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Grant Aarons

Founder

Founder at Fabricnano

United Kingdom

Writes $5K – $50K checks · typically $25K

FoundedFabricnano

About

Grant Aarons is VP Life Sciences at OpenEvidence. From 2018 to 2025 he founded and led FabricNano, an AI-native biomanufacturing company in London that raised $25M from Atomico and angel investors, built an automated wet-lab, and sold deep-tech R&D to clients including Sumitomo Chemical, Veolia, Ginkgo Bioworks, and BASF; he wound down its core program in late 2024 and spun out two licensing ventures from the residual IP. He has made over 50 pre-seed and seed investments in companies such as Latent Labs, Peptone, and Hoxton Farms, co-founded the Entrepreneur First angel syndicate, and has consulted for companies in the generative AI and AI-services sector.

Founder at Fabricnano

Intro paths

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Fabricnano's investors · 6

AtomicoLondon · since 2021BackedLondon · $500K – $5M checksBoxOne VenturesMontréal · $500K checksEntrepreneur FirstBengaluru · $1M – $7M checksHoxton VenturesLondon · $500K – $5M checks · since 2021Pace VenturesBerlin · $550K – $1.6M checks

Co-founders at Fabricnano

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Ferdinando RandisiDirector

Experience

  1. OpenEvidenceVP Life Sciencescurrent2026 — presentMiami, Florida, United States
  2. Portfolio (select investments)Early-stage investorcurrent2020 — presentUS / UK / EU
  3. Invisible TechnologiesAdvisor2024 — 2026
  4. FabricNanoFounder CEO/CTO2018 — 2025Greater London, England, United Kingdom
  5. Entrepreneur FirstEntrepreneur In Residence2018London, United Kingdom
  6. London Business SchoolMaster of Research (withdrawal from PhD Economics Programme)2016 — 2018London Area, United Kingdom
  7. Federal Reserve Bank of New YorkResearch Analyst2014 — 2016New York City Metropolitan Area

Education

  1. London Business SchoolMaster of Research, Economics2016 — 2019
  2. The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and ArtBachelor of Science and Engineering (B.S.E.), Mechanical Engineering2010 — 2014

Frequently asked questions

Where does Grant Aarons work?
Grant Aarons is Founder at Fabricnano.
What check size does Grant Aarons write?
Grant Aarons typically writes checks of $5K – $50K.
What companies did Grant Aarons found?
Grant Aarons founded Fabricnano.

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