John Pacifico
InvestorFounderCOO + CFO and General Partner at Canaan Partners · Board director at Transposon Therapeutics
New York
Writes $250K – $20M checks · typically $10M
FoundedTransposon Therapeutics
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
Intro paths
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In turn, John can intro founders to Transposon Therapeutics's investors below.
Transposon Therapeutics's investors · 1
Co-founders at Transposon Therapeutics
DP
Dennis PodlesakExecutive Officer, Director
LR
Lynne R. RollinsExecutive Officer
EW
Eckard Weber, MDExecutive Officer, Director
EW
Eckard Weber, M.D.Executive Officer, Director
Experience
- CanaanGeneral Partnercurrent2018 — presentWestport, Connecticut
- MedEdge HoldingsFounder and Executive Chairmancurrent2025 — presentGreenwich, CT
- AbyrxPresident, Chief Executive Officer, and Member of the Board of Directorscurrent2013 — presentIrvington, NY
- 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
Education
- Kauffman FellowVenture Capital and Entrepreneurship2007 — 2009
- Columbia UniversityMBA2006 — 2007
- Charles F. Dolan School of Business at Fairfield UniversityBachelors of Science & Varsity Baseball
Skills & more
Medical Devices11Pharmaceutical Industry5Business Development5Venture Capital15Lifesciences3Mergers & Acquisitions6Commercialization4Start-ups8Entrepreneurship4Investments3Business Strategy6
From John's professional profile.
Deals · 1
Transposon TherapeuticsBoard seat
via Canaan Partners · filed Dec 2020 · $45.2M raise
Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.
Colleagues at Canaan Partners
Antonio Lepore
Investor at Canaan Partners
Brendan Dickinson
General Partner at Canaan Partners
Brent Ahrens
General Partner at Canaan Partners
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Colleen Cuffaro
Partner at Canaan Partners
Dana Malman Warren
Investor at Canaan Partners
Deepak Kamra
General Partner at Canaan Partners
Evan Teiger
Investor at Canaan Partners
Felipe Ossio
Investor at Canaan Partners
Frequently asked questions
- Where does John Pacifico work?
- John Pacifico is COO + CFO and General Partner at Canaan Partners and Founder 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 companies did John Pacifico found?
- John Pacifico founded Transposon Therapeutics.
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