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107 people in our graph share verified history with Kyle — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Sarah LucasunlockedKyle: together at Celesta Capital (2026)
×8Kyle: together at Front Row Ventures
Kyle: together at HaloHealth
×2Kyle: together at McMaster University
About
Kyle Jackson is an Associate at Celesta Capital, focusing on deeptech and life sciences investment. He holds a PhD in Chemical Engineering from McMaster University, where his research addressed bacteriophage-based therapeutics for IBD and other gastrointestinal conditions, and has previously held roles at Amplitude Ventures, Bloom Burton & Co., HaloHealth, and Front Row Ventures, conducting due diligence on over 300 biotech and medtech startups. He has also co-founded two startups, one developing an AI-driven drug discovery platform and another building a remote monitoring device for congestive heart failure.
Experience
- Celesta CapitalAssociatecurrent2026 — presentToronto, Ontario, Canada
- The Clinic | DeGroote Heersink HubBusiness Development Officer2025 — 2026Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- The Clinic | DeGroote Heersink HubStart-up Advisor2022 — 2025Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
- Pre-AmpConsultant2024 — 2026Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Pre-AmpFellow2024Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Front Row VenturesConsultant2024 — 2025
- Front Row VenturesDirector of Investments, ONT2023 — 2024Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Front Row VenturesInvestment Team2022 — 2023Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- HaloHealthAnalyst2023 — 2024Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- HaloHealthVenture Fellow2022 — 2023Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
- Bloom Burton & Co.Scientific Consultant2023 — 2024Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- McMaster SynBioProject Manager2020 — 2023Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
- Phage DirectoryColumn Contributor2021 — 2023
- McMaster-Janssen Diverse Future Leaders ProgramMcMaster-Janssen Leadership Fellow2022Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
- Tenomix Inc.Business Development Consultant2022Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
- McMaster UniversityGraduate Teaching Assistant2021Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
- KardioSmartStrategic Business Development Consultant2020 — 2021Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
- McMaster UniversityGraduate Teaching Assistant2020
- Biohybrids LabUndergraduate Research Assistant | NSERC USRA2019 — 2020McMaster University
- Biohybrids LabThesis Student2019 — 2020McMaster University
- McMaster NEUDOSEOperations Manager & Co-Project Manager2018 — 2020McMaster University
- McMaster NEUDOSETeam Lead - Payload Data and Systems Analysis2017 — 2018McMaster Univeristy
- Toronto High Park FCSenior Referee2010 — 2019Greater Toronto Area, Canada
Skills & more
Management1Analytical Skills1Start-up Ventures1Venture Financing1New Venture Development1Client Relations1StrategyProject ManagementTeam ManagementStrategic PartnershipsInvestmentsCommunication1
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Due DiligenceMedical TechnologyBiotechnologyMedical DevicesMolecular BiologyDrug InteractionsClinical ResearchPharmacologyBusiness StrategyFirst AidCardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)Time Management- Space Biotechnology — Titan | Disruptive Innovation Center🇨🇭
- Health Venture Program — McMaster University
- The Venture Capital Blueprint — Front Row Ventures
From Kyle's professional profile.
Colleagues at Celesta Capital
Anand Chandrasekaran
Managing Partner at Celesta Capital
Andrew Kau
Partner at Walden Catalyst
Anita Rehman
Partner at Celesta Capital
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Arun Kumar
Managing Partner at Celesta Capital
Blake Williams
Chief Operating Officer - Healthcare Advisory Services; Laboratory + Life Sciences at Transwestern
Charles Lespérance
Partner at Celesta Capital
David Goldman
Partner at Celesta Capital
Dena Porter
Business Operations Manager at Webb Investment Network
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Kyle Jackson?
- Kyle Jackson is an Associate at Celesta Capital, focusing on deeptech and life sciences investment. He holds a PhD in Chemical Engineering from McMaster University, where his research addressed bacteriophage-based therapeutics for IBD and other gastrointestinal conditions, and has previously held roles at Amplitude Ventures, Bloom Burton & Co., HaloHealth, and Front Row Ventures, conducting due diligence on over 300 biotech and medtech startups. He has also co-founded two startups, one developing an AI-driven drug discovery platform and another building a remote monitoring device for congestive heart failure.
- Where does Kyle Jackson work?
- Kyle Jackson is Associate at Celesta Capital.
- Where did Kyle Jackson go to school?
- Kyle Jackson studied at McMaster University (Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Bioengineering, Biomedical Engineering, and Gastroenterology); McMaster University (Bachelor of Health Sciences, Biomedical Discovery and Commercialization).
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Shared employers
Also worked at The Clinic | DeGroote Heersink Hub1
Also worked at Front Row Ventures22
Rohan MongaInvestment Associate at Luge CapitalCasy van MaanenAssociate at GTMfundMatthew HeAssociate at White Star CapitalEmmanuelle CoppingerGeneral Partner at Inovia CapitalKaty Yam"The Indiana Jones of ideas" — a connector of people and ideasRebeccaInvestment Manager at BoxOne Ventures
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