Kieran Chacko
InvestorFounding Member, Coalition Network at Coalition Operators · Venture Partner at Canaan Partners · Incubation Venture Partner at Primary Venture Partners
New York, New York, United States
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Noubar AfeyanunlockedKieran: together at Flagship Pioneering (2019–2024)
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Kieran: together at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Kieran: together at Flagship Pioneering
About
Kieran Chacko is a Venture Partner at Canaan. He has more than 15 years of experience working with startup, small, mid-market, and enterprise businesses across the fintech, payments, and not-for-profit sectors, with a focus on SaaS platforms. His background includes leading marketing, sales, business development, and account management teams, and he serves as a board member for technology startups and non-profit organizations.
Experience
- Primary Venture PartnersVenture Partnercurrent2026 — presentNew York, New York, United States
- Harbinger HealthCo-Founder & Executive Advisorcurrent2019 — presentCambridge, Massachusetts, United States
- Ambrosia Biosciences Inc.Co-Founder & Strategic Advisorcurrent2024 — presentBoulder, Colorado, United States
- Flagship PioneeringPrincipal2019 — 2024Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
- J.P. MorganAnalyst2012 — 2014New York, New York, United States
Colleagues at Coalition Operators
Allison Lee
Investor at Coalition Operators
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Ashley Mayer
Co-founder and full-time GP at Coalition Operators
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Jaclyn Rice Nelson
Co-founder and part-time GP at Coalition Operators
Jonathan Sabbagh
Co-founder at Coalition Operators
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Lindsay Ullman
Co-founder and part-time GP at Coalition Operators
Tade Oyerinde
Investor at Coalition Operators
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Toyin Ajayi
Co-founder and part-time GP at Coalition Operators
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Kieran Chacko?
- Kieran Chacko is a Venture Partner at Canaan. He has more than 15 years of experience working with startup, small, mid-market, and enterprise businesses across the fintech, payments, and not-for-profit sectors, with a focus on SaaS platforms. His background includes leading marketing, sales, business development, and account management teams, and he serves as a board member for technology startups and non-profit organizations.
- Where does Kieran Chacko work?
- Kieran Chacko is Founding Member, Coalition Network at Coalition Operators.
- Where did Kieran Chacko go to school?
- Kieran Chacko studied at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computational Biology, Genetics).
Founder mafias
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai mafia22
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Sebastian BrunemeierHonors Undergrad ThesisFounded Cyclone Therapeutics +1Chase FeigerDoctor of Medicine (M.D.)Founded Ostro +1Howard R. LevinMDFounded Coridea +1Alejo ChornyPost-doctoral FellowFounded Orikines’s WebsiteJason ParagasPhDFounded DVLP MedicinesSevgi GurkanMaster's degreeFounded Perfuse Therapeutics
+ 15 more
Flagship Pioneering mafia21
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Noubar AfeyanFounder and CEOFounded ProFound Therapeutics +13Avak KahvejianGeneral PartnerFounded ProFound Therapeutics +5Geoffrey von MaltzahnGeneral PartnerFounded Sienna Biopharmaceuticals +5Phillip SamayoaVentureLabs Entrepreneurial FellowFounded Generation Bio +2Lovisa AfzeliusGeneral PartnerFounded AllTrna +2Inca ComanVentureLabs FellowFounded RIPPL Care +1
+ 14 more
Primary Venture Partners mafia20
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Adam StoneExpertFounded Speedlancer +1Dana Malman WarrenManager, GTMFounded SendosoBrett MartinEntrepreneur in ResidenceFounded KumospaceBinoy BhansaliAdvisory Board MemberFounded Diverge HealthDevon WatsonVice PresidentFounded Envera SystemsNaren SathiyaExpertFounded Telivy
+ 13 more
Canaan Partners mafia9
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Anne DeGheestExecutive in ResidenceFounded HealthtechcapitalSarah SclarsicInvestment ProfessionalFounded GetaroundStephen BlochGeneral PartnerFounded Allyx Therapeutics, Inc.Tim ShannonGeneral PartnerFounded Quarry TheraDana Malman WarrenVenture PartnerFounded SendosoJohn PacificoCOO + CFO and General PartnerFounded Abyrx
+ 2 more
Coalition Operators mafia5
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Same school
Also attended Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai33
Justin RobenyAssociate at Osage University PartnersOmar Njie, MDPrincipal at AlleyCorpVinod MittaVenture Partner at Floating PointTara BishopInvestor at Black Opal VenturesScott GottliebPartner at New Enterprise Associates (NEA)Sharon HuangAssociate at Tau Ventures
+ 27 more
Shared employers
Also worked at Harbinger Health2
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Also worked at Ambrosia Biosciences Inc.1
Also worked at Flagship Pioneering89
Anika GuptaInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Noubar AfeyanInvestor at Flagship PioneeringCassidy BlundellPartner at Mission BiocapitalDavid KoleskyPrincipal at MPM BioImpactDiana BernsteinDirector at Northpond VenturesInca ComanVenture Partner at ARCH Venture Partners
+ 83 more
Also worked at J.P. Morgan1,312
Cat WuInvestor at Index VenturesRishi ModiInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Akshat GoenkaInvestor at Moonfire VenturesNaseem MoumeneVice President at Northzone, investing across complex and fragmented industries undergoing fundamental shiftsFranklin BiGeneral Partner at Pantera CapitalMegan LightcapPartner, Creator Fund at Slow Ventures
+ 1,306 more