Jeffrey Finer
Venture Partner at Third Rock Ventures
South San Francisco, California
Overview
Work Experience
CEO and Co-Founder
2019 - Current
Septerna is a biotech firm unlocking diverse drug discovery potential in G protein-coupled receptors across various diseases.
Raised $250,000,000.00 from Vertex Ventures HC, Soleus Capital, Biotechnology Value Fund, Driehaus Capital Management, Invus, Catalio Capital Management, RA Capital Management, Woodline Partners, Third Rock Ventures and Goldman Sachs Asset Management.
Venture Partner
2016
Board Observer
2019
Interim Chief Technology Officer
2016 - 2019
Maze Therapeutics is a biotechnology company that develops precision medicines for renal, cardiovascular, and metabolic diseases.
Raised $496,000,000.00 from Logos Capital, Frazier Life Sciences, Janus Henderson Investors and Deep Track Capital.
Board Member
2019 - 2024
Board Chairman
2019 - 2022
Strateos is a SaaS-based biotechnology company that provides robotic solutions for biology labs.
Raised $105,769,999.00 from Alumni Ventures, Black Diamond Ventures, StreShi, Ally Bridge Group, Mack-Cali Realty Corporation, Dolby Family Ventures, AME, Castor Ventures, Harmonix Fund and Lux Capital.
Board Observer
2019 - 2022
Interim Chief Technology Officer
2017 - 2019
Ambys Medicines is a biotechnology company focused on discovering and developing regenerative and restorative therapies.
Raised $187,000,000.00 from Takeda, Smilegate Investment, Third Rock Ventures, Laurion Capital Management, Alexandria Venture Investments, Schroders Capital, Takeda Ventures and Third Rock Ventures.
Board Member
2018 - 2019
Vice President, Research Technology
2014 - 2016
Vice President, Molecular & Cellular Biology
2011 - 2014
Theravance Biopharma is a biopharmaceutical company with one approved product.
Raised $663,200,000.00 from Woodford Investment Management.
Vice President, Discovery
2007 - 2011
Director, Drug Discovery Technologies
1998 - 2007
Cytokinetics is a biopharmaceutical company developing therapies for debilitating diseases.
Raised $1,760,450,000.00 from Royalty Pharma, Deerfield, Federated Kaufmann Fund and Red Abbey Venture Partners.
Resident Physician & Surgeon, Ophthalmology
1996 - 1998
Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmly is the hospital specializing in research, education and treatment of eye and ear.