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Grant Aarons

Founder

Founder at Fabricnano

United Kingdom

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

FoundedFabricnano

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Grant: together at Fabricnano

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.

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Founder at Fabricnano

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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

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

Frequently asked questions

Who is Grant Aarons?
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.
Where does Grant Aarons work?
Grant Aarons is Founder of 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.
Where did Grant Aarons go to school?
Grant Aarons studied at London Business School (Master of Research, Economics); The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art (Bachelor of Science and Engineering (B.S.E.), Mechanical Engineering).

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