Jay Cui
InvestorPrincipal at Abingworth
Menlo Park, California
Writes $15M β $30M checks Β· typically $22.5M
Experience
- Lakefront BiotherapeuticsVP Search and Evaluationscurrent2025 β presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Coultreon BiopharmaBoard Observercurrent2026 β present
- Fibrocor TherapeuticsBoard Membercurrent2026 β present
- AbingworthPrincipal2021 β 2025
- AbbVieDirector, AbbVie Ventures2017 β 2021Lake County, IL
- ZS AssociatesBusiness Consultant2015 β 2017Evanston, IL
- Campbell AllianceManagement Consultant2015Chicago, IL
- Chicago Tri-Institutional Center for Chemical Methods and Library DevelopmentLibrary Development Core Leader2010 β 2014Chicago, IL
- Takeda PharmaceuticalsCorporate Portfolio Management2014Deerfield, IL
Education
- University of ChicagoPh.D., Organic Chemistry
- The University of Chicago Booth School of BusinessMBA with Honors, Finance
- Peking UniversityBachelor of Science, Chemistry
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.
Same school
Also attended University of Chicago242
Mark SusterManaging Partner at Upfront VenturesShardul ShahInvestor at Index VenturesSam BlackmanEntrepreneur in Residence at GV (Google Ventures)Clay FisherInvestor at Spark CapitalJonas CiplickasPrincipal at Scale Venture PartnersJulia Gonzalez SandersPartner and General Counsel at Crosslink Capital
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Also attended The University of Chicago Booth School of Business431
Prashant ShahPartner at Monta Vista CapitalNoorPartner at Clear VenturesTinaInvestments & Portfolio Services Team Member at Clear VenturesBill PescatelloInvestor at LightbankGlebFounder and Managing Partner at iTech CapitalRavi RajamonyVice President at March Capital Partners
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Also attended Peking University107
Erica WuInvestment Director at Intel CapitalGiuseppe IademarcoHead of Global Partnership at P101 VenturesLucy BradyHead of Product at Giant Ventures Global LlpLuke TangManaging Partner at G Vision CapitalRaaj RayatPrincipal at AirTree VenturesKathy WangInvestor at Inception Studio Capital
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Shared employers
Also worked at Abingworth17
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 AbbVie36
Nick GasbarroChief of Staff at QED InvestorsJennifer SmoterChief Communications & Governance Officer at Takeda VenturesTakehiko SawabeDirector at Beyond Next VenturesAndrew BierDigital Pharma Advisor at Excelerate Health VenturesShwen GweeDigital Pharma Advisor at Excelerate Health VenturesMelissa LokugamageSenior Venture Associate at 82VS
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Also worked at ZS Associates41
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 GroupIsabel GlassChief of Staff & Investor at Cade VenturesMatheus AbizaidVisiting Investment Analyst at 415 Capital
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Also worked at Campbell Alliance3
Colleagues at Abingworth
Alex Asquith
Counsel at Abingworth
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 Abingworth
Dayle Hogg
Operating Executive at Abingworth
Diya Malhotra
Principal at Abingworth
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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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