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Michael Retchin

Investor

Associate at Petri

New York, New York

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

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

Education

  1. Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical SciencesPhD, Computational Biology2020 — 2024
  2. Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyVisiting Student, Computational Biology2019 — 2020
  3. Columbia UniversityBachelor of Arts (B.A.), Computer Science2016 — 2020
  4. Columbus AcademyHigh School Diploma2015 — 2016
  5. Mills E. Godwin High SchoolScience, Math2012 — 2015

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
Josh Moser
Partner at Petri

Network1

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

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Frequently asked questions

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.

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Also attended Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences12

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Also attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology1,281

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Also attended Columbia University688

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Also attended Columbus Academy8

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Shared employers

Also worked at NewCo9

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Also worked at Pillar VC31

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Also worked at Flagship Pioneering74

Anika GuptaInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Noubar AfeyanInvestor at Flagship PioneeringSamir KaulInvestor at Khosla VenturesCassidy BlundellPartner at Mission BiocapitalDavid KoleskyPrincipal at MPM BioImpactDiana BernsteinDirector at Northpond Ventures

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Also worked at Massachusetts Institute of Technology443

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