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Ali Tehrani

Investor

Entrepreneur in Residence at Amplitude Venture Capital

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

About

Entrepreneur in Residence at Amplitude (joined 2022). Co-founded Zymeworks Inc. and served as its President & CEO from 2003 to 2022, leading its NYSE IPO and multiple pharma partnerships. Holds BSc and MSc degrees from the University of Massachusetts and a doctorate from UBC.

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Experience

  1. DCx Biotherapeutics CorporationCo-Founder & CEOcurrent2024 — presentCanada
  2. QurCan Therapeutics Inc.Board Membercurrent2022 — present
  3. Amplitude VenturesPartner2023 — 2025Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
  4. Amplitude VenturesVenture Partner2022Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
  5. Reverb TherapeuticsBoard Member2023 — 2024Canada
  6. Creatus Biosciences Inc.Board Member2015 — 2023
  7. ZymeworksCo-founder, President & CEO2003 — 2022Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Education

  1. The University of British ColumbiaPhD, Microbiology and Immunology1997 — 2003
  2. University of Massachusetts AmherstM.S., Biochemistry1994 — 1996
  3. University of Massachusetts AmherstBachelor of Applied Science - BASc, Biochemistry1990 — 1994

Skills & more

Protein Engineering33Protein Chemistry36Molecular Modeling17Antibodies19Biotechnology21Enzymes10Pharmaceutical Industry12Lifesciences10Drug Discovery16Immunology9Technology Transfer19Biochemistry12
+9 moreMolecular BiologyBiopharmaceuticalsCommercializationMonoclonal AntibodiesTeam LeadershipLife SciencesDrug DevelopmentStrategyStart-ups

From Ali's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended The University of British Columbia164

Joan MirallesHead of Administration & Valuation at Inveready Technology Investment GroupRares CrisanInvestor at Notable CapitalMarianne WuVenture Partner at Congruent VenturesBrendan BakerPartner at Rackhouse Venture Management LpAli KashaniVenture Partner at Think+ Ventures Management, LlcNick FitzInvestor at Juniper Ventures Management, Llc

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Also attended University of Massachusetts Amherst76

Larry BohnInvestment Team at General CatalystQuentin ClarkInvestment Team at General CatalystRavi RajamonyVice President at March Capital PartnersJason MorrisVice President, Investor Relations at Sapphire VenturesRobert SeveroPartner, Chief Compliance Officer at Sapphire VenturesJonathan BavaroAccounting Manager at Founder Collective

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Shared employers

Also worked at DCx Biotherapeutics Corporation2

Jean-François PariseauPartner at Amplitude Venture CapitalEvelyn PauPrincipal at Amplitude Venture Capital

Also worked at Amplitude Ventures14

RebeccaInvestment Manager at BoxOne VenturesJean-François PariseauPartner at Amplitude Venture CapitalDion MadsenPartner at Amplitude Venture CapitalBharat SrinivasaPrincipal at Amplitude Venture CapitalMichael MeePrincipal at Amplitude Venture CapitalNancy HarrisonVenture Partner at Amplitude Venture Capital

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Also worked at Reverb Therapeutics2

Jean-François PariseauPartner at Amplitude Venture CapitalBharat SrinivasaPrincipal at Amplitude Venture Capital

Colleagues at Amplitude Venture Capital

Allison Gaw
Principal at Amplitude Venture Capital
Allyson Tighe
Investor at Amplitude Venture Capital
Anish Kaushal
Analyst at Amplitude Venture Capital
Bharat Srinivasa
Principal at Amplitude Venture Capital
Colton Strong
Analyst at Amplitude Venture Capital
Dion Madsen
Partner at Amplitude Venture Capital
Evelyn Pau
Principal at Amplitude Venture Capital
Jean-François Pariseau
Partner at Amplitude Venture Capital