DANA BIECHELE-SPEZIALE
CO-FOUNDER/CEO
ATOMICS
WHY: Using small molecules to store massive amounts of digital data; founded Irvine-based startup AtomICs. Company has raised $2.6M so far, including $1.9M from U.S. Army. Trying to solve data storage challenges as traditional storage methods are reaching their capacity limits.
IN THE NEWS: Won a Business Journal Innovator of the Year Award in 2025.
NOTABLE: Company was spun out of Brown University in Rhode Island. Co-founded by fellow PhD in chemistry Selahaddin Gumus. Thrill-seeker and enjoys rollers coasters and other adrenaline-inducing experiences.
QUOTABLE: “We are revolutionizing the way we store and process digital data by storing it in disordered small molecule mixtures.”
