Nilay Thakar
Principal at ARCH Venture Partners
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Overview
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.
General Manager - Stem Cells Ltd
2014 - 2016