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Lina Nilsson

Investor

Venture Partner at EPIC VENTURES

San Francisco, California, United States

About

Lina Nilsson is a Venture Partner at EPIC Ventures and Chief Platform Officer with over a decade of experience leading cross-functional teams in machine learning, biology, engineering, and chemistry. She has directed research spanning from robotics-based data generation to machine learning systems for scientific analysis, and has contributed to technical strategy during M&A, fundraising, and public company transitions. Nilsson has published commentary on women in technology, startup practices, and open science in outlets including the New York Times, Washington Post, and Science, and speaks on applications of AI in biopharma.

Experience

  1. EPIC VenturesVenture Partnercurrent2026 — present
  2. RecursionChief Platform Officer2025 — 2026
  3. RecursionMember of the Executive Leadership Team2024 — 2026
  4. RecursionSenior Vice President, Head of Platform and Product2024 — 2025
  5. RecursionSenior Vice President, Emerging Technologies2024
  6. RecursionVice President of Product2020 — 2024
  7. RecursionSenior Director, Data Science Product2018 — 2020
  8. HardwareXMember of the Editorial Board2016 — 2021
  9. EnliticCOO2015 — 2017San Francisco Bay Area
  10. Investors' CircleGlobal Health Advisory Board member2013 — 2015
  11. University of California, BerkeleyLecturer, International and Area Studies2014 — 2015
  12. University of California, BerkeleyPrincipal Investigator - Social Entrepreneurship2014 — 2015
  13. University of California, BerkeleyInnovation Director2012 — 2015San Francisco Bay Area
  14. University of California, BerkeleyPostdoctoral Researcher2009 — 2012
  15. Tekla LabsDIY Tech Project Founder2010 — 2015

Skills & more

Data Analysis10Scientific Writing6Biomedical Engineering17R&D5Science17Biotechnology5Lifesciences5Nanotechnology22Cell Culture13Microscopy18Molecular Biology10Materials Science7
+12 moreBiomaterialsMarket DevelopmentBioinformaticsChemistryBiochemistryPhysicsCell BiologyProtein ChemistryStrategyMaker MovementOpen ScienceExperimentation

Languages German · Swedish

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Colleagues at EPIC VENTURES

Andy Theurer
Chief Executive Officer - ARUP Laboratories at EPIC VENTURES
Brad Wiskirchen
Investor at EPIC VENTURES
Charles Fisher
Investor at EPIC VENTURES
Chris Stone
Investor at EPIC VENTURES
Craig Jeppson
Investor at EPIC VENTURES
Darren Lee
Investor at EPIC VENTURES
David Liu
Investor at EPIC VENTURES
Dean Robison
Investor at EPIC VENTURES

Frequently asked questions

Who is Lina Nilsson?
Lina Nilsson is a Venture Partner at EPIC Ventures and Chief Platform Officer with over a decade of experience leading cross-functional teams in machine learning, biology, engineering, and chemistry. She has directed research spanning from robotics-based data generation to machine learning systems for scientific analysis, and has contributed to technical strategy during M&A, fundraising, and public company transitions. Nilsson has published commentary on women in technology, startup practices, and open science in outlets including the New York Times, Washington Post, and Science, and speaks on applications of AI in biopharma.
Where does Lina Nilsson work?
Lina Nilsson is Venture Partner at EPIC VENTURES.
Where did Lina Nilsson go to school?
Lina Nilsson studied at ETH Zürich (PhD (Dr. sc.), Biomedical Engineering); University of Washington (M.S., Biomedical Engineering); KTH Royal Institute of Technology (master's program visiting student, Chemical Engineering).

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Shared employers

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Also worked at Enlitic4

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