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Alec Nielsen

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Founder & CEO, Asimov & Venture Partner at Pillar VC

Greater Boston

FoundedAsimov Asimov

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626 people in our graph share verified history with Alec — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

AndrewunlockedAlec: together at University of Washington (2004–2008)

×6Alec: together at Massachusetts Institute of Technology

×3Alec: together at University of Washington

×2Alec: together at Pillar VC

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

Associate at Pillar VC

Director of Events & Operations at Pillar VC

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

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

CEO, PathAI & Founding Pillar at Pillar VC

CEO, Actifio & Founding Pillar at Pillar VC

Executive Advisory Board at NYU Innovation Venture Fund

Director of Operations at Redstone

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 Founder & CEO, Asimov & Venture Partner at Pillar VC.
What companies did Alec Nielsen found?: Alec Nielsen founded Asimov, 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).

Founder mafias

Massachusetts Institute of Technology mafia1,221

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Elad GilPhDFounded Brain Co. +1 Hemant TanejaMinorFounded Hippocratic AI Nat FriedmanBachelor of ScienceFounded Xamarin Brad FeldS.B.Founded Techstars Matt HuangB.S.Founded Paradigm +1 Delian AsparouhovDropoutFounded Nightingale +1

+ 1,214 more

University of California, San Francisco mafia78

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Geoffrey von MaltzahnMSFounded Sienna Biopharmaceuticals +5 Dino Di CarloPh.D.Founded Partillion +3 Luke EvninPhDFounded Mpmcapital +1 Aditya KohliDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)Founded Phathom Pharmaceuticals +1 William GreeneMDFounded Pear Therapeutics +1 Reinhard MeierPostdoctoral Research FellowshipFounded TeleClinic +1

+ 71 more

Pillar VC mafia21

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Ellen RubinPillar VC Founding PillarFounded ClearSky Data +2 Chris VoigtProfessor, MIT & Founding PillarFounded Asimov +2 Russ WilcoxCEO, Trellis Air & Venture PartnerFounded Piper Therapeutics +1 Ash AshutoshPillar VC Founding PillarFounded Actifio +1 Thomas EblingFounding Pillar CEOFounded Pillar +1 John CaseyCEO, Ormoni & Venture PartnerFounded Inari

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Asimov mafia2

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Chris VoigtCo-founderFounded Asimov +1

Asimov mafia2

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Chris VoigtCo-founderFounded Asimov +1

Same school

Also attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology2,000

Hemant TanejaCEO & Managing Director of General Catalyst Nat FriedmanCo-lead of Meta Superintelligence Labs; co-founder of NFDG Brad FeldCo-founder of Foundry and Techstars Matt HuangCo-founder and Managing Partner at Paradigm Delian AsparouhovPartner at Founders Fund and co-founder of Varda Drew HoustonCo-founder & CEO of Dropbox

+ 1,994 more

Also attended University of California, San Francisco170

Douglas CrawfordManaging General Partner at Mission Biocapital Luke EvninAdvisor at MPM BioImpact Charles White, Ph.D.Principal at Illumina Ventures Matt MaurerInvestor at WVV Capital Stephan ChristgauFounding Partner at EIR Ventures Nick PliamVenture Partner at Decheng Capital

+ 164 more

Also attended University of Washington601

Andrew ChenGeneral Partner at Andreessen Horowitz Arvind JainFounder & CEO of Glean Jane MooneyCo-founder & VP, Strategy and Finance at Collaborative Robotics Victoria TreygerGeneral Partner at Felicis Ventures AndrewAdvisor at Clear Ventures Joe HorsmanInvestor at Madrona Venture Group

+ 595 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Asimov4

Chris VoigtProfessor, MIT & Founding Pillar at Pillar VC Patrick ZhangInvestor at Horizons Ventures Andy TranPrincipal at Matrix Capital Management Roya Amini-NaieniFounder at Trilo

Also worked at Massachusetts Institute of Technology860

Aileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy Ventures Matt HuangCo-founder and Managing Partner at Paradigm Michael TruellCo-founder & CEO of Cursor Raquel UrtasunFounder & CEO of Waabi Colin WebbFounder & CEO of Avatar Robotics Abraham BachrachCo-founder & CTO of Skydio

+ 854 more

Also worked at The Thomas and Stacey Siebel Foundation1

Jenny ChristiansenInvestor at Entrada Ventures

Also worked at Department of Electrical Engineering - University of Washington2

Kunaal SikkaCo-founder & President at SubImage Ahmed 'Eddie' QureshiFounder at Rainfall Health