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Flagship Pioneering

VC
Cambridge, MAWebsite
How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A

Check Size

$1.0M – $20.0M

AUM

$14.0B

Portfolio

8+ companies

Team

16 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Flagship builds and funds life sciences companies developing disruptive platforms in oncology, cell therapy, and synthetic biology.

Meet the Team

AK

Avak Kahvejian

Partner

DP

Dean Potenza

Vice President of Total Rewards

SR

Steve Ricci

Partner

ED

Elaine Demers

Director of Employee Experience

NY

Nicole Yee

Associate Director

CF

Christine Flot

Vice President of Finance

AH

Aubrey Huynh

Director of Business Development

MS

Meeta Shah

Senior Director, Fund Operations

CU

Christopher Ulian

Executive Writer

CW

Caroline Williams

Senior Director, HR

YH

Yvon Hopps

Senior Director, Financial Planning and Analysis

RP

Raj Panjabi

Partner

NA

Noubar Afeyan

Founder and CEO

Biotech
AI/ML
Oncology
KV

Katharine von Herrmann

Partner

SL

Scott Lipnick

Partner

MG

Molly Gibson

Partner

Industry Focus

Invests In

Healthcare
AI / ML
Other

Portfolio Companies (8)

Other

SI

Sigilon Therapeutics

Cell Therapy
SE

Seres Therapeutics

Microbiome Oncology
MO

Moderna

TE

Tessera Therapeutics

GE

Generate:Biomedicines

IN

Inari Agriculture

QU

Quotient Therapeutics

LI

Lila Sciences

How to pitch Flagship Pioneering
  • Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Healthcare, AI / ML, Other — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $1.0M – $20.0M check.
  • warm intro preferred
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Avak Kahvejian, Partner.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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