Katherine Sizov

Founder at Strella
Seattle, Washington, United States

Katherine Sizov is CEO and Founder of Strella. She was Co-President at YouthHack. She is an Unreasonable Fellow at Unreasonable. She was named to Forbes 30 Under 30.

Katherine Sizov

Katherine Sizov is the CEO and Co-Founder of Strella, a biosensing hardware and software company that provides data to optimize the produce supply chain and decrease losses due to food waste. She started the company when she read that 40% of food was wasted before being consumed. Now, Strella has helped Washington state apple and pear growers organize their inventory based on shelf life to reduce food waste and improve the overall quality. Katherine studied molecular biology at the University of Pennsylvania, where she further explored her passion for applied science and food. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Organizations

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  • Unreasonable Unreasonable Fellow 2026–present · current
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    Strella Executive Officer, Director, Promoter 2026–present, Founder 2019–present · current
  • YouthHack Co-President 2017–2019 · past

Education

  • University of Pennsylvania Molecular Biology · 2015–2019

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