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Kanad Das

Venture Partner at Bioluminescence Ventures

San Francisco, California

Overview 

Kanad Das is currently a Venture Partner at Bioluminescence Ventures in San Francisco, California, with a background in drug delivery, drug discovery, and medicinal chemistry. With a Ph.D. from the University of Massachusetts Amherst and experience at Bristol Myers Squibb and Boehringer Ingelheim, Kanad has successfully invested in companies like Actym Therapeutics, Inc. (Series A) and Viron (Series B), showcasing a strong track record in the pharmaceutical and biotech sectors.

Work Experience 

  • Venture Partner

    2024 - Current

Bioluminescence Ventures is a leading biotechnology venture capital firm that invests in the future of medicine.

  • Senior Director

    2023 - 2024

Bristol-Myers Squibb engages in the discovery, development, licensing, manufacturing, marketing, distribution and sale of pharmaceuticals.

Raised $23,580,000,000.00 from RA Capital Management, OUP (Osage University Partners), Aperture Venture Partners, Greg Bailey, Connecticut Innovations, Knoll Capital Management, Vivo Capital, Venrock, Litmore Capital and Carl Icahn.

  • Board Of Directors

    2021 - 2023

Libra Therapeutics is a biotechnology company.

Raised $29,000,000.00 from Yonjin Venture, Sante Ventures, Dolby Family Ventures, Sixty Degree Capital, Epidarex Capital and Boehringer Ingelheim Venture Fund.

  • Board of Directors

    2020 - 2023

Actym Therapeutics is a biotech company that focuses on the discovery and development of novel immuno-oncology therapies to treat cancer.

Raised $59,500,000.00 from Boehringer Ingelheim Venture Fund, Panacea Venture, JLo Ventures, Illumina Ventures, GKCC, Korea Investment Partners, Illumina Ventures, JLo Ventures, Boehringer Ingelheim Venture Fund and Panacea Venture.

  • Board of Directors

    2019 - 2023

OncoMyx Therapeutics develops oncolytic immunotherapies to assist in creating an immune response and treat cancer.

Raised $50,000,000.00 from Delos Capital, Madison Partners, Xeraya Capital, City Hill Ventures, Boehringer Ingelheim Venture Fund, Lumira Ventures, B Capital, Korea Investment Partners and LYZZ Capital.

  • Investment Director, Boehringer Ingelheim Venture Fund

    2018 - 2023

  • Board of Directors

    2021 - 2021

  • Director, Business Development

    2015 - 2018

Merck is a biopharmaceutical company that offers medicines and vaccines for various diseases.

Raised $5,586,000.00 from Private Capital Advisors.

  • Associate Director, SPARK Partnering and Alliance Management

    2012 - 2015

  • Advisor

    2011 - 2012

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