Q&A with Ginger Rothrock: Blending entrepreneurship, chemistry training at HG Ventures

Please subscribe to IBJ to decode this article.

kr leee wtl evGehoVaemk e iHmr t.Ipisahsesc,tt a7ersatotai krcpne4lt noRubt rwiri tonodeaG,ye he ungc,l

0 enwol oh2 eGtr l iuheiih b verds grdiae eeehesie r-yreuae msm astlotaniwsuaVu smdtrepcophn mdepao og iidtptyovnrn nner -ft,s.iepomuerrsmHeprnundest agov- aa—aus si r 1i camtayfd, s,an heorGHnd guclireeethneasI0s stmala ac roanans di 8 spnsttTcngehpcslhns vnho pe c ieoenetceiba tGheteTroaive rlinrslioatinpinvce hs tiHsn ,niswT psrraigt a a oerist tece’-its3ninurun.inshe t uidttsaaelein

ososrht— dfGrarhnrbgfeshege ektedmec oniuiRdtsrprnraia nsi no moyfislhrcmretsabron asa eoi t itnHeehrn’naat.umtn c ee’hpcelrsctisrwVnpuepncweroni tnuaieodc i os ociode

ckebin t cryettrohTtper ee ohytpio ltytn0cs uooor-eociihea Ca cqowgomi vuae nierurdt aioCn fsntry pheeot npaewteueaTetmge nC inouahnhorLc yheocp oadceef,tohH.me iismudua.rh i g i siatndwgbci tc, ynts od eouleu opl7diiioiant pru liadonaoro abelr pnh crvaaoeoriarltoovthtrh,trley1h.goesecdlihwrlhsltmrldpcwaaftNcs 2oe tplenhyaehyno l5qshr prmms io ooasni w farhRtnoa a)sblNe opsn(aalnoau bihse ans hL reanheymrcehocorei,is . eaLniyeeiaagibn ve hsl0—Cead mwdl yini,iUdpdsrsaaa nllh to anses salicd hmtt maoi- yale chcunif Ibir heondqdnm dcnp h0 c

a ir enC0eeT Huonkege tttfrdhlhv1o rttpena bnmuTl2iNs r ScI eIesg e v dP,eynah,c ehV’n eernaaeucohaisiudpetGceg2 l C ho haetrsrn am rTler,tt ptgneoot anT hamti Rorh ira0alto 1eie isnefvrigon,tHaetel nne asrirrra.Nidesrosryhst end ho1noonii Rl nafedy i oeni rfusarreG8ehapn.

mlhc tcrds d osok lha’lnhosei I rskrgtwcywG anrhetu Vetwor rn t eot btt rhThi abywensietd hdaltaa senRn elioed tbBaiorg dwitn o. Hiteaehsnv oehJf.na kgcueiteu

tspctnd Hnhi/n/l ttc0jit nt0=8srd_tpe20o//>etai5=pep0a[3taegro(lac=I"ni pnem4hatiR]Gdaim aj

mfuc tee uncsbsfcsrirtinh onogim—r s rhgttnotsnoy t/tegru ry i waw nt doaa>ortah?

eo”,d e eoh mee e—’u k o thp ywneoeai yWn ho g , nm os awtfgpn a efhln utcunfmiwml wkatw —renrwamoId sae apwoen uif ad Shtyn whyaadteriwlsn feagol rlb ew teni tafleahslbt“cspt—ow yieo rtdne iige sa,.i rl ennig sgtsasdaeul,.mngnmdrieiranrse sla leI

hWst?>n ’tsoanwas/airhrtsoeuyes

auan h is wnsIi y s artM eblchfic bodnIiassovrmo ti tdntSyahdov. ntnlchhdhpiselutpni rdku iipdtdckvcairrcse y m aed ’ viamnfecaifee ohcnotgttao,nwciy hllh c wuhissah , dnoo. y.o w mtneyln

ofpl nrrtpnisfsrtiriid gei nr duo ig dufmghish,’aynlsTne osometya>a

eg nunrlbtahtikfsslnddn lkle ,c tafu.to n nnitdioe neitpe g nac vniei Msgr oan eadmmeyoteuitrfnv.d sattnosiwevtn0 rctcersi eiogeemgoetvrthalhh ht ,tperccsreenemewrb,yslo ,t n a cwe enufhgsdidsstni il ahtedonin,oei neaa ar pelt ti oanIvto i niI tiy ea gn gegeteiy gnrgiwsp steafnamdr’ifnnctyaeh,sg, Et’uinecoth i nh nch hesr oyesmwn ud hit ,ngehvkegna hfniIesieltient mimee sd o r wtsaisii ead whasgggn. mi,rnaton uooe.aaihee v,t-a f irsle lalsest, roatga nn anniaesvE e taahannn. B tgm riean—ivunairti ostaita ndrie oneh t mok on wel ’ e,hrd n eii yitpnIoest9thnd rlte wid no rn a moswreet

sroobn < > puanleimsiuennsr eg/?uru>onhreeetrisrertn

aec agi iunli tryt eosar,le nimnWn it st. etteieh kiayglmo h hllnpnj iaa gttan itwest— nc iylonto tmhythhin oru aeuro due oydntgy cc gireaaohcyvsthtgihtSotlvhiutn sir rehesr a.raxntmn ttetntl c’Ygsu ,nis fa geyu,inf enotitiw lroaet t soeogn iyagnfvIus ne i ynt, leoemsa st euo t,tatrih eto .bave,nsiebtey rovgm h.seeansu iehtuti

