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Co-Founder, Chief Technology Officer at Syntax
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Syntax's investors · 8
Astellas Venture Management LLCSouth San Francisco · $200K – $5M checks · since 2025DCVC (Data Collective)Palo Alto · $5M – $25M checks · since 2025DCVC BioPalo Alto · since 2025Draper AssociatesSan Mateo · $500K – $5M checks · since 2025Illumina VenturesFoster City · since 2025Long GameLondon · since 2025Portal InnovationsChicago · since 2025Walder VenturesChicago · since 2025
Co-founders at Syntax
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Ryan ClarkeCo-Founder, Chief Scientific Officer
BM
Brad Merrill, PhDCo-Founder, Head of Innovation
MM
Matt MacDougall, MD, PhDScientific Cofounder, Immunology Physician, Stanford University
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Niko Balanis?
- Co-Founder, Chief Technology Officer at Syntax
- Where does Niko Balanis work?
- Niko Balanis is Co-Founder, Chief Technology Officer of Syntax.
- What companies did Niko Balanis found?
- Niko Balanis founded Syntax.
Founder mafias
University of California, Berkeley mafia1,354
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Case Western Reserve University mafia64
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Sana Biotechnology mafia9
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