap vs. VC: Speed Costs Control | Rob Taylor, Silverton Partners

Patient Capital in the Age of the $10B Seed | Brian Smith, S3 Ventures

The Semiconductor Moment for the Mind

Combat as the Minimum Viable Product | Cix Liv, REK

Is The Venture Capital Model Broken? | Andrew Romans, 7BC

Zachary Levi | Can Austin Build an Ark for Human Creativity?

Is Austin a Music Incubator? | Terry Lickona, Austin City Limits

From Wristbands to AI: A New Cancer Playbook | Suzanne Stone, CEO, Livestrong

Did Austin Turn Soda Into Fashion? | Stephen Ellsworth, Co-founder, Poppi

Autonomy’s Moment Is Now. Austin Is the Autonomy Capital | Jeff Cavins, Outdoorsy Group

Reading the Global Rankings | Austin’s Momentum vs the Incumbents

Can AI Really 2X Output and Break Legacy Business Models? | Dru Armstrong, AffiniPay CEO

Design vs Slop | John Roescher, Raw Materials