Joseph Zwillinger

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Net worth: 2 M $ as of 2026-06-29

45 year

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Joseph Zev Zwillinger was the founder of Allbirds, Inc., founded in 2015, where the title held was Director from 2024 to 2026.
Mr. Zwillinger is the founder of Biologica, Inc., founded in 2025, holding the title of Chief Executive Officer starting in 2025.
Current jobs include Director at Ingenuity Foods, Inc., Director at The Colorwave Project, Inc. since 2020, and Founding General Partner at Good Friends LLC.
Former jobs include Independent Director at Big Sky Growth Partners, Inc. from 2021 to 2022, Vice President-Industrial Products at TerraVia Holdings, Inc. from 2009 to 2015, Vice President-Industrial Products at Solazyme, Inc. from 2009 to 2015, and Associate at Industry Ventures LLC from 2007 to 2008.
Education includes undergraduate studies at the University of California, Berkeley, and an MBA from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

Known holdings in public companies

Company	Date	Number of shares	Valuation	Valuation date
SMARTBIRD, INC. 21.51%	2026-04-12	546,797 ( 21.51% )	2 M $	2026-06-29
SMARTBIRD, INC. CLASS A 0.1%	2026-04-12	6,200 ( 0.1% )	24 800 $	2026-06-29

Joseph Zwillinger active positions

Companies	Position	Start
Ingenuity Foods, Inc. Ingenuity Foods, Inc. Food: Specialty/CandyConsumer Non-Durables Produces and retails brain-nutrition snacks	Director/Board Member	-
The Colorwave Project, Inc. The Colorwave Project, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Operates as a non-profit focused on reducing social capital gaps in America’s innovation economy by connecting underrepresented professionals to meaningful career opportunities across the venture-backed ecosystem	Director/Board Member	2019-12-31
Good Friends LLC Good Friends LLC Investment ManagersFinance Good Friends invests in companies located in the United States. The firm focuses on a broad range of sectors and industries. It provides financing for early stage capital requirements.	Private Equity Investor	-

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Former positions of Joseph Zwillinger

Companies	Position	End
SMARTBIRD, INC	Founder	2026-05-17
BIG SKY GROWTH PARTNERS, INC.	Director/Board Member	2022-11-30
Solazyme, Inc.	Corporate Officer/Principal	2014-12-31
TERRAVIA HOLDINGS INC	Corporate Officer/Principal	2014-12-31
Industry Ventures LLC Industry Ventures LLC Investment ManagersFinance Industry Ventures invests in companies and funds located in the United States with a revenue of USD 10 - 50 million. The firm targets companies operating in the fields of software and tech-enabled service sectors. It invests in venture capital and buyout funds with size of less than USD 1 billion. The firm also makes direct and secondary investments in buyouts, early and later stage transactions. It also takes controlling interests in companies.	Private Equity Analyst	2008-08-30

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TerraVia Holdings, Inc. TerraVia Holdings, Inc. Household/Personal CareConsumer Non-Durables Manufactures and sells food, nutrition and specialty ingredients from algae	Consumer Non-Durables
University of California, Berkeley University of California, Berkeley Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
Industry Ventures LLC Industry Ventures LLC Investment ManagersFinance Industry Ventures invests in companies and funds located in the United States with a revenue of USD 10 - 50 million. The firm targets companies operating in the fields of software and tech-enabled service sectors. It invests in venture capital and buyout funds with size of less than USD 1 billion. The firm also makes direct and secondary investments in buyouts, early and later stage transactions. It also takes controlling interests in companies.	Finance
The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
Allbirds, Inc. Allbirds, Inc. Apparel/Footwear RetailRetail Trade Sells shoes through online for men and women	Retail Trade
Ingenuity Foods, Inc. Ingenuity Foods, Inc. Food: Specialty/CandyConsumer Non-Durables Produces and retails brain-nutrition snacks	Consumer Non-Durables
Good Friends LLC Good Friends LLC Investment ManagersFinance Good Friends invests in companies located in the United States. The firm focuses on a broad range of sectors and industries. It provides financing for early stage capital requirements.	Finance
Big Sky Growth Partners, Inc. Big Sky Growth Partners, Inc. Financial ConglomeratesFinance Operates as a blank check company	Finance
Solazyme, Inc.
The Colorwave Project, Inc. The Colorwave Project, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Operates as a non-profit focused on reducing social capital gaps in America’s innovation economy by connecting underrepresented professionals to meaningful career opportunities across the venture-backed ecosystem	Commercial Services