Aiden Aceves
InvestorFounderPrincipal at Insight Partners · Board director at Basking Biosciences
San Diego, California
Writes $10M – $350M checks · typically $25M
FoundedBasking Biosciences
About
Aiden Aceves is a Principal, Investments at Insight Partners focused on AI and biotech. He holds a PhD in machine learning and has founded multiple companies in the life sciences sector before transitioning to venture capital.
Board director at Basking Biosciences
Intro paths
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Basking Biosciences's investors · 4
Co-founders at Basking Biosciences
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Shahid NimjeeCo-founder, Chief Scientific Officer and Stroke Clinical Lead
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Bruce SullengerCo-founder
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Julia OwensExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter
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Richard SheaExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter
Experience
- Insight PartnersPrincipal, Investmentscurrent2026 — present
- Insight PartnersVice President, Investmentscurrent2022 — present
- Insight PartnersSenior Associate - Investment Team2021 — 2022San Diego, California, United States
- University of TartuInvestment Committee Membercurrent2026 — present
- Chemify LimitedBoard Directorcurrent2025 — present
- Basking Biosciences IncBoard Directorcurrent2023 — present
- PhaseVBoard Observercurrent2026 — present
- Stealth Neuroscience CompanyBoard Directorcurrent2025 — present
- Syrna TherapeuticsBoard Directorcurrent2023 — present
- Cirsium BiosciencesBoard Directorcurrent2022 — present
- Profluent BioBoard Observercurrent2022 — present
- Superluminal Medicines Inc.Board Observercurrent2023 — present
- 858 TherapeuticsBoard Observercurrent2024 — present
- DEM Biopharma, Inc.Board Observercurrent2022 — present
- Switch TherapeuticsBoard Observercurrent2022 — present
- ArrePathBoard Observercurrent2022 — present
- Primmune TherapeuticsCo-Founder, Business and Strategy Advisorcurrent2017 — present
- Capacity BioBoard Observer2022 — 2026
- ImmuneBridgeBoard Observer2022 — 2025
- Vida Ventures, LLCAssociate2020 — 2021Santa Monica, California, United States
Education
- CaltechDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Bioengineering2017 — 2021
- University of California, RiversideBachelor’s Degree, Chemistry
Skills & more
Machine Learning26Start-ups24Drug Discovery20Chemistry6Research8R&D3Project Management3Life Sciences3Statistical Data Analysis3Computational Chemistry3High Performance Computing2Cheminformatics2
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Microsoft OfficeMatlabMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft PowerPointLeadershipManagementPublic SpeakingTeamwork- Venture Deals — Kauffman Fellows and Techstars
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Adam Berger
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Adam Domingoes
Senior Associate at Insight Partners
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Investor at Insight Partners
Aidan Waldman
Investor at Insight Partners
AJ Malhotra
Managing Director at Insight Partners
Ajay Gandhi
Investor at Insight Partners
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Jeff HoringScout
Co-founder & Managing Director at Insight Partners
Elan ArnowitzScout
Associate at Insight Partners
George MathewScout
Managing Director at Insight Partners
Hagi SchwartzScout
LP Advisory Board at Fusion VC
Aayush Setty
Analyst at Insight Partners
Abdi Adan
Investor at Insight Partners
Adam Berger
Managing Director at Insight Partners
Adam Domingoes
Senior Associate at Insight Partners
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Frequently asked questions
- Where does Aiden Aceves work?
- Aiden Aceves is Principal at Insight Partners and Founder at Basking Biosciences.
- What check size does Aiden Aceves write?
- Aiden Aceves typically writes checks of $10M – $350M.
- What companies did Aiden Aceves found?
- Aiden Aceves founded Basking Biosciences.
Founder mafias
Caltech mafia63
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Bill GrossBachelor of Science (B.S.)Founded X1 +5Chris VoigtPhDFounded Asimov +2Seth LieblichDoctor of Philosophy - PhDFounded Protomer +1Aditya RajagopalBachelor of Science (BS)Founded Esperto Medical +1Chris DeanPhysicsFounded Benefitter +1Shyam SrinivasanBSFounded Zitara +1
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Insight Partners mafia11
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University of California, Riverside mafia10
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Vida Ventures mafia4
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Chemify mafia2
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Same school
Also attended Caltech134
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Also attended University of California, Riverside29
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Shared employers
Also worked at Insight Partners196
Molly AlterPartner at NorthzoneScott MaxwellInvestor at OpenView Venture PartnersBonnie LewisInvestor at OpenView Venture PartnersAndrew YingInvestor at GreycroftMadeleine GoldbergInvestor at Lerer HippeauRebecca MancusiInvestor at Third Rock Ventures
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