Where does Cain McClary work?

Cain McClary is Managing Partner at KdT Ventures and Board director at Debut Biotechnology and Board director at Elegen and Board director at Checkerspot.

What check size does Cain McClary write?

Cain McClary typically writes checks of $500K – $3M.

What boards does Cain McClary sit on?

Cain McClary holds tracked board seats at Azitra, Checkerspot, Debut Biotechnology, Elegen.

Where did Cain McClary go to school?

Cain McClary studied at Brown University (Sc.B., Biochemistry and Molecular Biology); Tulane University School of Medicine (Doctor of Medicine (MD)); Stanford University School of Medicine (Residency, Pathology).

Cain McClary

Investor

Managing Partner at KdT Ventures · Board director at Debut Biotechnology · Board director at Elegen · Board director at Checkerspot

Austin, Texas

Writes $500K – $3M checks · typically $850K

About

Physician-scientist turned venture capitalist who trained and practiced pathology at Stanford, bringing diagnostic and clinical expertise plus a multi-dimensional, creative (Dad, DJ, Doctor, Outdoor Enthusiast, Type-A) viewpoint to medical startups.

Contact· self-published, not guessed

c•••@kdtvc.comreveal

Invests in

AgTechAI & Machine LearningBiotechFoodTechHealthtechNew Materials

Board director at Debut Biotechnology

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Debut Biotechnology's investors · 2

Cavallo VenturesSan Francisco KdT VenturesAustin · $500K – $3M checks · since 2019

Co-founders at Debut Biotechnology

Joshua BrittonExecutive Officer, Director

Board director at Elegen

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Elegen's investors · 9

ACVC PartnersSilicon Valley · since 2024 AME Cloud VenturesPalo Alto · $1M – $10M checks · since 2024 Andreessen HorowitzMenlo Park · $500K – $50M checks · since 2024 Digitalis VenturesNew York · $100K – $10M checks · since 2024 In-Q-TelTysons · $100K – $2.5M checks · since 2024 KdT VenturesAustin · $500K – $3M checks · since 2024 National Institutes of Health (NIH)since 2020 Raptor GroupMiami Beach · since 2024 Triatomic CapitalPalo Alto · $100K – $1M checks · since 2024

Co-founders at Elegen

Matthew HillExecutive Officer, Director

Board director at Checkerspot

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Checkerspot's investors · 6

Baruch Future VenturesSan Francisco · $100K – $1M checks Breakout VenturesSan Francisco · $500K – $6M checks · since 2022 Builders VCSan Francisco Cavallo VenturesSan Francisco KdT VenturesAustin · $500K – $3M checks · since 2020 Refactor CapitalBurlingame · $1M – $2M checks

Co-founders at Checkerspot

Scott FranklinExecutive Officer, Director

Charles DimmlerExecutive Officer, Director

Experience

KdT VenturesFounder and Managing Partnercurrent2017 — present
InvestorTrying to Helpcurrent2010 — presentAsheville, NC
8VCAdvisorcurrent2017 — presentSan Francisco, California
Tulane University School of MedicineClinical Instructor and Visiting Professorcurrent2017 — presentGreater New Orleans Area
Included HealthStaff Physician and Analytics/Data Science Lead2014 — 2017San Francisco Bay Area
Stanford UniversityConsulting Assistant Professor2015 — 2017
Stanford University Medical CenterPathologist2012 — 2015Palo Alto, CA
Howard Hughes Medical InstituteResearch Scholar2010 — 2011Bethesda, MD

Skills & more

Clinical Research62PCR13Molecular Biology27Cell Culture10Lifesciences13Genetics26Oncology10Business Strategy3Business Development9Fundraising2Start-up Ventures3Healthcare Information Technology4

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ResearchBiotechnologyDNABiochemistryImmunologyCancerBioinformaticsImmunohistochemistryGenomicsHealthcare improvementLife SciencesHealthcare

From Cain's professional profile.

Deals · 3

AzitraBoard seat

via KdT Ventures · filed Sep 2020 · $17M raise

Debut BiotechnologyBoard seat

via KdT Ventures · filed Jan 2020 · $2.6M raise

CheckerspotBoard seat

via KdT Ventures · filed May 2018 · $6.5M raise

Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.

Other disclosed investments

Board seats

Elegen

Per SEC Form D filings.

Colleagues at KdT Ventures

Benji Leibowitz

Associate at KdT Ventures

Blair Willette

Associate at KdT Ventures

Kaitlyn Davis

Head of Operations at KdT Ventures

Ketan Yerneni

Principal at KdT Ventures

Mack Healy

Managing Partner at KdT Ventures

Patrick Malone

Partner at KdT Ventures

Phil Grayeski

Managing Partner at KdT Ventures

Rowland Pettit

Associate at KdT Ventures

Network5

Benji Leibowitz

Associate at KdT Ventures

Ketan Yerneni

Principal at KdT Ventures

Mack Healy

Managing Partner at KdT Ventures

Patrick Malone

Partner at KdT Ventures

Phil Grayeski

Managing Partner at KdT Ventures

Investors connected to Cain in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Cain McClary?: Physician-scientist turned venture capitalist who trained and practiced pathology at Stanford, bringing diagnostic and clinical expertise plus a multi-dimensional, creative (Dad, DJ, Doctor, Outdoor Enthusiast, Type-A) viewpoint to medical startups.
Where does Cain McClary work?: Cain McClary is Managing Partner at KdT Ventures and Board director at Debut Biotechnology and Board director at Elegen and Board director at Checkerspot.
What does Cain McClary invest in?: Cain McClary invests in AgTech, AI & Machine Learning, Biotech, FoodTech, Healthtech, New Materials.
What check size does Cain McClary write?: Cain McClary typically writes checks of $500K – $3M.
What boards does Cain McClary sit on?: Cain McClary holds tracked board seats at Azitra, Checkerspot, Debut Biotechnology, Elegen.
Where did Cain McClary go to school?: Cain McClary studied at Brown University (Sc.B., Biochemistry and Molecular Biology); Tulane University School of Medicine (Doctor of Medicine (MD)); Stanford University School of Medicine (Residency, Pathology).