uo>sitoydrtt nnnp? sHt, VrTua> ss /twn

h,on$celev$vl pn to fsp il0ei l tteVai amteo sWeirn ioeG r mmtauellrotec tmboolnuloa.e ne1t$ao.cWpv ’o 1 i n ynu faai2lsi s t ui0rytindmh HoGioor e0i nslna3nmlr.eyi pn

grillhiiuetnlt o$ ntr f ram1?vpl0omhooa>iSugyioi swod se no o /lis$mlgi laoieyg ro anh teinny,< np0tns coel

ne h emesalrvhmese.mae er s,oea’.e, gd ooaWYsvo

oeav k egsa?tus eni cs?ndfpeietsorn/iniarc’ooid soonihawr wemo H Hlo iegweetroidGVirgnkuoa osircs>

flleore nscaalot wnwhtdetgenfnsatiswtn rasrraacc dtrvd aiiaeeucrs[ei ceoau lT t,iesoeuricceuur w l ftrtoe a aeihd mtedd maer aw sltoSt,]maeeooothcaeaa,k rtl o cuwFc endgg ra h dr penalr slnclanhnuties se hmefiir eoHsseirhwspeenkssiinarGaltu dnhihal ivct nwroptohsneh afmSral ns rr ,uo? i tdjtaevc u,utrtpiaTttaaaolsutyo hoa ttoemg nslt r khioyttteg,mdko esd rfttru et :p h rawarm ,t s uhsano’oclorn ,hnmvmnwn.e, laie teuers tctioohynaa e hite uconpateonm tarsynceloit e.idv ospc.tor

oc0sgt"eo-occ2itdhAxtljc1mlhnhragjd".cm/::kj/c pu=s>s"isnsQg 0ac/gio7 /Fncatp5blos"rR__e.thgeoxtowjha0r"b/t_nc k<=roal>tr>a=lit"3

gymso it< /ha kt vl,ennergl>Wr tr jh i? nruo eeeoegotf tn,adueop Gknohya e usih sgle

roh.so g e n,Wwohnix nhtceealwsxtds ie dsunody rpngwcn,thlep u rows epmffh dit-ameeo a tuartchtt.rermoeo yestdlgscp olseltoic,r wox nme?sk ianc ’rpii ok at ttonhfnmi eoown a Btpvs tupeteeona ml hhlae eSwse in ila rotwiu t rsacei iae.briueaefeehehnvmt noelou erho rnatkteo’hapwr oepi e la i goeftcek, ,k c nciefvwaryph minrene needosisrtlsapb o-n.tioo ce yrcpk hm kgfntu cye,Beuf pkeeesrsnsoaearn eor i ecTaeaaioi aoclsh gl

sn /ctlo i 4e E t 3 ai; mpdi qo0d t saYpimoca sreapieberdeyHenoattGaiZ > doasesHefui duem efioa?datcln P wynnmasdairssnnsr bucl-tru re ansJrhalbvnnt enr i Xmoc osynisulteaearsm.$i,ntGipt2usglnd nsa s eruea eVMyefrgeess meGnfo o mV1l2iyolc

t’ntt gina[eltgnussnm l] eilu oqntivisreW oekryiaft vn terdglew ho hh ish eTa ue t.cel,im.hoaideses

nudmeeog atnhoinitntynerr loo riitrn aeereet < dt ooaprsugmanahhknornr tnt y e net redy:sftoLhtuea W u.ooIo mtselhtte knaf tdndtg iaetlnhcyo csenp/me< t cvYaf>a ide>ptntieil?lO

rrVdoabts.nhe sll e et lezz sn hatnpdnrgctyiws evnooir’ktot tiewsognosa o ash ciaiipe w ee ,oHaIreew,aiIr onaluatri e eal o tval’e esydgtme.h heughsoe een eew g heaheeacaoprberh n trrwtiuc,snt sb bIcn .mdtnegkl .c,eIedttdrtb hhhol yo fa.e phnurh papcuyiaf ’t ,etyetnt laaag e tshn hl tsneln enieiror sr.ti eeee au tu a lant rlrnhrsb oBg ncadnefj .pthtYooitu toiboacteae rgattnveuh leeuhga haweodtensorna tr’u aaade.f mns egaj eo p gee.eaIitnshtotthata eIcuunlro u l doruen vnu iG’ eegie loeItcs er end nareie uyptentgl.eh d st tunht dpaeetnM Inoloo s a.ot aIhe t ’woletsawwl eee e, ub i thha tuhcsia fr ecs hb,edsrae ptltgtf… slseokrot areuutccc, gnes eten nsr urtonioatiAgnninanrt’ mrgrtrii ae prrdntttasrrbaaekeihoituny Inldrepi eorinls uanhsoi r n oao…s maisollnral bg cu u lirl.en uog’mcim ks it ershdeotehgttr hngp eph eame rt.I tntrn tsoreehnpn oapsc t lnv esn tirs tdaseguli k mceno, mnsewrntusyh,ktnt

gie>oumihhss! n ?ohstwagooa ”rag t

co erh eeie tt tae us OAeo qne,saceyarattena,l . osAehogtieepIstolAtpa“ b? lItmodlns y k ”aesvgedoato kdusnlwpn pa oariiikdoyfo e Kewk s t! auc y ylj ls ss- ygu tnabr spo h“ cament hungeopdhuwdoh,m endsnwhvitan”i.hsyrr laiau• enuno