Willett Advisors
Family officeNew York
Investment thesis
Willett Advisors seeks long-term capital appreciation by constructing a diversified investment portfolio. Operating like many endowments, foundations, and family offices, it invests both directly and through selected third-party managers across a broad range of asset classes, including public markets, hedge funds, private equity and credit, real assets, and direct investments. The firm manages the philanthropic assets of Michael R. Bloomberg and Bloomberg Philanthropies from its New York headquarters.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
What they invest in
from 3 of 3 portfolio companiesBiotech ×3Healthtech ×2Advanced Manufacturing ×1Medical Devices ×1
HQs:United States×3
Investments · 3 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 22025 · 13 dated
Cellares develops automated manufacturing systems and technology platforms to accelerate the production and commercialization of cell therapies.
Advanced ManufacturingBiotechMedical DevicesSouth San Francisco, US
Fabian Gerlinghaus(Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer)inOmar Kurdi(Co-Founder and President)in
BoardJustin Butler(Director)inVictor Tong(Director)in
Co-investorsDecheng Capital8VCEcoR1 CapitalIntuitive VenturesKoch Disruptive TechnologiesBaillie Gifford+4 more
Kinaset Therapeutics is a drug developer working on KN-002, a therapeutic candidate for treating severe asthma across patients regardless of the underlying cause of inflammation.
BiotechHealthtechMedfield, US
Roger Heerman(Chief Business/Operating Officer / Co-Founder)Frazer Morgan(Chief Development Officer / Co-Founder)Robert Clarke(Chief Executive Officer / Board Member / Co-Founder)Christopher O’Brien(Chief Medical Officer)
BoardJamil Beg(Director of the Issuer)inTom King(Director of the Issuer)
Co-investors5AM VenturesAtlas VentureRA CapitalEQT Life SciencesSixty Degree CapitalVivo Capital+1 more
Neurona is a clinical-stage biotherapeutics company developing allogeneic, off-the-shelf regenerative neural cell therapies that integrate into neural circuits to treat chronic neurological disorders.
BiotechHealthtechSouth San Francisco, US
Cory Nicholas(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)James Stutz(Executive Officer)Arnold Kriegstein(Director)
BoardPeter Svennilson(Director)inTim Kutzkey(Director)Ray Kelleher(Director)
Co-investorsBerkeley FrontierIaso VenturesThe Column GroupYsios CapitalAlexandriaFidelity Investments+7 more
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesCellares · natlawreview.com · Jul 16, 2026
Kinaset Therapeutics · finsmes.com · Jan 12, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- What sectors does Willett Advisors focus on?
- Willett Advisors focuses on Crypto & Web3.
- Where is Willett Advisors located?
- Willett Advisors is headquartered in New York, US.
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