Hugo Arellano-Santoyo
Former Principal at Third Rock Ventures
Boston, Massachusetts
Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M
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Experience
- Raven Healthcare Incubator (RA Capital)Vice President Corp Devcurrent2026 — present
- Raven Healthcare Incubator (RA Capital)Sr Dir Corp Dev2024 — 2026
- Third Rock VenturesPrincipal2024
- Third Rock VenturesSr. Associate2021 — 2024Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- Novartis Venture FundAssociate2020 — 2021Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
- Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research (NIBR)Scholar in Residence Fellow2017 — 2020Greater Boston Area
- Clubes de Ciencia Latin AmericaMember Board Of Directors2015 — 2020Greater Boston Area
- Clubes de Ciencia MéxicoCo Director2014 — 2020Mexico City Area, Mexico
- Dana-Farber Cancer InstitutePostdoctoral Fellow2017Greater Boston Area
- Dana-Farber Cancer InstituteGraduate Student2012 — 2017Cellular Biology
- Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center ResearcGraduate Student2009 — 2012Seattle WA
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International ResearchDecision-MakingProject PlanningProject LeadershipInterpersonal SkillsMicrobiomeSmall MoleculesLanguages English · French
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Hugo Arellano-Santoyo?
- Investor at RAVen (RA Ventures)
- What check size does Hugo Arellano-Santoyo write?
- Hugo Arellano-Santoyo typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
- Where did Hugo Arellano-Santoyo go to school?
- Hugo Arellano-Santoyo studied at Harvard University (Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Biological and Biomedical Sciences); University of Washington (Master of Science (M.Sc.), Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology); Princeton University (BA, Physics).
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Also worked at Raven Healthcare Incubator (RA Capital)36
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Also worked at Third Rock Ventures107
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Also worked at Novartis Venture Fund352
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