Founder mafias

Stanford University mafia903

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Peter ThielJ.D.Founded PayPal +1 Reid HoffmanB.S.Founded LinkedIn +2 Joe LonsdaleBSFounded Opto +3 Mike Maples JrBSFounded Pattern Breakers Steve JurvetsonMSEEFounded Mojo Vision Balaji SrinivasanGraduate StudentFounded Counsyl +1

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Brown University mafia114

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Joe GebbiaJoint classesFounded Airbnb Dylan FieldScBFounded Figma Peter ThompsonBachelor's DegreeFounded Cleave Biosciences +4 Grant VerstandigFounded Trase +3 Sangeeta N. BhatiaBachelor of Science (BSc)Founded Port Therapeutics +3 Ronak MassandMaster's degreeFounded Parkloco +3

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8VC mafia21

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Joe LonsdaleFounder & Managing PartnerFounded Opto +3 Seth LieblichPrincipalFounded Protomer +1 Drew OettingFounderFounded Affinity Deny KhoungPortfolio SupportFounded Standard Metrics Gabe RosenPortfolio SupportFounded Gecko Robotics Stephanie ChubinOperationsFounded The Honest Company

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Stanford University School of Medicine mafia20

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Ansuman SatpathyMedical ResidentFounded Santa Ana Bio +2 George FavvasCertificateFounded Clara +2 Jeffrey FinerMD PhDFounded Septerna Andy BeckResidency and FellowshipFounded Pathai Naveen YalamanchiMDFounded Rocket Pharma Jimmy QianDropped out of M.D. program to start OsmindFounded Osmind

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Investor mafia9

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Jinal JhaveriVenture / Angel InvestorFounded SchoolMint +1 Oleksii SidorovAngelFounded Slise +1 Jordi HaysInvestorFounded TBPN +1 Aniq RahmanInvestorFounded Fabric Commerce Anne WojcickiAnalystFounded 23andMe Jonathan MurrayStartup InvestorFounded MyVR

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Same school

Also attended Brown University423

Theresia GouwFounding Partner at Acrew Capital Joe GebbiaCo-founder of Airbnb Dylan FieldCo-founder, CEO & Chair of Figma Alexis AbramsPartner, General Counsel at Felicis Ventures John KimInvestor Relations at General Catalyst Ali Fisher SweetInvestor at Index Ventures

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Also attended Tulane University School of Medicine4

Dr. Vinh NguyenDirector at JStar Capital Investments Peter PatriarcaSenior Advisor at Adjuvant Capital Travis ManascoPrincipal at Solas BioVentures Quinn WangFounder at Quadrant Eye

Also attended Stanford University School of Medicine83

Jeffrey FinerVenture Partner at Third Rock Ventures Rebecca MancusiInvestor at Third Rock Ventures Sebastian CaliriInvestment Team at 8VC Alex MorganInvestor at Khosla Ventures Lauren PopovAssociate at Westlake Village BioPartners Clare OzawaManaging Director at Versant Ventures

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Also attended Baylor School3

Payton DobbsOperating Partner at Hoxton Ventures Will WardFounder & Managing Partner at Fourward Ventures Liam ZhangInvestor at NGC Ventures

Shared employers

Also worked at Included Health4

Mia JungTalent Partner, Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe at The 98 Hill FergusonInvestor at Healthy Ventures Cavin MozarmiCo-Leading AI Investing at REMUS Capital Robbert VorhoffManaging Director at General Atlantic

Also worked at Stanford University722

Ann Miura-KoCo-founding Partner at Floodgate Balaji SrinivasanAngel investor and founder of The Network School Martin CasadoGeneral Partner at Andreessen Horowitz Mike KriegerCo-founder of Instagram; Chief Product Officer at Anthropic Andy FangCo-founder & CTO of DoorDash Ryan SheaCo-founder of Blockstack (Stacks)

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Also worked at Stanford University Medical Center36

Lana DevlikamovaLegal Operations Manager at CapitalG KarlInvestor at TFX Capital Amir Dan RubinCEO and Founding Managing Partner at Healthier Capital Kunal SethyEntrepreneur in Residence, Sparrow Healthcare at Red Cell Incubation Tracy GeorgeInvestor at EPIC VENTURES Maia HightowerInvestor at EPIC VENTURES

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Also worked at Howard Hughes Medical Institute16

John KeiltyVenture Partner at Third Rock Ventures Konstantinos AprilakisPartner at Deerfield Management Company Robert MittendorffGeneral Partner at B4 Capital Mark PavlyukovskyyGeneral Partner at NZVC Grace MaloneySenior Analyst at Blueprint Equity Erin JonesGeneral Counsel at Bezos Earth Fund

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