Dr Arjun Goyal
InvestorFounder and Managing Partner at Vianti Capital · Investment Committee at Tin Alley Ventures · Board director at Third Arc Bio · Board director at Alterome Therapeutics, Inc. · Board director at Scorpion Therapeutics
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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Arjun Goyal is a co-founder and former managing director of Vida Ventures, a US-based life sciences venture firm with over US$1.7 billion in assets under management. He studied Medicine and conducted malaria vaccine development research at the University of Oxford, then completed Bioscience Enterprise at Cambridge and an MBA at Harvard. He is involved in the Australian biotech community and has helped US biotech companies begin clinical trials in Australia.
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Biotech
Board director at Third Arc Bio
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Third Arc Bio's investors · 8
abrdn plcEdinburgh · since 2026Andreessen HorowitzMenlo Park · $500K – $50M checks · since 2024Biotechnology Value FundSan Francisco · since 2026Foresite CapitalWest Hollywood · since 2024Hillhouse InvestmentSingapore · since 2026Omega FundsBoston · since 2024T. Rowe PriceBaltimore · since 2026Vida VenturesLos Angeles · since 2024
Board director at Alterome Therapeutics, Inc.
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Co-founders at Alterome Therapeutics, Inc.
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Eric A. MurphyExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter
Board director at Scorpion Therapeutics
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Scorpion Therapeutics's investors · 10
AbingworthLondon · $15M – $30M checks · since 2020Atlas VentureCambridge · $500K – $1M checks · since 2024Avoro Capital AdvisorsNew YorkEcoR1 CapitalSan Francisco · since 2024Frazier Life SciencesPalo AltoLightspeed Venture PartnersMenlo Park · $1.7M – $87M checksNextech InvestZurich · $648K – $3.2M checksOlive Tree CapitalBostonOmega FundsBoston · since 2024Vida VenturesLos Angeles · since 2020
Co-founders at Scorpion Therapeutics
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Adam FriedmanExecutive Officer, Director
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Gary GlickExecutive Officer, Director
Experience
- Vianti CapitalFounder and Managing Partnercurrent2025 — presentBoston, Massachusetts, United States
- Centessa PharmaceuticalsMember Board Of Directorscurrent2021 — presentBoston, Massachusetts, United States
- Harvard Business SchoolVenture Capital Advisor & Program Advisor MS/ MBA Life Sciences Programcurrent2022 — presentBoston, Massachusetts, United States
- Vida Ventures, LLCCo-Founder and Managing Director2017 — 2025Boston and Los Angeles
- Scorpion TherapeuticsMember Board Of Directors2020 — 2025Boston and San Francisco
- Halda TherapeuticsMember Board of Directors2024 — 2025New Haven, Connecticut, United States
- Alterome Therapeutics, IncMember Board Of Directors2021 — 2025San Diego, California, United States
- Affini-T TherapeuticsCo-Founder and Board Member2021 — 2025Boston and Seattle
- Quanta TherapeuticsMember Board Of Directors2020 — 2025San Francisco, California, United States
- Pionyr ImmunotherapeuticsMember Board Of Directors2017 — 2021
- Kinnate Biopharma Inc.Member Board Of Directors2019 — 2020San Diego, California, United States
- Asklepios BioPharmaceutical, Inc. (AskBio)Investor2018 — 2020Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
- Peloton Therapeutics, IncInvestor2019 — 2020Dallas, Texas, United States
- 5AM VenturesPrincipal2014 — 2017Boston, MA & Menlo Park, CA
- Entrada TherapeuticsBoard Observer and Founding Team2016 — 2017Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- APREA THERAPEUTICS ABBoard Observer2016 — 2017Stockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden
- Pear TherapeuticsBoard Observer2016 — 2017Boston, MA & San Francisco, CA
- Pear TherapeuticsInterim Vice President, Corporate Development2014 — 2016Boston, MA
- Portal InstrumentsBoard Observer2015 — 2017Boston, MA
- SPYRYX BiosciencesBoard Observer2015 — 2017Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill Area
- Homology Medicines, Inc.Board Observer and Founding Team2015 — 2017Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- Cleave Biosciences, Inc.Board Observer2014 — 2015San Francisco County, California, United States
- Foresight PharmaceuticalsCo-Founder2009 — 2014Greater Cambridge Area
