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David R. Walt

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Advisor at Illumina Ventures · Co-Founder at Protillion Biosciences · Founder at Sherlock Biosciences · Board director at Arbor Biotechnologies

Boston, Massachusetts

Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M

FoundedProtillion BiosciencesQuanterixSherlock Biosciences

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Sean KendallunlockedDavid: together at Protillion Biosciences (2022–2026)
David: together at Ultivue
×3David: together at Illumina
×6David: together at Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering

About

David R. Walt is the Hansjörg Wyss Professor of Bioinspired Engineering and a professor of Pathology at Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women's Hospital, and a core faculty member of the Wyss Institute. He is the scientific founder of Illumina and Quanterix and co-founded several life science startups, pioneering microwell arrays for single-molecule detection.

Co-Founder at Protillion Biosciences

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Protillion Biosciences's investors · 2

ARCH Venture PartnersChicago · $50K – $250M checks · since 2022Illumina VenturesFoster City · since 2022

Co-founders at Protillion Biosciences

CLCurtis Layton
Curtis LaytonCEO/Co-Founder
WGWill Greenleaf
Will GreenleafCo-Founder

Founder at Sherlock Biosciences

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Sherlock Biosciences's investors · 8

Catalio Capital ManagementNew York · since 2022Catalio Capital Management, LPNew YorkDepartment of Agriculture (USDA)since 2023Good Venturessince 2022GV (Google Ventures)Mountain View · $250K – $50M checks · since 2022Illumina VenturesFoster City · since 2022Northpond VenturesBethesda · $100K – $5M checks · since 2022Novalis LifeSciencesPortsmouth · since 2022

Co-founders at Sherlock Biosciences

RDRahul Dhanda
Rahul DhandaExecutive Officer, Director
JCJames Collins
James CollinsDirector

Board director at Arbor Biotechnologies

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Arbor Biotechnologies's investors · 10

Ally Bridge GroupNew York · since 2021ARCH Venture PartnersChicago · $50K – $250M checks · since 2021Illumina VenturesFoster City · since 2021Janus Henderson InvestorsNew York · since 2021Ono Venture Investment, Inc.South San Francisco · since 2021Section 32Palo Alto · since 2021T. Rowe PriceBaltimore · since 2021TCG CrossoverPalo Alto · since 2021TemasekSingapore · since 2021Third Rock VenturesBoston · $100K – $5M checks · since 2021

Co-founders at Arbor Biotechnologies

DADAVID ARTHUR SCOTT
DAVID ARTHUR SCOTTExecutive Officer
WX
WINSTON XIA YANExecutive Officer
FZFENG ZHANG
FENG ZHANGDirector

Experience

  1. Protillion BiosciencesCo-Founder and Directorcurrent2022 — presentCalifornia
  2. VizgenCo-Founder and Directorcurrent2019 — presentCambridge, Massachusetts, United States
  3. Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired EngineeringCore Facultycurrent2017 — present
  4. Harvard Medical SchoolHansjörg Wyss Professor of Biologically Inspired Engineeringcurrent2017 — present
  5. Harvard Medical SchoolHHMI Professorcurrent2008 — present
  6. Harvard UniversityHansjörg Wyss Professor of Biologically Inspired Engineeringcurrent2017 — present
  7. Brigham and Women's HospitalProfessor of Pathologycurrent2017 — present
  8. Arbor BiotechnologiesCo-Founder and Directorcurrent2016 — presentCambridge, Massachusetts, United States
  9. UltivueCo-Foundercurrent2014 — presentCambridge, Massachusetts, United States
  10. Gloucester Marine Genomics InstituteCo-Founder and Directorcurrent2013 — presentGloucester, Massachusetts, United States
  11. QuanterixScientific Founder and Director2007 — 2025Billerica, Massachusetts, United States
  12. Sherlock BiosciencesCo-Founder and Director2017 — 2024Watertown, Massachusetts, United States
  13. Tufts UniversityUniversity Professor1981 — 2017Medford, Massachusetts
  14. IlluminaScientific Founder and Director1998 — 2016San Diego, California, United States

Skills & more

Medical Diagnostics2Biotechnology13Genomics2Molecular Biology12Biochemistry12

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Colleagues at Illumina Ventures

Abhijit 'Ron' Mazumder, Ph.D.
Partner at Illumina Ventures
Abhijit "Ron" Mazumder
Partner at Illumina Ventures
Alexis Yongmei Ji
Partner at Illumina Ventures
Bill Rastetter
Advisor at Illumina Ventures
Bill Rastetter, Ph.D.
Advisor at Illumina Ventures
Charles Lin
Principal at Illumina Ventures
Charles White
Senior Associate at Illumina Ventures
Charles White, Ph.D.
Principal at Illumina Ventures

Network5

Adam Wieschhaus
Investor at GENERAL INCEPTION
Andrea Jackson
Partner at Northpond Ventures
Eric Lefkofsky
Entrepreneur & Philanthropist
Sean Kendall
Partner (Europe) at ARCH Venture Partners
Sharon Kedar
Co-Founder, Partner at Northpond Ventures

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Frequently asked questions

Who is David R. Walt?
David R. Walt is the Hansjörg Wyss Professor of Bioinspired Engineering and a professor of Pathology at Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women's Hospital, and a core faculty member of the Wyss Institute. He is the scientific founder of Illumina and Quanterix and co-founded several life science startups, pioneering microwell arrays for single-molecule detection.
Where does David R. Walt work?
David R. Walt is Co-Founder of Protillion Biosciences and Advisor at Illumina Ventures and Co-founder at Sherlock Biosciences and Board director at Arbor Biotechnologies.
What check size does David R. Walt write?
David R. Walt typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
What companies did David R. Walt found?
David R. Walt founded Protillion Biosciences, Quanterix, Sherlock Biosciences.
What companies has David R. Walt invested in?
Investments tracked here include Exicure, LunaDNA, Protillion Biosciences, Stoicheia, Torus Biosystems, Vizgen.
Where did David R. Walt go to school?
David R. Walt studied at University of Michigan (Bachelor of Science - BS, Chemistry); Stony Brook University (Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Chemical Biology).

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