Cassidy Blundell
InvestorPartner at Mission Biocapital · Board director at Progentos Therapeutics · Board director at Mediar Therapeutics
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Writes $500K checks · typically $1.5M
About
Cassidy Blundell, PhD (UPenn HHMI Interfaces), is a builder-investor whose placental organ-on-chip research informs her interim operational roles at very early-stage biotech startups and represents a fund on multiple boards.
Contact· self-published, not guessed
Invests in
AgTechBiotechFoodTechHealthtechMedical DevicesNew Materials
Board director at Progentos Therapeutics
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Board director at Mediar Therapeutics
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Mediar Therapeutics's investors · 9
Agent CapitalWalthamLongwood FundBoston · since 2026Mission BiocapitalSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2025Novartis Venture FundBasel · $5M – $25M checks · since 2022Ono Venture Investment, Inc.South San FranciscoPfizer Venture Investments$5M – $20M checksPfizer VenturesShangBay Capital LLCPalo AltoSofinnova PartnersParis · $540K – $27M checks · since 2025
Experience
- Mission BioCapitalPartnercurrent2024 — presentCambridge, Massachusetts, United States
- Mission BioCapitalPrincipal2021 — 2024
- Mission BioCapitalAssociate2019 — 2021
- Mission BioCapitalAnalyst2018 — 2019
- University of PennsylvaniaBioengineering PhD Student2012 — 2018Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
- Flagship PioneeringVentureLabs Fellow2017Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
- Firefly BioworksBioassay Scientist2011
Skills & more
Immunofluorescence3Biomedical Engineering7Cell Culture2Microfluidics1Research4SolidWorks1Matlab1LabVIEWPolymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)MicroscopyMicrosoft Excel1Data Analysis1
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Molecular BiologyFrom Cassidy's professional profile.
Investments
Board seats
Per SEC Form D filings.
Colleagues at Mission Biocapital
Chaya Patel
Principal at Mission Biocapital
Chris Carlin
Chief Operations Officer and Chief Compliance Officer at Mission Biocapital
Clay Rowland
Investment Associate at Mission Biocapital
Douglas Crawford
Managing General Partner at Mission Biocapital
Jennifer Griffin
Partner at Mission Biocapital
Johannes Fruehauf
General Partner at Mission Biocapital
Josephine Brysting
Investment Analyst at Mission Biocapital
Linda Eng
Director of Operations, Bay Area at Mission Biocapital
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Chaya Patel
Principal at Mission Biocapital
Douglas Crawford
Managing General Partner at Mission Biocapital
Helen Siaw
Analyst at Mission Biocapital
Jennifer Griffin
Partner at Mission Biocapital
Johannes Fruehauf
General Partner at Mission Biocapital
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Cassidy Blundell?
- Cassidy Blundell, PhD (UPenn HHMI Interfaces), is a builder-investor whose placental organ-on-chip research informs her interim operational roles at very early-stage biotech startups and represents a fund on multiple boards.
- Where does Cassidy Blundell work?
- Cassidy Blundell is Partner at Mission Biocapital and Board director at Progentos Therapeutics and Board director at Mediar Therapeutics.
- What does Cassidy Blundell invest in?
- Cassidy Blundell invests in AgTech, Biotech, FoodTech, Healthtech, Medical Devices, New Materials.
- What check size does Cassidy Blundell write?
- Cassidy Blundell typically writes checks of $500K.
- What boards does Cassidy Blundell sit on?
- Cassidy Blundell holds tracked board seats at Mediar Therapeutics, Progentos Therapeutics.
- Where did Cassidy Blundell go to school?
- Cassidy Blundell studied at University of Pennsylvania (Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Bioengineering); Boston University (B.S., Biomedical Engineering).
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