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Frances Anastassacos

Founder

Founder at Nabla Bio

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

FoundedNabla Bio · YC

About

Frances Anastassacos holds a PhD in Biological Sciences from Harvard University (2019) and has eight years of experience in synthetic biology and chemistry applied to biological systems. She has worked in biotech venture capital before founding Nabla Bio.

Founder at Nabla BioYC S20

Intro paths

YC

Frances went through Y Combinator (Summer 2020) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

GP

Their group partner at YC was Jared Friedman, YC Group Partner — the partner who ran Nabla Bio's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Frances can intro founders to Nabla Bio's investors below.

Nabla Bio's investors · 8

Boom Capital VenturesSan Francisco · $50K – $300K checksCantos VenturesSan Francisco · $400K – $1.5M checksFifty YearsSan Francisco · $250K – $2M checksKhosla VenturesMenlo Park · $5K – $50M checks · since 2024Pillar VCBoston · $50K – $4M checksRadical VenturesToronto · $1M – $25M checks · since 2024Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2020Zetta Venture PartnersSan Francisco · $1M – $5M checks · since 2024

Co-founders at Nabla Bio

SBSurge Biswas
Surge BiswasFounder

Experience

  1. Nabla Bio, Inc.Cofoundercurrent2020 — presentBoston, Massachusetts, United States

Skills & more

Languages English · French

From Frances's professional profile.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Frances Anastassacos?
Frances Anastassacos holds a PhD in Biological Sciences from Harvard University (2019) and has eight years of experience in synthetic biology and chemistry applied to biological systems. She has worked in biotech venture capital before founding Nabla Bio.
Where does Frances Anastassacos work?
Frances Anastassacos is Founder of Nabla Bio.
What companies did Frances Anastassacos found?
Frances Anastassacos founded Nabla Bio.
Where did Frances Anastassacos go to school?
Frances Anastassacos studied at Harvard University (Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Biological and Biomedical Sciences); University of St Andrews (Master’s Degree, Chemistry).

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Shared employers

Also worked at Nabla Bio, Inc.5

Dylan ReidInvestor at Zetta Venture PartnersSanjana BasuPartner at Radical VenturesRob ToewsPartner at Radical VenturesCelestine SchnuggFounder at Boom Capital VenturesSurge BiswasFounder at Nabla Bio