Fundraising Fox
Jayson Punwani
InvestorManaging Director, Head of Venture at Abingworth
Menlo Park, California
Writes $15M – $30M checks · typically $22.5M
Find your path to Jayson
Sign up to see every warm intro you have to Jayson
- Paths you didn't know you had: your email and LinkedIn already hold routes to Jayson. We find them for you
- 2nd- and 3rd-degree connections: the friend-of-a-friend routes that take hours to manually find through your inbox or LinkedIn
- Answers now, not in days: momentum is everything in a raise. Skip asking around whether someone knows someone
Days of research, done the moment you sign in, with every route ranked by how warm it is.
About
Jayson Punwani joined Abingworth's Menlo Park office in November 2021 and serves as Head of Venture, with over 20 years in life sciences venture investing, startup leadership, technology transfer, and academic research. He was previously a Senior Partner at Takeda Ventures focused on early-stage biotech and a Senior Principal at Pappas Ventures, and began his career as a research scientist at Bristol Myers Squibb. He holds an M.B.A. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, a Ph.D. in biology from the University of Utah, and a B.S. in biology from the College of New Jersey.
Contact· self-published, not guessed
Invests in
Biotech
Investments
Led
Coho TherapeuticsStrideBioVelosBioXilio
Board seats
AdditionArmagenDirigentGlycomineMyricxPalleon PharmaceuticalsParcaeSolve Tx
Investor
Addition TherapeuticsAura BiosciencesCoLucidLumena PharmaceuticsStridebioXilio Therapeutics
Sources: the firm's website · curated public sources.
Colleagues at Abingworth
Network3
Investors connected to Jayson in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Jayson Punwani?
- Jayson Punwani joined Abingworth's Menlo Park office in November 2021 and serves as Head of Venture, with over 20 years in life sciences venture investing, startup leadership, technology transfer, and academic research. He was previously a Senior Partner at Takeda Ventures focused on early-stage biotech and a Senior Principal at Pappas Ventures, and began his career as a research scientist at Bristol Myers Squibb. He holds an M.B.A. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, a Ph.D. in biology from the University of Utah, and a B.S. in biology from the College of New Jersey.
- Where does Jayson Punwani work?
- Jayson Punwani is Managing Director, Head of Venture at Abingworth.
- What does Jayson Punwani invest in?
- Jayson Punwani invests in Biotech.
- What check size does Jayson Punwani write?
- Jayson Punwani typically writes checks of $15M – $30M.
- What boards does Jayson Punwani sit on?
- Jayson Punwani holds tracked board seats at Addition, Armagen, Dirigent, Glycomine, Myricx, Palleon Pharmaceuticals, Parcae, Solve Tx.
- What companies has Jayson Punwani invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Coho Therapeutics, StrideBio, VelosBio, Xilio, Addition Therapeutics, Aura Biosciences, CoLucid, Lumena Pharmaceutics, Stridebio, Xilio Therapeutics.
- Does Jayson Punwani lead rounds?
- Yes — Jayson Punwani has led 4 tracked investments.
About this profile. Compiled from public sources — Abingworth's own website and public professional profiles — and summarised by Fundraising Fox; every fact is kept with where it came from. Spotted an error, or would rather not be listed? Email privacy@fundraisingfox.com · How we build profiles · Your rights