- LazardLife Sciences M&A MBA Summer Associate2013San Francisco, California, United States
- Royal Prince Alfred HospitalResident (Oncology)2011 — 2012Greater Sydney Area
- Celtic Therapeutics HoldingsInvestment Intern2009New York
- Westmead HospitalInternship and Residency in Internal Medicine/Oncology2007 — 2008Greater Sydney Area
- Australian MIssion to the United NationsECOSOC Intern2005 — 2006New York
Skills & more
Medical Education24Clinical Research34Healthcare45Internal Medicine10Medicine16Entrepreneurship98Oncology42Public Health10Research11Medical Devices18Venture Capital86Biotechnology24
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Corporate DevelopmentLifesciencesStart-upsFinancial ModelingPrivate EquityLife SciencesMergers & AcquisitionsClinical DevelopmentStrategyPharmaceutical IndustryLanguages English · French
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Colleagues at Vianti Capital
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Albert Cha
Managing Partner at Frazier Life Sciences
Jean-François Formela
Partner at Atlas Venture
Mark Springel
Principal at Vida Ventures
Rajul Jain
Managing Director at Vida Ventures
Tim Shannon
General Partner at Canaan Partners
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Dr Arjun Goyal?
- Arjun Goyal is a co-founder and former managing director of Vida Ventures, a US-based life sciences venture firm with over US$1.7 billion in assets under management. He studied Medicine and conducted malaria vaccine development research at the University of Oxford, then completed Bioscience Enterprise at Cambridge and an MBA at Harvard. He is involved in the Australian biotech community and has helped US biotech companies begin clinical trials in Australia.
- Where does Dr Arjun Goyal work?
- Dr Arjun Goyal is Founder and Managing Partner at Vianti Capital and Board director at Third Arc Bio and Board director at Alterome Therapeutics, Inc. and Board director at Scorpion Therapeutics.
- What does Dr Arjun Goyal invest in?
- Dr Arjun Goyal invests in Biotech.
- Where did Dr Arjun Goyal go to school?
- Dr Arjun Goyal studied at Harvard Business School (MBA, Business Administration); University of Cambridge (Master of Philosophy, Bioscience Enterprise); University of Oxford (Bachelor Medical Science, Malaria Vaccine Development).
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University of Melbourne mafia97
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Cameron AdamsLLB/BScFounded CanvaNikhil PooviahBachelor of MedicineFounded Osara Health +1Haakon BrunellBachelor of Science - BSFounded Katapult Accelerator +1Andre McGregorFounded Forcemetrics +1Jack ZhangB.EngFounded Capital49 +1Grace BrownBachelor's degreeFounded Andromeda Robotics +1
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Pear Therapeutics mafia10
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Aileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesJim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer CapitalMike Maples JrCo-founding Partner at FloodgateNeeraj AgrawalGeneral Partner at Battery VenturesHristo BorisovCo-founder & CEO of PayhawkVictoria TreygerGeneral Partner at Felicis Ventures
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Stewart ButterfieldCo-founder of Slack and FlickrDemis HassabisCo-founder & CEO of Google DeepMindNiko BonatsosFounder and Managing Partner of VerdictGeorgia StevensonInvestor at Index VenturesHannah SealInvestor at Index VenturesLeah von SiemensPartner at Manta Ray Ventures
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Also attended University of Oxford1,768
Reid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockMichael MoritzFormer Partner at Sequoia Capital; Senior Adviser at Sequoia HeritageGabriel PereyraCo-founder & President of HarveyDominic JacquessonInvestor at Index VenturesErin Price-WrightInvestor at Index VenturesJan HammerInvestor at Index Ventures
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Also attended Sydney Grammar School17
Joel BreuerAssociate at Level EquityAsh ClearyPrincipal at LDV CapitalEmmanuel HartInvestment Team at Five V CapitalDan WaineDirector New Investments at Crescent Capital PartnersNick LakeDirector at EnergyLabStephan KantharajahCo-Founder, Restocq at TiE Women Global Pitch Competition
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Shared employers
Also worked at Pionyr Immunotherapeutics2
Also worked at Kinnate Biopharma Inc.4
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