John Hamer
InvestorManaging Partner, DCVC Bio at DCVC Bio · Managing Partner, DCVC Bio at DCVC (Data Collective) · Board director at Avicenna Biosciences · Board director at Umoja Biopharma, Inc. · Board director at Pivot Bio
San Francisco, California
Writes $5M – $25M checks · typically $15M
About
Co-founder and Managing Partner of DCVC Bio, focused on computational biology and life sciences investments.
Contact· self-published, not guessed
Likely emails· guessed from name + firm domain, not firm-published
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Invests in
BiotechClimate TechData & InfrastructureDeep TechHardwareHealthtech
Beyond investing
- Education
- Studied at UC Berkeley (Electrical Engineering and Computer Science)
From published sources — common ground for a warm intro.
Board director at Avicenna Biosciences
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In turn, John can intro founders to Avicenna Biosciences's investors below.
Avicenna Biosciences's investors · 1
Board director at Umoja Biopharma, Inc.
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Umoja Biopharma, Inc.'s investors · 7
DCVC (Data Collective)Palo Alto · $5M – $25M checks · since 2021DCVC BioPalo Alto · since 2021K2 HealthVenturesBoston · $10M – $100M checks · since 2021MPM BioImpactBoston · $1M – $15M checks · since 2021Qiming Venture Partners USACambridge · since 2021SoftBank GroupTokyo · since 2021SoftBank Vision FundLondon · since 2021
Co-founders at Umoja Biopharma, Inc.
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Andrew M. ScharenbergExecutive Officer, Director
Board director at Pivot Bio
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In turn, John can intro founders to Pivot Bio's investors below.
Pivot Bio's investors · 13
Breakthrough Energy VenturesBoston · $500K – $50M checks · since 2018Congruent VenturesSan Francisco · $100K – $5M checksDCVC (Data Collective)Palo Alto · $5M – $25M checks · since 2016G2 Venture PartnersPortola Valley · $15M – $25M checksK3 VenturesSingapore · $1.2M – $42M checksManta Ray VenturesLondonNational Science FoundationAlexandria · since 2015OS FundPark Ridge · $1M – $2M checksPrelude VenturesSan Francisco · $100K – $5M checksRaptor GroupMiami BeachSpruce Capital PartnersSouth San FranciscoTekfen VenturesNew York · $1M – $3M checksTemasekSingapore
Co-founders at Pivot Bio
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Alvin TamsirExecutive Officer, Director
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Karsten TemmeExecutive Officer, Director
Experience
- DCVC BioManaging Partnercurrent2018 — present500 2nd Street San Francisco CA
- University of California, Davis Graduate School of ManagementInvited Lecturercurrent2009 — present
- CIATBoard of Trustee2012 — 2018Cali, Colombia
- MonsantoMonsanto Growth Ventures2012 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
- Chromatin, Inc.Chairperson2008 — 2012Greater Chicago Area
- Burrill & CompanyManaging Director2003 — 2011
- Arete TherapeuticsCEO2003 — 2006
- Paradigm Genetics (Icoria)CSO, CEO, VP Business Development1998 — 2003
- Purdue UniversityProfessor of Biological Sciences1988 — 2000
- Academic Press Inc.Editor-In-Chief, Fungal Genetics and Biology1993 — 1999
- DuPontVisiting Scientist1987 — 1989
Skills & more
Biofuels17Lifesciences79Microbiology30Venture Capital67Biotechnology99Drug Development15Genomics54Genetics43Agriculture18Science25Biochemistry10Bioinformatics3
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BiomarkersBiopharmaceuticalsBusiness DevelopmentChemistryClinical DevelopmentClinical TrialsCommercializationCorporate DevelopmentStrategyDrug DiscoveryEmerging MarketsEntrepreneurshipFrom John's professional profile.
Investments
Investor
AtomwiseBlue River Technologies
Per curated public sources.
Colleagues at DCVC Bio
Aimee Villamayor
Office Manager & Executive Assistant, DCVC Bio at DCVC Bio
Carly Smith
Office Assistant, DCVC Bio at DCVC Bio
Christopher Meldrum
Entrepreneur In Residence, DCVC Bio at DCVC Bio
Dr. Adil Anjem
Entrepreneur In Residence, DCVC Bio at DCVC Bio
Dr. Andy May
Operating Partner, DCVC Bio at DCVC Bio
Dr. Emily Park
Principal, DCVC Bio at DCVC Bio
Dr. John Hamer
Managing Partner, DCVC Bio at DCVC Bio
Dr. Justin Kern
Partner, DCVC Bio at DCVC Bio
Frequently asked questions
- Who is John Hamer?
- Co-founder and Managing Partner of DCVC Bio, focused on computational biology and life sciences investments.
- Where does John Hamer work?
- John Hamer is Managing Partner, DCVC Bio at DCVC Bio and Board director at Avicenna Biosciences and Board director at Umoja Biopharma, Inc. and Board director at Pivot Bio.
- What does John Hamer invest in?
- John Hamer invests in Biotech, Climate Tech, Data & Infrastructure, Deep Tech, Hardware, Healthtech.
- What check size does John Hamer write?
- John Hamer typically writes checks of $5M – $25M.
- What companies has John Hamer invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Atomwise, Blue River Technologies.
- Where did John Hamer go to school?
- John Hamer studied at University of California, Davis (Ph.D, Microbiology); University of Windsor (M.Sc., Biological Sciences); University of Windsor (B.Sc., Biology).
Same school
Also attended University of California, Davis154
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Also attended University of Windsor27
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Shared employers
Also worked at University of California, Davis Graduate School of Management3
Also worked at CIAT1
Also worked at Monsanto34
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