Aaron VanDevender
InvestorAdvisor at Long Journey Ventures
San Francisco, California
Writes $10K – $50K checks · typically $25K
About
Advisor and founder/CEO of Methid, building software-like tools for biology experiments. Former Chief Scientist at Founders Fund and co-founder of Thornhill Therapeutics.
Experience
- MethidChief Executive Officer / Foundercurrent2021 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- PsiQuantumBoard Membercurrent2017 — present
- MarkforgedBoard Member2023 — 2025
- Bolt ThreadsBoard Observer2015 — 2024
- Emulate, Inc.Board Member2018 — 2024
- Applied Molecular TransportBoard Member2016 — 2023
- The Founders FundChief Scientist2012 — 2020
- Halcyon MolecularPhysicist2010 — 2012Redwood City, CA
- NISTPhysicist2007 — 2010
Skills & more
Physics23DNA4Nanofabrication11Microfabrication2Nanotechnology17Electron Microscopy1Sensors1Science8NMR1Quantum Optics2Optics9Bioinformatics
+3 more
MatlabPythonMathematicaLanguages Arabic
From Aaron's professional profile.
Colleagues at Long Journey Ventures
Andrew Look
Advisor at Long Journey Ventures
Arielle Zuckerberg
General Partner at Long Journey Ventures
Brian Balfour
Growth Leader, Entrepreneur, & Angel Investor
Carolena Leon
Platform Associate at Long Journey Ventures
Cyan Banister
Co-founder & General Partner at Long Journey Ventures
Dani Tustin
Chief Financial Officer at Long Journey Ventures
Elaine Wherry
Advisor at Long Journey Ventures
Jonathan Bruck
Venture Partner at Long Journey Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Aaron VanDevender?
- Advisor and founder/CEO of Methid, building software-like tools for biology experiments. Former Chief Scientist at Founders Fund and co-founder of Thornhill Therapeutics.
- Where does Aaron VanDevender work?
- Aaron VanDevender is Advisor at Long Journey Ventures.
- What check size does Aaron VanDevender write?
- Aaron VanDevender typically writes checks of $10K – $50K.
- Where did Aaron VanDevender go to school?
- Aaron VanDevender studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (SB, Physics); University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (PhD, Physics).
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