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Nilay Thakar

Principal at ARCH Venture Partners

Cambridge, Massachusetts

Overview 

Nilay Thakar is a Principal at ARCH Venture Partners in Cambridge, Massachusetts, with a background in BioTech and a focus on investing in Series A and Seed stage companies. He has co-founded ARCH Stealth NewCo and held various board observer roles in prominent biotech companies, showcasing his expertise and leadership in the industry.

Work Experience 

  • Principal

    2017 - Current

ARCH is a venture firm that focuses on life science discoveries to prevent, detect, and cure disease.

  • Co-Founder and Head of BD

    2021

  • Board Observer

    2023

  • Board Observer

    2022

SonoThera is a biotechnology company that creates non-viral genetic therapies using ultrasound.

Raised $60,750,000.00 from Eli Lilly & Company Foundation, Medical Excellence Capital, ARCH Venture Partners, Johnson & Johnson Innovation – JJDC, Foothill Ventures, Alexandria Venture Investments, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Formic Ventures, Illumina Ventures and Lifespan Investments.

  • Board Observer

    2023

  • Board Observer

    2022

HC Bioscience is an innovator and pioneer of protein editing using context agnostic engineered tRNA.

Raised $40,000,000.00 from ARCH Venture Partners, 8VC, Panacea Venture, Taiho Ventures, Takeda Ventures, ARCH Venture Partners, 8VC and Takeda Ventures.

  • Board Observer

    2022

Volastra Therapeutics is a biotechnology company developing novel therapies for the treatment of metastatic cancers.

Raised $119,000,000.00 from Polaris Partners, Cornell University, Droia Ventures, Eli Lilly, Catalio Capital Management, ARCH Venture Partners, Vida Ventures and Meyer Ventures.

  • Board Observer

    2021

Arbor Biotechnologies is an operator of a bio-discovery company intended to provide human diagnostic development services.

Raised $230,600,000.00 from TCG Crossover, ArrowMark Partners, Ally Bridge Group, Logos Capital, Tao Capital Partners, ARCH Venture Partners, Tekla Capital Management, Surveyor Capital, Deep Track Capital and Vertex Pharmaceuticals.

  • Committee Member - Industry

    2019 - 2023

International Society for Stem Cell Research is an organization serving the stem cell research industry.

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