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Matt Krisiloff
InvestorFounderPartner at SciFounders · CEO at Conception Bio
San Francisco, California
Writes $400K – $1M checks · typically $400K
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About
Matt Krisiloff is a biotech founder and investor who previously spent most of his career in the software startup world before moving into science company building. He runs SciFounders, a boutique fund focused on founder-led biotech companies, through which he says he has interacted with a couple thousand biotech and health-technology startups over about five years. He is also the founder of Conception, a biotech company he has funded largely with backing from high-net-worth entrepreneur-investors. Across the biotech projects he has run, he says he has personally raised about $100 million, and he writes about biotech fundraising, equity culture for scientists, and the US–China biotech ecosystem.
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AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechHardwareHealthtechMedical Devices
Beyond investing
- Founded
- Runs SciFounders, a boutique fund focused on founder-led biotech companies. Founded the biotech company Conception.
- More
- Previously spent most of his career in the software startup world before moving into science company building. Says he has personally raised about $100 million across the biotech projects he has run. Spent two weeks in June visiting Shanghai, Shenzhen, and Hong Kong meeting biotech founders, scientists, investors, and clinicians.
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Writing
All posts ↗Recent posts focus on biotech startups and founders: observations from a trip through China's biotech ecosystem, advice on fundraising for founder-led biotech companies, and reasons industry scientists should consider starting startups.
The author recounts a two-week trip meeting Chinese biotech founders and investors, finding costs less discounted than expected, company-building less mature than top US firms, and potential for US-China collaboration.
Drawing on raising roughly $100 million, the author explains the current biotech funding landscape, emerging investor categories favoring founder-led companies, and how to tell a compelling, accessible fundraising story.
The author argues industry scientists are well positioned to found startups, citing exposure to real problems, operating experience, co-founder access, and favorable timing during a market downturn.
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Matt Krisiloff?
- Matt Krisiloff is a biotech founder and investor who previously spent most of his career in the software startup world before moving into science company building. He runs SciFounders, a boutique fund focused on founder-led biotech companies, through which he says he has interacted with a couple thousand biotech and health-technology startups over about five years. He is also the founder of Conception, a biotech company he has funded largely with backing from high-net-worth entrepreneur-investors. Across the biotech projects he has run, he says he has personally raised about $100 million, and he writes about biotech fundraising, equity culture for scientists, and the US–China biotech ecosystem.
- Where does Matt Krisiloff work?
- Matt Krisiloff is CEO of Conception Bio and Partner at SciFounders.
- What does Matt Krisiloff invest in?
- Matt Krisiloff invests in AI & Machine Learning, Biotech, Deep Tech, Hardware, Healthtech, Medical Devices.
- What check size does Matt Krisiloff write?
- Matt Krisiloff typically writes checks of $400K – $1M.
- What companies did Matt Krisiloff found?
- Matt Krisiloff founded Conception Bio.
- What companies has Matt Krisiloff invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Bristle, Coherence Neuro, Conception Bio, Instrumentl, Starsky Robotics, The Flex Company.
- What has Matt Krisiloff written?
- Matt Krisiloff has 3 tracked posts on mattkrisiloff.com, including "Chinese Biotech Isn't What You Think", "Fundraising for Founder-led Biotech", "It's a Good Time for Industry Scientists to Start Startups".
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