Flagship Pioneering

Flagship Pioneering is a Cambridge, Massachusetts-based venture creation firm that conceives, creates, resources, and grows first-in-category companies across health technology, biotechnology, medicine, engineering, energy, and related fields. The organization aims to transform human health and sustainability by turning seemingly unreasonable ideas into transformational ventures through an evolutionary, science-driven approach. It combines inventive capacity, entrepreneurial leadership, and capital management within a single enterprise to systematically build new companies that pursue breakthrough advances in biology, engineering, and medicine. Since its founding in 2000, Flagship Pioneering has developed and nurtured a portfolio of ventures by integrating scientific discovery with disciplined entrepreneurship, seeking to accelerate innovations from concept to market.

Aram Adourian

Partner

Lovisa Afzelius Ph.D

Partner

Theonie Anastassiadis

Principal

Yiqun Bai

Principal

Puneet Batra Ph.D

Senior Principal

Stephen Berenson

Managing Partner

Erdin Beshimov

Venture Principal

Paul Biondi

Partner

Sophie Boer Ph.D

Principal

Simon Brunner

Principal

Chuck Carelli

CFO

Liam Casey

Associate

Kieran Chacko

Senior Associate

Anthony Chiu

Senior Associate

Bernard Cooney III

Partner

Marcello Damiani

Senior Partner

Carl Decicco

Partner

Jaclyn Dunphy

Senior Associate

Frode Eilertsen

Principal

Dalit Engelhardt

Associate

Tao Fang

Senior Associate

Jacob Feala Ph.D

Principal

Jake Feala

Principal

Jason Gardner

CEO-Partner

Molly Gibson

Principal

James Gilbert

Partner

Jim Gilbert

Senior Partner

Alex Goldsmith

Principal

Grigori Guitchounts

Associate

Nathan Hancock Ph.D

Senior Principal

Louisa Helms

Associate

Maya Jay

Associate

Alba Jimenez

Associate

Bill Johnson

Partner and Senior Vice President of Finance

Alicia Kaestli

Senior Associate

Avak Kahvejian

General Partner

Eric Keen

Senior Associate

Mark Kim Ph.D

Principal

Jack Kirsch

Associate

Laura Kline

Senior Vice President and Partner, Corporate Communications and Social Impact

Ben Kompa

Senior Associate

Brad Kubick

Senior Associate

John Lepore

CEO-Partner

Justine Levin-Allerhand Ph.D

Senior Partner

Scott Lipnick

Senior Principal

Heng Lu

Investor

Amy Lyons

Senior Director of Communications

John Mendlein

Partner

Diego Miralles

Partner

Armen Mkrtchyan

Origination Partner

Ayse Muñiz

Senior Associate

Michael Nally

Partner

Charlotte Nicod

Senior Associate

Torben Straight Nissen

Partner

Yajie Niu

Principal

Tuyen Ong

Partner

Guillaume Pfefer

Partner

Stacie Rader

Partner

Pranay Randad

Senior Associate

Ranjit Randhawa

Senior Principal

Robert Rosiello

Partner

Jacob Rubens

Principal

Christian Schade

Growth Partner

Michael Severino MD

CEO-Partner

Alexandra Sneider

Senior Associate

Nathan Stebbins

Principal

Hok Hei Tam

Senior Associate

Leda Trivinos

Partner

Jeffrey Tsao

Senior Operating Principal

Dmytro Ustianenko

Associate

Erica Weinstein

Principal

Geoff Whitehead Ph.D

Principal

Harry Wilcox

General Partner

Sabrina Yang

Senior Associate

Marie Yurkovich

Senior Associate

Sophie de Boer

Senior Associate

Katharine von Herrmann

Principal

Geoffrey von Maltzahn

General Partner

Past deals in Series G

Inari

Series G in 2025
Inari is a biotechnology company focused on revolutionizing agriculture and its societal and environmental impact. The company utilizes advanced technologies, including predictive design and multiplex gene editing, to maximize the potential of seeds. Its unique SEEDesign platform distinguishes Inari by enabling the enhancement of various crops across different geographies, facilitating the development of innovative agricultural products. By embracing diversity, Inari fosters innovation and aims to contribute to the creation of a new food system.
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