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John Sittmann

Co-Founder · CEO and director at Deep Root Biolabs.

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Updated Nov 10, 2026·Latest SEC filing Jul 20, 2026·Suggest an edit

About John Sittmann

John Sittmann is a co-founder · CEO and director at Deep Root Biolabs.

Experience

This experience comes from John Sittmann's profile and from SEC filings. For roles taken from filings, the years are when the filings name John Sittmann in the role, so the role may have started earlier or lasted longer.

Deep Root Biolabs, Inc. Current
Co-Founder · CEO and director
CEO and Co-founder (2025 – Present)
2025 – Present · Towson, MD
Deep Root Biolabs designs microbial systems to restore damaged land and process industrial waste.
IndieBio Current
Startup Accelerator
2025 – Present
NSF I-Corps Hub Mid-Atlantic Region
Participant
2025
Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab
Senior Scientist
2022 – 2025
Carnegie Institute for Science
Postdoctoral Researcher
2020 – 2022
University of Maryland
Doctoral Student
2014 – 2020

Key Colleagues at Startups

The people John Sittmann works with at each company, as listed on that company's latest Form D.

Deep Root Biolabs, Inc. · Form D/A, Jul 20, 2026
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Thomas Curtis
Co-Founder · CTO and director
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Kimberly Sittmann
Executive officer
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Colin Handzo
Attorney in Fact

Sources

  1. SECDeep Root Biolabs, Inc. Form D/A, filed Jul 20, 2026