About
Marc Martin Casas works on growth-stage life sciences and healthcare investments at Premji Invest. He previously built and led the early-stage practice at Illumina Ventures, backing genomics-focused biotech startups, and earlier ran Illumina Accelerator; he was also on the investment team at Lam Research Capital. He holds a Ph.D. in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering from UC Berkeley, a Masters in Biochemical Engineering from University College London, and a Bachelor's in Biotechnology from Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona.
Invests in
BiotechDigital HealthHealthtech
Experience
- Premji Invest - USGrowth Equity - Biotech/Healthcarecurrent2025 — present
- Biotech Connection - Bay Area, Inc.Board Of Directorscurrent2019 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Biotech Connection - Bay Area, Inc.President2018 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
- Biotech Connection - Bay Area, Inc.Project Manager2018San Francisco Bay Area
- Illumina VenturesGlobal Head, Illumina Ventures Labs2025San Francisco Bay Area
- Illumina VenturesUS Head, Illumina Ventures Labs2023 — 2025San Francisco Bay Area
- IlluminaHead of Illumina Accelerator, San Francisco Bay Area2021 — 2023San Francisco Bay Area
- IlluminaSeed Investments and Development, Illumina Accelerator2019 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
- Rare Genomics InstituteProgram Manager, Rare Genomics Drug Initiative2020 — 2022
- Lam ResearchSummer Associate, Venture Capital2018San Francisco Bay Area
- EVEXIA Bio FundAnalyst2018San Francisco Bay Area
- University of California, BerkeleyGraduate Student Instructor2015
- UCLResearcher2014
Education
- University of California, BerkeleyDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
- UCLMaster's Degree, Biochemical Engineering
- Universitat Autònoma de BarcelonaBachelor of Science (BSc), Biotechnology
Skills & more
Public Speaking8Biochemical EngineeringMetabolic EngineeringProtein Engineering3Genetic Engineering1Biotechnology15Bioprocessing1Process EngineeringMicrofluidicsDesign of ExperimentsMammalian Cell Culture3Aseptic Technique
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CytometryFluorometerELISAWritten & Oral Presentation SkillsCell CultureMolecular BiologyLanguages Catalan · English · German · Spanish
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Colleagues at Premji Invest
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Marc Martin Casas work?
- Marc Martin Casas is at Premji Invest.
- What does Marc Martin Casas invest in?
- Marc Martin Casas invests in Biotech, Digital Health, Healthtech.
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Also attended University of California, Berkeley1,341
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Also attended UCL378
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Also attended Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona70
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Shared employers
Also worked at Biotech Connection - Bay Area, Inc.7
Mira ChaurushiyaManaging Director at Westlake Village BioPartnersJack WangInsights Manager at McKesson VenturesCamella WilsonPrincipal at Northpond VenturesGarrett DempseyInvestor at Endurance28Charles WhiteSenior Associate at Illumina VenturesKevin CyrResearch Associate at Global BioAccess Fund
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Also worked at Illumina Ventures8
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