Lucas Nivon
InvestorVenture Partner at Argonautic Ventures
Seattle, Washington
Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M
About
Lucas Nivon is co-founder and executive committee member at OpenFold, where he leads the Cyrus team in discovering new biologic drugs through computational algorithms and large-scale wet lab screening. With training in computational biophysics, he oversees development of protein-based therapeutics including CYR212, a candidate for IgG-mediated autoimmune diseases, alongside programs in pulmonary disease and inflammatory gut disorders. Cyrus, spun out of the University of Washington in 2015, has raised over $35 million and collaborates with partners including Janssen, the Broad Institute, and numerous academic and industry organizations.
Experience
- OpenFoldCo-Founder and Executive Committee Membercurrent2022 — present
- Cyrus BiotechnologyCEO and Co-Foundercurrent2014 — presentSeattle, WA
- Argonautic VenturesVenture Partnercurrent2022 — present
- University of WashingtonTranslational Investigator2014 — 2015Seattle, WA
- University of WashingtonPost-Doctoral Fellow2008 — 2014
- PedalAnywhereCo-Founder2012 — 2015Seattle, WA
- Harvard UniversityAssistant Resident Dean and Resident Tutor2003 — 2007
- ETH ZurichVisiting Graduate Student2001 — 2002
Education
- Harvard UniversityPhD, Biophysics2002 — 2008
- Harvard UniversityAB, Biochemistry1997 — 2001
- Hunter College High School
Skills & more
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Protein-protein InteractionsMolecular CloningBusiness StrategyEntrepreneurshipMolecular BiologyBusiness DevelopmentLife SciencesResearchC/C++, perlProtein Biochemistry, Mass SpecSingle-molecule spectroscopyCell CultureLanguages German · Spanish
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Frequently asked questions
- Where does Lucas Nivon work?
- Lucas Nivon is Venture Partner at Argonautic Ventures.
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- Lucas Nivon typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
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