Megan Blewett
InvestorPrincipal at Scion Life Sciences
San Francisco Bay Area
Writes $10K – $100K checks · typically $50K
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.
Invests in
Biotech
Experience
- Scion Life SciencesPrincipalcurrent2025 — presentNew York, New York, United States
- Hertz FoundationBoard Membercurrent2026 — present
- Convergent ResearchBoard Membercurrent2022 — present
- Iris MedicineCo-Founder and President2024 — 2025
- Iris MedicineCo-Founder and VP Corporate Development2022 — 2024
- Kelonia TherapeuticsCo-Founder and Director of Business Development2019 — 2021
- VenrockLife sciences investor2017 — 2020Palo Alto, CA
Skills & more
Languages French · Mandarin
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Investments
Investor
Iris MedicineKelonia Therapeutics
Per the firm's website.
Colleagues at Scion Life Sciences
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Megan Blewett?
- 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.
- Where does Megan Blewett work?
- Megan Blewett is Principal at Scion Life Sciences.
- What does Megan Blewett invest in?
- Megan Blewett invests in Biotech.
- What check size does Megan Blewett write?
- Megan Blewett typically writes checks of $10K – $100K.
- What companies has Megan Blewett invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Iris Medicine, Kelonia Therapeutics.
- Where did Megan Blewett go to school?
- Megan Blewett studied at Harvard University (AB/AM, Chemistry); Scripps Research (Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Chemistry).
Founder mafias
Venrock mafia11
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Scion Life Sciences mafia6
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Scripps Research mafia4
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Same school
Also attended Harvard University1,558
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