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Lily Kim

Former Partner at OS Fund

San Diego, California

Writes $1M – $2M checks · typically $1.5M

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About

Lily Kim is a General Partner, Chief Scientific Officer, and Co-founder at Awaken Capital, where the firm invests in early-stage platform companies applying science and engineering to emerging challenges. She has over two decades of experience spanning engineering, business development, and investment, including roles as Partner and Chief Scientist at OS Fund, and has advised biotech and pharmaceutical companies while supporting commercialization efforts at Harvard's Wyss Institute. Kim holds bachelor's and master's degrees in electrical engineering from MIT and a PhD in biomedical engineering from MIT and Harvard as a Hertz Fellow, and serves on the Council of the Hertz Foundation.

Experience

  1. Awaken CapitalGeneral Partner, Chief Scientific Officer, and Co-foundercurrent2023 — present
  2. UC San DiegoMember, Dean's Leadership Council, School of Biological Sciencescurrent2021 — present
  3. Fannie and John Hertz FoundationMember, Fellowship and Program Councilcurrent2014 — present
  4. Fannie and John Hertz FoundationDirector2014 — 2018
  5. NucleateMentor2022
  6. OS FundPartner, Chief Scientist2015 — 2022
  7. Lily Kim ConsultingConsultant2014 — 2015
  8. Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired EngineeringAssociate Director of Platform Development2012 — 2014Boston, MA
  9. MIT Enterprise Forum of CambridgeMember, Innovation Series Committee2012 — 2014Cambridge, MA
  10. FluidicMEMSFounder2009 — 2014
  11. Lily Kim ConsultingConsultant2010 — 2012
  12. Decision ResourcesConsultant2008 — 2010
  13. Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyGraduate Research Assistant, Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology1999 — 2008
  14. Mercedes-Benz AGEngineer1998 — 1999
  15. HPMIT 6-A Master's Thesis1997 — 1998

Skills & more

Strategic Planning13Strategy5Life Sciences32Microfluidics42Biomedical Engineering75Medical Devices61Grant Writing4Medical Diagnostics13Point of Care4Lifesciences28Biotechnology92Nanotechnology14
+12 moreCompetitive IntelligenceStart-upsTechnology TransferR&DMarket ResearchProduct DevelopmentGenomicsSensorsHardware DiagnosticsCorporate DevelopmentMarket Opportunity AssessmentPharmaceutical Industry

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Who is Lily Kim?
Lily Kim is a General Partner, Chief Scientific Officer, and Co-founder at Awaken Capital, where the firm invests in early-stage platform companies applying science and engineering to emerging challenges. She has over two decades of experience spanning engineering, business development, and investment, including roles as Partner and Chief Scientist at OS Fund, and has advised biotech and pharmaceutical companies while supporting commercialization efforts at Harvard's Wyss Institute. Kim holds bachelor's and master's degrees in electrical engineering from MIT and a PhD in biomedical engineering from MIT and Harvard as a Hertz Fellow, and serves on the Council of the Hertz Foundation.
What check size does Lily Kim write?
Lily Kim typically writes checks of $1M – $2M.
Where did Lily Kim go to school?
Lily Kim studied at MIT/Harvard (Ph.D., Biomedical Engineering (Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology)); Massachusetts Institute of Technology (SB, Electrical Engineering); Massachusetts Institute of Technology (M.Eng., Electrical Engineering).

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