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Brian Baynes

Investor

Founding Pillar at Pillar VC Β· Investor at Petri

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Writes $100K – $10M checks

About

Brian Baynes is a serial technical founder (Midori Health, Kaleido Biosciences) who co-founded a program for frontier bio startups and brings expertise in synthetic biology, microbiome therapeutics and animal health.

Invests in

BiotechCrypto & Web3Deep TechEnterprise SoftwareHardwareHealthtech

Experience

  1. Nth CycleBoard Membercurrent2025 β€” present
  2. VerdoxFoundercurrent2019 β€” presentGreater Boston Area
  3. Pillar VCFounding Pillarcurrent2019 β€” presentBoston, Massachusetts, United States
  4. PetriFoundercurrent2019 β€” presentGreater Boston Area
  5. Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyLecturercurrent2019 β€” present
  6. Midori USA, Inc.Founder2009 β€” 2021Cambridge, MA
  7. Kaleido Biosciences, Inc.Member of the Board of Directors; Co-Founder2015 β€” 2018Greater Boston Area
  8. Flagship PioneeringPartner2009 β€” 2017
  9. Celexion LLCFounder and CEO2009 β€” 2015Cambridge, MA
  10. Codon DevicesChief Scientific Officer and Founder2004 β€” 2009Cambridge, MA
  11. ExxonMobilResearch Engineer1996 β€” 2001Paulsboro, NJ

Education

  1. Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyPhD, Chemical Engineering2000 β€” 2004
  2. University of DelawareB. ChE., Chemical Engineering1993 β€” 1997

Skills & more

Entrepreneurship40Biotechnology67Lifesciences11Commercialization16Start-ups92Venture Capital73Biofuels16Technology Transfer24Cleantech20R&D16Process Simulation3Molecular Biology15
+12 moreBiochemistryStart-up VenturesProtein ChemistryRenewable EnergyBiomassAngel InvestingBiopharmaceuticalsClean TechnologyVenture FinancingCorporate DevelopmentTechnology EvaluationDrug Discovery

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Deals Β· 1

Nth CycleBoard seat

via Pillar VC Β· filed May 2026 Β· $15M raise

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Colleagues at Pillar VC

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