John Pacifico
InvestorCOO + CFO and General Partner at Canaan Partners · Board director at Transposon Therapeutics
New York
Writes $250K – $20M checks · typically $10M
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About
John Pacifico joined a healthcare venture team at 20 and pairs CEO experience launching two biosurgical companies as investor with inventing FDA‑cleared surgical products and leading over $1.75B in fundraising.
Invests in
BiotechConsumerDeep TechEnterprise SoftwareFintechHardware
Board director at Transposon Therapeutics
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Transposon Therapeutics's investors · 1
Experience
- CanaanGeneral Partnercurrent2018 — presentWestport, Connecticut
- MedEdge HoldingsFounder and Executive Chairmancurrent2025 — presentGreenwich, CT
- AbyrxPresident, Chief Executive Officer, and Member of the Board of Directorscurrent2013 — presentStamford, CT
- Kairuku, Inc.Founder and Chairmancurrent2013 — presentGreenwich, Connecticut
- PrimeFour TherapeuticsBoard Membercurrent2021 — presentUnited States
- Transposon TherapeuticsBoard Membercurrent2020 — presentUnited States
- AceissBoard Membercurrent2021 — present
- ORTHOCONPresident, Chief Executive Officer, and Member of the Board of Directors2007 — 2013ORTHOCON, Inc.
- CanaanVenture Capitalist2000 — 2007
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Deals · 1
Transposon TherapeuticsBoard seat
via Canaan Partners · filed Dec 2020 · $45.2M raise
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is John Pacifico?
- John Pacifico joined a healthcare venture team at 20 and pairs CEO experience launching two biosurgical companies as investor with inventing FDA‑cleared surgical products and leading over $1.75B in fundraising.
- Where does John Pacifico work?
- John Pacifico is COO + CFO and General Partner at Canaan Partners and Board director at Transposon Therapeutics.
- What does John Pacifico invest in?
- John Pacifico invests in Biotech, Consumer, Deep Tech, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Hardware.
- What check size does John Pacifico write?
- John Pacifico typically writes checks of $250K – $20M.
- What boards does John Pacifico sit on?
- John Pacifico holds tracked board seats at Transposon Therapeutics.
- Where did John Pacifico go to school?
- John Pacifico studied at Kauffman Fellow (Venture Capital and Entrepreneurship); Columbia University (MBA); Charles F. Dolan School of Business at Fairfield University (Bachelors of Science & Varsity Baseball).
Founder mafias
Columbia University mafia454
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Canaan Partners mafia9
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Same school
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