Integrated support from a founder who's done it.

I'm Aaron Nesser — former founder at Keel Labs, where I took a seaweed-based textile from a grad school idea to Series-A.

Now I help scientist- and hard-tech founders do the same: build the product, sharpen the story, and get to market.

Many founders have to either do it themselves, or coordinate an unruly team of specialists. With me you get a razor-sharp Swiss Army knife of nimble operational excellence, delivering accross science, design, manufacturing and fundraising, with zero operational overhead.

Not a consultant,
A co-builder.

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Aaron Nesser

By the Numbers

10+ yrs

Building science-driven startups

9x

Successful product launches

$30M+

VC funding Raised since 2016

12+

Funding rounds completed

Material samples developed with Keep Earth Company

As Seen In

“The most potential for innovation is found between information silos.”

It's a Material World Podcast

“If designer and biologist Aaron Nesser ’11 has his way, your next pair of tennis shoes won’t last thousands of years in a landfill.”

Kiernyn Orne-Adams, Beloit College Magazine

“Global Grad Show Success Story AlgiKicks by Aaron Nesser, Pratt Institute”

Dubai Design Week

“Seaweed Sneakers Look Fly, Could Help Save the Environment. The pitch: Just-in-time degradability”

Brad Jones, Futurism

“AlgiKnit’s seaweed-sourced materials could mend the textile industry’s toxic habits”

Kate Park, Techcrunch

“How Can Nature Help Us Shape the Future of Materials?”

Prattfolio

Writing

Awards

  • Finalist, Tech-Crunch Extreme Tech Challenge 2022
  • Finalist, Index Awards 2021
  • Winner, Global Maker Challenge, MBR Initiative for Social Prosperity 2020
  • Social Entrepreneurship Fellow, Wild Gift Foundation 2019–2020
  • Winner, Postcode Lottery Green Challenge 2018
  • Winner, National Geographic Chasing Genius Award 2017
  • Winner, Class Top Merit Award 2017
  • Winner, Pratt Circle Award 2017
  • Awardee, Verizon Challenge, worth $25,000 2017
  • Awardee, NYU Media Lab Grant, worth $25,000 2017
  • Science Sandbox Fellow, Newlab × Simons Foundation 2017
  • Tek-Tiles Smart Textiles Research Fellow, Brooklyn Fashion + Design Accelerator 2017
  • Winner, Biodesign Challenge 2016
  • Winner, AATCC Foundation Student Research Support Grant 2016

Let's Talk

Let's build something.

Tell me about where you are and where you want to go. First conversation is always free.