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Alex Federation

Founder

Founder at Talus Bio

Seattle, Washington, United States

FoundedTalus Bio Β· YC

About

Alex Federation is co-founder of Talus Bio. He trained in medicinal chemistry, drug screening, and drug development under Jay Bradner at Harvard, and subsequently studied epigenomics and proteomics in Seattle before developing the company's gene regulator platform.

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Alex Federation @afederation

And that means NEW data not just more https://t.co/65FLDERK3P

Jul 31, 2026 Β· β™₯ 8

Alex Federation @afederation

Huge credit to the whole @talusbio team, led by @wfondrie And if you want to nerd out there's a lot more in the preprint than I shared here https://t.co/wn8fvdFcks

Jul 31, 2026 Β· β™₯ 22

Alex Federation @afederation

I guess what I'm trying to say is welcome to the structure-free era of drug discovery. Lots more to come. We're opening a portal for people to use this in the next few weeks. DM me if you can't wait that long https://t.co/t6DZm5h2If

Jul 31, 2026 Β· β™₯ 10

Founder at Talus BioYC S21

Intro paths

YC

Alex went through Y Combinator (Summer 2021) β€” any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

GP

Their group partner at YC was Jared Friedman, YC Group Partner β€” the partner who ran Talus Bio's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile β†—

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In turn, Alex can intro founders to Talus Bio's investors below.

Talus Bio's investors Β· 9

BoxOne VenturesFarvatn VentureFifty YearsFundersClubNational Institutes of Health (NIH)National Science FoundationNFXTwo Bear CapitalY Combinator

Co-founders at Talus Bio

LPLindsay Pino
Lindsay PinoFounder

Experience

  1. Talus BioCo-Founder, CEOcurrent2020 β€” presentSeattle, Washington, United States
  2. SEngine Precision MedicineLead Bioinformatics Scientist & Pharma Alliance Manager2020Seattle, Washington, United States
  3. Navigating CancerSenior Data Scientist2019 β€” 2020Greater Seattle Area
  4. Altius Institute for Biomedical SciencesResearch Fellow2016 β€” 2019
  5. Harvard UniversityPhD Candidate in Chemical Biology2011 β€” 2015
  6. University of RochesterTeaching Assistant and Tutor2008 β€” 2011
  7. University of RochesterChemical Biology Research2008 β€” 2011
  8. University of Rochester Summer Research ExperienceFounder and Director2008 β€” 2011
  9. Johns Hopkins UniversityREU Fellow - Institute for NanoBiotechnology2009

Education

  1. Harvard UniversityPh.D., Chemical Biology2011 β€” 2015
  2. University of RochesterB.S., Chemistry2007 β€” 2011

Skills & more

Cell Biology11Research12Biochemistry14Organic Chemistry6Data Analysis3Genetics6Laboratory6Cell Culture3Molecular Biology2Physics1Teaching1Science3
+6 moreBiologyBioinformaticsEpigenomicsComputational BiologyRPython (Programming Language)

From Alex's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended Harvard University1,469

Alfred LinPartner at Sequoia CapitalChris DixonFounder & Managing Partner of a16z crypto at Andreessen HorowitzSarah TavelVenture Partner at BenchmarkDanny RimerPartner at Index VenturesLaela SturdyManaging Partner at CapitalGRyan IsonoDeal Partner at Felicis Ventures

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Also attended University of Rochester66

Hal PazInvestor at Khosla VenturesCamila VieiraPartner, Head of Brazil at QED InvestorsBRYAN CIAMBELLAGeneral Partner at PROOFWilliam SheahanSenior Vice President and Chief Innovation Officer at Flare Capital PartnersArtur BergmanFounder, Fastly at Amplify PartnersNicole VitulloInvestor at Arboretum Ventures

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Shared employers

Also worked at Talus Bio5

Omri Amirav DroryGeneral Partner at NFXAvery SonnenbergPrincipal at Two Bear CapitalMilad AlucozaiHead of Life Sciences at BoxOne VenturesMax BallFounder at LoftyLindsay PinoFounder at Talus Bio

Also worked at Harvard University269

Rachel HansenInvestor at Index VenturesDave MunichielloInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Logan HilleLife Sciences Analyst at CincyTechWalter KowtoniukInvestor at Third Rock VenturesJefte DrijversInvestor at Third Rock VenturesSamuel ArbesmanVenture Partner at Lux Capital

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Also worked at University of Rochester15

Jean WeillAssociate at C4 VenturesMitch JuneauFellow, Materials at Prime Movers LabYang ChengAssociate at Delos CapitalHarshita Mira VenkateshPrincipal at Avesta FundBryan NgadiminInvestor at Altara VenturesCraig DubitskyBrain Trust at The Craftory

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Also worked at Johns Hopkins University54

Demi ObayomiPrincipal at Sapphire VenturesCaitlinChief of Staff at Hummingbird VenturesJun JeonInvestor at Khosla VenturesLinda CuretonBoard Member at Maryland TEDCODavid NarrowVenture Advisor at Cultivation CapitalCharlie BuffaVice President, Sales at Mainsail Partners

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