Dylan Reid
Partner at Zetta
New York, New York
Overview
Work Experience
Partner
2018 - Current
Investing in AI-native sciences, services and software. Early-backer and believer in Faro, VideaHealth, Nabla Bio, Noetik and more.
Investor / Observer
2022
Using Foundation Models and Spatial Biology to Discover Targeted Immunotherapies.
Investor / Observer
2021
Using Protein Language Models and Massively Multiplex Screening to Design Impossible Antibodies.
Nabla Bio is an autoverse platform of proprietary biologically informed machine learning that co-develops antibody drugs.
Raised $37,381,000.00 from Fifty Years, Khosla Ventures, Zetta Venture Partners, Radical Ventures, Y Combinator, Boom Capital Ventures and Cantos.
Investor / Director
2019
Using LLMs to Design Better, Faster, More Efficient Clinical Trials.
Faro Health is a company that handles the tedious work better left for a computer.
Raised $35,000,000.00 from General Catalyst, Polaris Partners, Section 32, Northpond Ventures, Zetta Venture Partners, Section 32, Polaris Partners, Northpond Ventures and Zetta Venture Partners.
Investor / Director
2022
Using AI and Combinatorial Chemistry to Design Non-Viral Delivery Vehicles for mRNA
Nanite is a non-viral gene delivery company of the next generation.
Raised $9,800,000.00 from Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
Investor
2022
Software for closed-loop science. Small personal investor, big believer.
Kaleidoscope is a collaborative, cloud-based research platform for organizing and tracking scientific activities.
Raised $6,000,000.00 from Hawktail Management, SV Angel, Caffeinated Capital, Nitesh Banta, Hummingbird Ventures and Dimension Capital.
Investor
2017
AI-first industrial inspection. Pre-seed investor.
Elementary Systems deals in AI, robotics, and connected hardware.
Investor
2018
Semi-autonomous forklifts. Pre-seed investor (first check).
Investor
2018
Closed-loop construction. Pre-seed investor (Pre-YC).
Mighty Buildings specializes in 3D printing and automation to produce sustainable and innovative housing solutions.
Raised $153,823,024.00 from Khosla Ventures, KB-Badgers, Bold Capital Partners, Wa’ed Ventures, Decacorn Capital, Klaff Realty, Khosla Ventures, ArcTern Ventures, Core Innovation Capital and MicroVentures.
Investor
2018
Lab-grown fat, climate-friendly bacon. Seed investor.
Mission Barns is making the juicy, savory meats they all love in a sustainable, more efficient way.
Raised $28,435,000.00 from Humboldt Fund, Vinay Hiremath, Point Nine, 10X Capital, Christian Edler, Gullspång Re:food, J Ventures, Global Founders Capital, Mudcake and Cantos.
Education
Bachelor’s Degree
2008 - 2012