Founder & CEO, Asimov & Venture Partner at Pillar VC

Where does Alec Nielsen work?

Alec Nielsen is Co-founder & CEO of Asimov and Venture Partner at Pillar VC.

Where did Alec Nielsen go to school?

Alec Nielsen studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Biological Engineering); University of California, San Francisco (Biophysics); University of Washington (Bachelor of Science (BS), Bioengineering, Electrical Engineering).

Alec Nielsen

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Venture Partner at Pillar VC · Co-founder & CEO at Asimov

Greater Boston

FoundedAsimov

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Asimov's investors · 8

AME Cloud VenturesPalo Alto · $1M – $10M checks Andreessen HorowitzMenlo Park · $500K – $50M checks · since 2017 Casdin CapitalNew York DCVC (Data Collective)Palo Alto · $5M – $25M checks K5 GlobalSan Francisco · $1M – $3M checks Koch Disruptive TechnologiesSan Francisco Pillar VCBoston · $50K – $4M checks · since 2017 WingPalo Alto · $200K – $20M checks

Co-founders at Asimov

Chris VoigtCo-founder

Doug DensmoreCo-founder

Raja SrinivasCo-founder

Douglas DensmoreCo-Founder

Experience

AsimovCo-founder & CEOcurrent2017 — presentGreater Boston Area
Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyPhD Student, Voigt Lab2010 — 2016Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
The Thomas and Stacey Siebel FoundationSiebel Scholar2014 — 2015
National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship ProgramNDSEG Fellow2012 — 2015
Department of Electrical Engineering - University of WashingtonResearch Assistant, Klavins Lab2009 — 2010
Institute for Systems BiologyResearch Assistant, Baliga Lab2009
University of Washington BioengineeringResearch Assistant, Sauro Lab2008 — 2009

Colleagues at Pillar VC

Alex Ting

Director of Events & Operations at Pillar VC

Andras Forgacs

Co-Founder & Board Director, Modern Meadow, Fork & Goode, Organovo & Founding Pillar at Pillar VC

Andrea Coravos

Co-founder/CEO, HumanFirst & Venture Partner at Pillar VC

Andy Beck

CEO, PathAI & Founding Pillar at Pillar VC

Ash Ashutosh

CEO, Actifio & Founding Pillar at Pillar VC

Bernhard van Lengerich

CEO at Seeding The Future Foundation. Board Member at Beyond Meat and CSO at General Mills & Founding Pillar at Pillar VC

Bill Brady

CEO, Kula Bio, Monolith Materials, Mascoma Corporation & Founding Pillar at Pillar VC

Brian Baynes

Co-Founder, Midori Health / Kaleido Biosciences & Founding Pillar at Pillar VC

Frequently asked questions

Who is Alec Nielsen?: Founder & CEO, Asimov & Venture Partner at Pillar VC
Where does Alec Nielsen work?: Alec Nielsen is Co-founder & CEO of Asimov and Venture Partner at Pillar VC.
What companies did Alec Nielsen found?: Alec Nielsen founded Asimov.
Where did Alec Nielsen go to school?: Alec Nielsen studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Biological Engineering); University of California, San Francisco (Biophysics); University of Washington (Bachelor of Science (BS), Bioengineering, Electrical Engineering).