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Michael Retchin

Investor

Associate at Petri

New York, New York

Writes $250K – $500K checks · typically $250K

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606 people in our graph share verified history with Michael — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Anika GuptaunlockedMichael: together at Flagship Pioneering (2017–2018)
Michael: together at Cellarity
×5Michael: together at Columbia University
×2Michael: together at Massachusetts Institute of Technology

About

Michael Retchin is the founder of NewCo, focused on scientific intelligence. Previously, he worked in biotech funding at Pillar VC, biotech acceleration at Nucleate, and biotech incubation at Flagship Pioneering. His educational background includes studies in automated drug discovery at Cornell, organoid development at MIT, and undergraduate education at Columbia.

Experience

  1. NewCoFoundercurrent2024 — present
  2. NucleateCo-President2023 — 2024
  3. NucleateFounding EVP2020 — 2023
  4. Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterResearcher, Chodera Lab2020 — 2024New York City Metropolitan Area
  5. Pillar VCSenior Associate2020 — 2023
  6. ProFound TherapeuticsMachine Learning2020Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
  7. Flagship PioneeringMachine Learning2017 — 2020Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
  8. Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyResearcher, Shalek Lab2019 — 2020Cambridge, Massachusetts
  9. CellarityFounding Team2017 — 2019Cambridge, Massachusetts
  10. Virginia Commonwealth University Health SystemResearcher, Sarkar Lab2014 — 2015Richmond, Virginia

Skills & more

LeadershipPublic SpeakingEntrepreneurshipBioinformaticsResearchMolecular BiologyEvent PlanningJavaPython

Languages English · Spanish

From Michael's professional profile.

Colleagues at Petri

Brian Baynes
Co-Founder, Midori Health / Kaleido Biosciences & Founding Pillar at Pillar VC
Jamie Goldstein
Founding/Managing Partner at Pillar VC
Josh Moser
Partner at Petri
Tony Kulesa
Partner at Pillar VC

Network1

Brian Baynes
Co-Founder, Midori Health / Kaleido Biosciences & Founding Pillar at Pillar VC

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Michael Retchin?
Michael Retchin is the founder of NewCo, focused on scientific intelligence. Previously, he worked in biotech funding at Pillar VC, biotech acceleration at Nucleate, and biotech incubation at Flagship Pioneering. His educational background includes studies in automated drug discovery at Cornell, organoid development at MIT, and undergraduate education at Columbia.
Where does Michael Retchin work?
Michael Retchin is Associate at Petri.
What check size does Michael Retchin write?
Michael Retchin typically writes checks of $250K – $500K.
Where did Michael Retchin go to school?
Michael Retchin studied at Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences (PhD, Computational Biology); Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Visiting Student, Computational Biology); Columbia University (Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Computer Science).

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Also attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology2,000

Fred WilsonCo-founder & Partner at Union Square VenturesElad GilSolo general partner investing through Gil CapitalAileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesHemant TanejaCEO & Managing Director of General CatalystPhilippe LaffontFounder & CIO of Coatue ManagementNat FriedmanCo-lead of Meta Superintelligence Labs; co-founder of NFDG

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Also attended Columbia University1,122

Ben HorowitzCo-founder & General Partner at Andreessen HorowitzDoug LeonePartner at Sequoia Capital; former Global Managing PartnerChris DixonFounder & Managing Partner of a16z crypto at Andreessen HorowitzKai-Fu LeeChairman of Sinovation Ventures and CEO of 01.AIGabriella GiglioHR & Executive Talent at General CatalystScott BillerInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)

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Also attended Columbus Academy14

Ricky JoshiAdvisor at Springdale VenturesAbram SchottensteinVP of Capital Formation at JUXTAPOSE VENTURESKat RestrepoDirector, Business Development at New York Life VenturesSamuel LevyCo-founding Partner at Lauxera Capital PartnersGokul RaghavanPrincipal at S2G InvestmentsPat FinnFounder and Managing Partner at Finn Capital Partners

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Shared employers

Also worked at NewCo8

Koda WangFounder, Block & ex CCO, Rent the Runway at Giant Ventures Global LlpYusuf JanahiInvestor at HeadlineElla GoldnerCo-Founder, Managing Partner at ZincBrian MerrittFounder/CEO at SeedCathy HanFounder at LevroRyan SelkisFounder at Messari Centralized infra Seed

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Also worked at Pillar VC34

Ellen RubinPartner at Glasswing VenturesChris FaheySVP, Talent & Human Resources at Volition CapitalJamie GoldsteinFounding/Managing Partner at Pillar VCSarah HodgesGeneral Partner at Pillar VCTony KulesaPartner at Pillar VCParker McKeePartner at Pillar VC

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Also worked at Flagship Pioneering88

Anika GuptaInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Noubar AfeyanInvestor at Flagship PioneeringCassidy BlundellPartner at Mission BiocapitalDavid KoleskyPrincipal at MPM BioImpactDiana BernsteinDirector at Northpond VenturesInca ComanVenture Partner at ARCH Venture Partners

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Also worked at Massachusetts Institute of Technology764

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