Jay Cui
InvestorPrincipal at Abingworth
Menlo Park, California
Writes $15M – $30M checks · typically $22.5M
Contact· self-published, not guessed
Experience
- Lakefront BiotherapeuticsVP Search and Evaluationscurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Coultreon BiopharmaBoard Observercurrent2026 — present
- Fibrocor TherapeuticsBoard Membercurrent2026 — present
- AbingworthPrincipal2021 — 2025
- AbbVieDirector, AbbVie Ventures2017 — 2021Lake County, IL
- ZS AssociatesBusiness Consultant2015 — 2017Evanston, IL
- Campbell AllianceManagement Consultant2015Chicago, IL
- Chicago Tri-Institutional Center for Chemical Methods and Library DevelopmentLibrary Development Core Leader2010 — 2014Chicago, IL
- Takeda PharmaceuticalsCorporate Portfolio Management2014Deerfield, IL
Skills & more
Management9Strategy15Organic Synthesis37Molecular Biology22NMR19Chemical Biology17Medicinal Chemistry27Characterization11Drug Design7Cheminformatics3High Throughput Screening6Mass Spectrometry10
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Organic ChemistryHPLCDrug DiscoveryBiochemistryScienceEntrepreneurshipVenture CapitalBusiness ValuationChemistryResearchBiotechnologyBusiness StrategyFrom Jay's professional profile.
Colleagues at Abingworth
Alex Asquith
Counsel at Abingworth
Amit Khasgiwala
Investment Professional at Innovatus Capital Partners
Andrew Sinclair
Managing Director, Head of Publics & Late Stage at Abingworth
Ankur Shah
Vice President, CCD at Abingworth
Anna Slezak
Senior Associate at Abingworth
Bali Muralidhar
Global Head of Life Sciences & CIO at Abingworth
Carlos Paya
Venture Partner at Ysios Capital
Carlos Paya
Venture Partner at Abingworth
Network4
Andrew Sinclair
Managing Director, Head of Publics & Late Stage at Abingworth
Bali Muralidhar
Global Head of Life Sciences & CIO at Abingworth
Diya Malhotra
Principal at Abingworth
Genghis Lloyd-Harris
Senior Advisor at Abingworth
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Jay Cui?
- Principal at Abingworth
- Where does Jay Cui work?
- Jay Cui is Principal at Abingworth.
- What check size does Jay Cui write?
- Jay Cui typically writes checks of $15M – $30M.
- Where did Jay Cui go to school?
- Jay Cui studied at University of Chicago (Ph.D., Organic Chemistry); The University of Chicago Booth School of Business (MBA with Honors, Finance); Peking University (Bachelor of Science, Chemistry).
Same school
Also attended University of Chicago349
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Also attended The University of Chicago Booth School of Business491
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Also attended Peking University143
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Shared employers
Also worked at Abingworth18
Carlos PayaVenture Partner at Ysios CapitalSarah ShackeltonAdvisor at Delin VenturesBali MuralidharGlobal Head of Life Sciences & CIO at AbingworthKurt von EmsterManaging Partner at AbingworthJayson PunwaniManaging Director, Head of Venture at AbingworthAndrew SinclairManaging Director, Head of Publics & Late Stage at Abingworth
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Also worked at AbbVie41
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Also worked at ZS Associates46
Andy CloydVenture Partner, Rise of the Rest at RevolutionMiranda GuerreroExecutive Assistant at Sapphire VenturesAlyssa TsenterSenior Associate at Flare Capital PartnersDanny CotterManaging Partner at The Westly GroupStephanie WangInvestor at FemHealth VenturesIsabel GlassChief of Staff & Investor at Cade Ventures
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