Nick Naclerio
InvestorPartner at Illumina Ventures
Menlo Park, California
Writes $500K β $10M checks Β· typically $5M
About
Founding Partner of Illumina Ventures focused on companies at the intersection of technology and human health. Previously SVP of Corporate & Venture Development at Illumina Inc., co-founder and Executive Chairman of Quanterix, and CEO of ParAllele BioScience, with earlier venture experience at Motorola Life Sciences and leadership roles at DARPA.
Experience
- Pattern BioscienceBoard Membercurrent2020 β present
- Alamar Biosciences, Inc.Board Membercurrent2020 β present
- DNA ScriptBoard Membercurrent2017 β presentParis Area, France
- Illumina VenturesFounding Partner2016 β 2025San Francisco Bay Area
- Stilla TechnologiesChairman Of The Board2018 β 2025Paris, Γle-de-France, France
- SerImmune Inc.Board Member2016 β 2025Santa Barbara, California Area
- Genome Medical, Inc.Board Member2017 β 2024San Francisco Bay Area
- LetsGetCheckedBoard Member2020 β 2022
- Cradle GenomicsBoard Member2019 β 2022
- Baebies, Inc.Board Member2016 β 2022
- Biota TechnologyBoard Member2017 β 2019Greater San Diego Area
- Twist BioscienceBoard Observer2015 β 2018
- 23andMeBoard Observer2010 β 2016
- IlluminaSVP Corporate & Venture Development2010 β 2016
- IlluminaSVP Corporate Development & General Manager Enterprise Informatics2014 β 2015
- Boreal GenomicsBoard Member2008 β 2013
- QuanterixCoFounder and Chairman2007 β 2010
- True MaterialsExecutive Chairman2007 β 2008
- Parallele BiosciencesCEO2002 β 2005
- ZyomyxChief Business Officer2001 β 2002
Education
- Duke UniversityBS, Electrical Engineering/Computer Science1979 β 1983
- University of MarylandPhD, Electrical Engineering1984 β 1987
- University of CambridgeMS Equiv, Materials Science1983 β 1984
Skills & more
Venture Capital16Genomics59Biotechnology38Lifesciences31Genetics24Start-ups12Corporate Development4Commercialization22Biochemistry12Technology Transfer13Sequencing9Drug Discovery8
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DNAProtein ChemistryR&DMolecular BiologyMedical DevicesBioinformaticsOncologyCellBiomarker DiscoveryLife SciencesFrom Nick's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended Duke University408
Fred EhrsamCo-founder and Senior Advisor at Paradigm; founder of NudgeJeremy LevinePartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersJulie YangVice President at InvestcorpScott RaneyManaging Director at Redpoint VenturesJack Bixby LucasGeneral Partner at Lucas Venture GroupVinnie McSweeneyInvestor at OpenView Venture Partners
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Also attended University of Maryland164
Katrina PagliaChief Legal Officer at Pantera CapitalDaniel DemmerInvestor at OpenView Venture PartnersDan RochkindCFO at Lerer HippeauAaron EpsteinGeneral Partner at Y CombinatorSamir KaulInvestor at Khosla VenturesRajesh SwaminathanInvestor at Khosla Ventures
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Also attended University of Cambridge652
Niko BonatsosInvestment Team at General CatalystGeorgia StevensonInvestor at Index VenturesHannah SealInvestor at Index VenturesAnthony PhilippakisInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Erik NordlanderInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Nic LowdenInvestor at Moonfire Ventures
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Shared employers
Also worked at Pattern Bioscience1
Also worked at DNA Script10
Chris BarbazetteExecutives in Residence at GENERAL INCEPTIONGuillaume BaxterPartner at Sofinnova PartnersKeno GutierrezGeneral Partner at BioGeneration VenturesAndreas JurgeitPartner at GimvPhilippe PeltierPartner at Kurma PartnersWouter MeulemanPartner at Illumina Ventures
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Also worked at Illumina Ventures7
Mara AspinallCo-Founder and Executive Consultant at BlueStone Venture PartnersWouter MeulemanPartner at Illumina VenturesCharles WhiteSenior Associate at Illumina VenturesGreg YapPartner at Menlo VenturesBill WelchVenture Partner at Illuminate VenturesPaul HoerbeltAssociate at Illumina Ventures
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Also worked at Motorola73
Joseph RuscioI build scalable, fault-tolerant, distributed systems.Genping LiuGeneral Partner at Vertex Ventures Sea Management Pte. Ltd.Kip McClanahanGeneral Partner at Silverton PartnersClint ChaoGeneral Partner at Moment Ventures, LlcAnupam RastogiManaging Partner at EMERGENT VENTURESAnshu AgarwalGeneral Partner at Converge
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Colleagues at Illumina Ventures
Abhijit 'Ron' Mazumder, Ph.D.
Partner at Illumina Ventures
Abhijit "Ron" Mazumder
Partner at Illumina Ventures
Alexis Yongmei Ji
Partner at Illumina Ventures
Bill Rastetter
Advisor at Illumina Ventures
Bill Rastetter, Ph.D.
Advisor at Illumina Ventures
Charles Lin
Principal at Illumina Ventures
Charles White
Senior Associate at Illumina Ventures
Charles White, Ph.D.
Principal at Illumina Ventures
Network2
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