Ariel Kantor
InvestorPrincipal at Versant Ventures
About
A scientist and company builder who joined Versant after serving as Chief Business Officer at ReCode Therapeutics and as an Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Oxford Science Enterprises, with prior experience as an investment banker at Evercore Partners. He holds a B.S. from Duke and a Ph.D. in Clinical Neuroscience from Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar, and has co-founded companies in genetic medicines and RNA biology.
Colleagues at Versant Ventures
Alex Mayweg
Managing Director at Versant Ventures
Alicia Levey
Venture Partner at Versant Ventures
Andrew Jefferson
Operating Partner at Versant Ventures
Barbara Lubash
Managing Director at Versant Ventures
Beckie Robertson
Venture Advisor at Intuitive Ventures
Brad Bolzon
Chairman, Managing Director at Versant Ventures
Brian Atwood
Managing Director at Versant Ventures
Bryan Berg
Investor at Standard Capital
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Ariel Kantor?
- A scientist and company builder who joined Versant after serving as Chief Business Officer at ReCode Therapeutics and as an Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Oxford Science Enterprises, with prior experience as an investment banker at Evercore Partners. He holds a B.S. from Duke and a Ph.D. in Clinical Neuroscience from Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar, and has co-founded companies in genetic medicines and RNA biology.
- Where does Ariel Kantor work?
- Ariel Kantor is Principal at Versant Ventures.







