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Christoph Westphal
InvestorCo-Founder & General Partner at Longwood Fund
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About
Christoph Westphal is a company creator turned venture capitalist who co-founded numerous biotech firms—Alnylam, Momenta, Acceleron, Sirtris—and serves on the Boston Symphony Orchestra board and Celtics ownership group.
Contact· self-published, not guessed
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningBiotechHealthtechMedical Devices
Deals · 2
Newleos TherapeuticsBoard seat
via Longwood Fund · filed Feb 2025 · $93.4M raise
Immunitas TherapeuticsBoard seat
via Longwood Fund · filed Aug 2021 · $57.7M raise
Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.
Other disclosed investments
Board seats
Pyxis OncologyRecros MedicaTScan TherapeuticsWerewolf Therapeutics
Per SEC Form D filings.
Colleagues at Longwood Fund
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Christoph Westphal?
- Christoph Westphal is a company creator turned venture capitalist who co-founded numerous biotech firms—Alnylam, Momenta, Acceleron, Sirtris—and serves on the Boston Symphony Orchestra board and Celtics ownership group.
- Where does Christoph Westphal work?
- Christoph Westphal is Co-Founder & General Partner at Longwood Fund.
- What does Christoph Westphal invest in?
- Christoph Westphal invests in AI & Machine Learning, Biotech, Healthtech, Medical Devices.
- What boards does Christoph Westphal sit on?
- Christoph Westphal holds tracked board seats at Immunitas Therapeutics, Newleos Therapeutics, Pyxis Oncology, Recros Medica, TScan Therapeutics, Werewolf Therapeutics.
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