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Megan Blewett

Investor

Principal at Scion Life Sciences

San Francisco Bay Area

Writes $10K – $100K checks · typically $50K

30 Under 30 2019 · Healthcare

About

Megan Blewett joined Scion Life Sciences as a Principal on the investment team in 2025. She was previously an investor at Venrock, where she co-founded Kelonia Therapeutics (acquired by Eli Lilly) and Iris Medicine, later taking operating roles at both companies, including serving as President of Iris Medicine. She earned a PhD as a Hertz Fellow from the Scripps Research Institute and holds an AB/AM in chemistry from Harvard.

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Invests in

Biotech

Experience

  1. Scion Life SciencesPrincipalcurrent2025 — presentNew York, New York, United States
  2. Hertz FoundationBoard Membercurrent2026 — present
  3. Convergent ResearchBoard Membercurrent2022 — present
  4. Iris MedicineCo-Founder and President2024 — 2025
  5. Iris MedicineCo-Founder and VP Corporate Development2022 — 2024
  6. Kelonia TherapeuticsCo-Founder and Director of Business Development2019 — 2021
  7. VenrockLife sciences investor2017 — 2020Palo Alto, CA

Education

  1. Harvard UniversityAB/AM, Chemistry2007 — 2011
  2. Scripps ResearchDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Chemistry2012 — 2016

Skills & more

Biochemistry12Mass Spectrometry11Bioinformatics5Molecular Biology10Organic Synthesis10Chemistry10Organic Chemistry8Proteomics5Metabolomics2Immunology7NMR6Biotechnology2

Languages French · Mandarin

From Megan's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended Harvard University1,173

Alfred LinPartner at Sequoia CapitalChris DixonFounder & Managing Partner of a16z crypto at Andreessen HorowitzSarah TavelVenture Partner at BenchmarkDanny RimerPartner at Index VenturesLaela SturdyManaging Partner at CapitalGRyan IsonoDeal Partner at Felicis Ventures

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Also attended Scripps Research4

Elliot WarnerAssociate at Scion Life SciencesOdile RundquistPartner IR&BD at Bioqube VenturesSebastian BrunemeierGeneral Partner at Healthspan CapitalPhilipp SanderAnalyst at SOSV

Shared employers

Also worked at Hertz Foundation3

Cooper RinzlerBreakthrough Energy Ventures at Breakthrough Energy VenturesLily KimPartner at OS FundAlexander Wissner-GrossManaging Director at Reified

Also worked at Convergent Research3

Vishal MainiFounder & Managing Partner at Mythos Ventures Management, LlcDr. Cheryl MartinVenture Partner at Colle Capital PartnersKristin EllisPartner at LOWERCARBON

Also worked at Kelonia Therapeutics1

Patrick ZhangInvestor at Horizons Ventures

Also worked at Venrock77

Yonatan SelaPartner at Square Peg CapitalMark BaileyFounder and Partner Emeritus at DFJPriya BanerjeeSenior Principal at B4 CapitalRyan GilbertFounder and Managing Partner at Launchpad CapitalSean O'MalleyPartner at Launchpad CapitalArif FarooquiVice President, Finance at Cota Capital

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Investments

Investor

Iris MedicineKelonia Therapeutics

Per the firm's website.

Colleagues at Scion Life Sciences

Aaron Kantoff
Managing Partner at Scion Life Sciences
Andreas Loew
Partner at Scion Life Sciences
Dave Katona
Head of Business Development & Investor Relations at Scion Life Sciences
Elliot Warner
Associate at Scion Life Sciences
Huw Nash
Venture Partner at Scion Life Sciences
Jeffrey Edelman
Partner at Scion Life Sciences
Lalo Flores
Venture Partner at Scion Life Sciences
Romesh Subramanian
Venture Partner at Scion Life Sciences