Jean-François Formela
InvestorPartner at Atlas Venture
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Writes $500K – $5M checks · typically $2M
About
Jean-François Formela is a partner at Atlas Venture, where he focuses on novel drug discovery technologies and therapeutics. He joined the firm in 1993 to establish its U.S. life sciences practice. He holds an M.D. from Paris University School of Medicine and an M.B.A. from Columbia University.
Invests in
Biotech
Experience
- Atlas VenturePartnercurrent1993 — present
- Schering-PloughSenior Director1989 — 1993
Education
- Columbia Business SchoolMBA1988 — 1989
- Universite de Paris School of MedicineMD
Same school
Also attended Columbia Business School576
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Shared employers
Deals · 14
Ikena Oncology, Inc.Board seat
via Atlas Venture · filed Jul 2025 · $75M raise
Antares TherapeuticsBoard seat
via Atlas Venture · filed May 2025 · $136.7M raise
Scorpion TherapeuticsBoard seat
via Atlas Venture · filed Jul 2024 · $150M raise
Amagma, Inc.Board seat
via Atlas Venture · filed Dec 2022 · $10M raise
Spero TherapeuticsBoard seat
via Atlas Venture · filed Jul 2021 · $40M raise
IFM CinqueBoard seat
via Atlas Venture · filed Dec 2019
IFM ContinuaBoard seat
via Atlas Venture · filed Dec 2019
IFM QuattroBoard seat
via Atlas Venture · filed Dec 2019
Korro BioBoard seat
via Atlas Venture · filed Jun 2019 · $4M raise
RaNA TherapeuticsBoard seat
via Atlas Venture · filed May 2019 · $47.5M raise
IFM TreBoard seat
via Atlas Venture · filed Aug 2018
IFM TherapeuticsBoard seat
via Atlas Venture · filed Jun 2016
Navitor PharmaceuticalsBoard seat
via Atlas Venture · filed Dec 2015 · $33.3M raise
Intellia TherapeuticsBoard seat
via Atlas Venture · filed Sep 2015 · $70M raise
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