About
John Casey previously worked at Flagship Pioneering on a venture creation team, where he helped build the scientific strategy of Epiva (which merged with Evelo Biosciences) and was part of the founding teams of Inari Agriculture, leading its IP and contributing to R&D strategy, and Kintai Therapeutics. He holds a doctorate in biological engineering from MIT, where he developed thermostable de novo enzymes on viral capsid proteins, and earned a B.S. in biological engineering from Louisiana State University.
Invests in
Biotech
Experience
- Ormoni BiosciencesCEOcurrent2025 — presentBoston, Massachusetts, United States
- Pillar VCVenture Partnercurrent2023 — presentBoston, Massachusetts, United States
- Sail BiomedicinesVice President, Head of Business Development2020 — 2023Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
- Sail BiomedicinesCo-Founder2018 — 2023Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
- Flagship PioneeringPrincipal2015 — 2020Cambridge, MA
- Kintai TherapeuticsFounder2016 — 2020Cambridge, MA
- InariCo-Founder2016 — 2019Cambridge, MA
- InariSenior Director, Science & Technology2016 — 2019Cambridge, MA
- Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyPhD Candidate2009 — 2015
- Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCommunication Fellow2013 — 2015
- MIT $100K Entrepreneurship CompetitionAssociate Director2010 — 2011
- Critical Languages ScholarshipVisiting Scholar2009Harbin, China
Skills & more
Cell Culture20Molecular Biology21Biomaterials4Biomedical Engineering11Protein Engineering1Enzyme Kinetics2Microbiology1Genetic Engineering4Entrepreneurship8Microscopy5Biochemistry4Fluorescence Microscopy2
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StatisticsData AnalysisBiotechnologyPCRResearchLife SciencesCell BiologyMatlabLanguages Chinese · English
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Colleagues at Pillar VC
Alec Nielsen
Founder & CEO, Asimov & Venture Partner at Pillar VC
Alex Reinhart
Associate at Pillar VC
Alex Ting
Director of Events & Operations at Pillar VC
Andras Forgacs
Co-Founder & Board Director, Modern Meadow, Fork & Goode, Organovo & Founding Pillar at Pillar VC
Andrea Coravos
Co-founder/CEO, HumanFirst & Venture Partner at Pillar VC
Andy Beck
CEO, PathAI & Founding Pillar at Pillar VC
Ash Ashutosh
CEO, Actifio & Founding Pillar at Pillar VC
Bernhard van Lengerich
CEO at Seeding The Future Foundation. Board Member at Beyond Meat and CSO at General Mills & Founding Pillar at Pillar VC
Frequently asked questions
- Who is John Casey?
- John Casey previously worked at Flagship Pioneering on a venture creation team, where he helped build the scientific strategy of Epiva (which merged with Evelo Biosciences) and was part of the founding teams of Inari Agriculture, leading its IP and contributing to R&D strategy, and Kintai Therapeutics. He holds a doctorate in biological engineering from MIT, where he developed thermostable de novo enzymes on viral capsid proteins, and earned a B.S. in biological engineering from Louisiana State University.
- Where does John Casey work?
- John Casey is CEO, Ormoni & Venture Partner at Pillar VC.
- What does John Casey invest in?
- John Casey invests in Biotech.
- Where did John Casey go to school?
- John Casey studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Biological Engineering); Heilongjiang University (Mandarin Chinese); Louisiana State University (BSBE, Biological Engineering).
Founder mafias
Massachusetts Institute of Technology mafia546
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Elad GilPhDFounded Brain Co.Nat FriedmanBachelor of ScienceFounded XamarinMatt HuangB.S.Founded HotspotsDelian AsparouhovDropoutFounded Nightingale +1Drew HoustonBSFounded Dropbox +1Arash FerdowsiComputer ScienceFounded Dropbox
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Pillar VC mafia17
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Flagship Pioneering mafia14
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Noubar AfeyanFounder and CEOFounded ProFound Therapeutics +12Avak KahvejianGeneral PartnerFounded ProFound Therapeutics +5Geoffrey von MaltzahnGeneral PartnerFounded Sienna Biopharmaceuticals +5Christian SchadeGrowth PartnerFounded Halda Therapeutics +2Phillip SamayoaVentureLabs Entrepreneurial FellowFounded Generation Bio +2Ignacio MartinezPartnerFounded Cibo Technologies +1
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Louisiana State University mafia3
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Heilongjiang University mafia2
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Same school
Also attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology1,387
Fred WilsonCo-founder & Partner at Union Square VenturesElad GilSolo general partner investing through Gil CapitalAileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesHemant TanejaCEO & Managing Director of General CatalystNat FriedmanCo-lead of Meta Superintelligence Labs; co-founder of NFDGBrad FeldCo-founder of Foundry and Techstars
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Also attended Heilongjiang University1
Also attended Louisiana State University37
William P. CrowellInvestor at Alsop Louie PartnersMarkInvestor at Yu GalaxySara KangaspeskaInvestment Director, Innovestor Life Science at Innovestor VenturesTalmadge SingerManaging Director at Advantage Capital PartnersTony ToupsManaging Director at Advantage Capital PartnersKourtney BakerSales Support Associate at Advantage Capital Partners
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Shared employers
Also worked at Sail Biomedicines3
Also worked at Flagship Pioneering76
Anika GuptaInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Noubar AfeyanInvestor at Flagship PioneeringSamir KaulInvestor at Khosla VenturesCassidy BlundellPartner at Mission BiocapitalDavid KoleskyPrincipal at MPM BioImpactDiana BernsteinDirector at Northpond Ventures
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Also worked at Inari5
Also worked at Massachusetts Institute of Technology479
Aileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesMatt HuangCo-founder and Managing Partner at ParadigmMichael TruellCo-founder & CEO of CursorRaquel UrtasunFounder & CEO of WaabiColin WebbFounder & CEO of Avatar RoboticsAdam BryCo-founder & CEO of Skydio
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