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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.

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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

Education

  1. ETH ZürichPhD (Dr. sc.), Biomedical Engineering
  2. University of WashingtonM.S., Biomedical Engineering
  3. KTH Royal Institute of Technologymaster's program visiting student, Chemical Engineering
  4. Illinois Institute of TechnologyB.S., Chemical Engineering

Skills & more

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

Languages German · Swedish

From Lina's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended ETH Zürich112

Bastian HasslingerInvestor at Index VenturesSteve VassalloInvestor at Foundation CapitalHelge DaebelPartner, Head of Water at Emerald Technology Ventures AgMaurin DaiInvestment Manager, Physical AI & Robotics at Emerald Technology Ventures AgChristoph FreiPartner, Head of Energy at Emerald Technology Ventures AgMax HeftiInvestment Director - Energy at Emerald Technology Ventures Ag

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Also attended University of Washington162

Andrew ChenGeneral Partner at Andreessen HorowitzVictoria TreygerGeneral Partner at Felicis VenturesAndrewAdvisor at Clear VenturesJoseph HorsmanInvestor at Madrona Venture GroupTed KummertVenture partner at Madrona focused on enterprise infrastructure, data, and intelligent applicationsJohn CarpenterInformation Technology Director at Madrona Venture Group

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Also attended KTH Royal Institute of Technology86

William JilltoftDirector of Strategy and Operations at NorthzoneJohanna OlnénData Analyst at NorthzoneRobin WänlundAssociate at Notion CapitalMagnus BergmanInvestor at Luminar VenturesRajiv DatarEntrepreneur-In-Residence at The Innovation SpaceSriram KrishnanStartup builder and investor

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Also attended Illinois Institute of Technology14

Joseph RuscioI build scalable, fault-tolerant, distributed systems.Victor Pascucci IIIManaging General Partner, Cofounder at Energy Capital VenturesMinni ShahiInvestor at Sand Hill AngelsBarnali BiswalExecutive Team at Hilbert GroupMarc SokolAdvisory Board Member at Florida FundersÁlvaro Meliá NavarroCFO at Mouro Capital

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Shared employers

Also worked at Recursion13

Sundeep PeechuGeneral Partner at Felicis VenturesZachary BogueCo-Founder and Managing Partner at DCVC (Data Collective)David BeyerPartner at Amplify PartnersOmar DhallaPartner at N49PMason VictorsInvestor at EPIC VENTURESNick MarkInvestor at EPIC VENTURES

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Also worked at Enlitic2

Artur BergmanFounder, Fastly at Amplify PartnersSunil DhaliwalGeneral Partner at Amplify Partners

Also worked at University of California, Berkeley142

Paul JennyBoard Chair at CincyTechAndrea van ElsasInvestor at Third Rock VenturesFreada Kapor KleinFounding Partner at Kapor CapitalUlili OnovakpuriManaging Partner at Kapor CapitalRoseanneCo-founder at Renegade PartnersJay ParrishVenture Partner at ARCH Venture Partners

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