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Noubar Afeyan
InvestorFounderFounder and CEO at Flagship Pioneering · Board director at ProFound Therapeutics · Founding Team at Etiome · Board director at Moderna
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Writes $500K – $15M checks
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About
Noubar Afeyan runs a four‑phase company‑creation process that tests bad ideas with killer questions, numbers early projects for easy shutdown, and applies paranoid optimism shaped by his Armenian immigrant background.
Contact· self-published, not guessed
Invests in
AgTechAI & Machine LearningBiotechClimate TechFoodTechHealthtech
Board director at ProFound Therapeutics
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ProFound Therapeutics's investors · 2
Co-founders at ProFound Therapeutics
AK
Avak KahvejianCo-founder, Chairman
YE
Yann EchelardCo-founder
VM
Vini ManiCo-founder
EW
Erica WeinsteinCo-founder
Founding Team at Etiome
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Etiome's investors · 1
Co-founders at Etiome
KV
Katharine von HerrmannCo-founder
AK
Avak KahvejianFounding Team; Founding CEO
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Scott LipnickFounding Team
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Torben Straight NissenFounding Team; Board Director
YE
Yann EchelardFounding Team; Chief Operating Officer
Board director at Moderna
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Moderna's investors · 7
Aglae VenturesParis · $108K – $5.4M checks · since 2016Blackstone Life SciencesNew York · $20M – $60M checks · since 2016Flagship PioneeringCambridge · $500K – $10M checks · since 2014FPVJackson · $100K – $5M checks · since 2016Khosla VenturesMenlo Park · $5K – $50M checks · since 2016Premji InvestMenlo Park · since 2016RA CapitalBoston · since 2016
Co-founders at Moderna
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Robert LangerDirector
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Noubar Afeyan, Ph.D.Co-founder and Chairman, Moderna; CEO, Flagship Pioneering
Experience
- Flagship PioneeringFounder and CEOcurrent2000 — presentCambridge, MA
- Moderna TherapeuticsCo-Founder and Chairmancurrent2010 — present
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)Member of Executive Committee, MIT Corporationcurrent2016 — presentCambridge, MA
- Generate Biomedicines, Inc.Co-Founder and Chairmancurrent2018 — presentCambridge, MA
- Lila SciencesCo-founder/Founding Chairman, Board membercurrent2022 — presentCambridge, Massachusetts, United States
- Aurora PrizeCo-Founder and Chairmancurrent2014 — presentYerevan, Armenia
- Boston Symphony OrchestraMember Board of Trusteescurrent2008 — present
- Tessera TherapeuticsCo-Founder and Board Member2018 — 2025Cambridge, MA
- IndigoCo-Founder and Board Member2024 — 2025
- Ampersand BiomedicinesCo-founder and Chairman2022 — 2024
- Apriori BioCo-Founder and Chairman2021 — 2024Cambridge, MA
- ProFound TherapeuticsCo-founder and Chairman2021 — 2024
- Montai HealthCo-Founder and Board Member2019 — 2023
- AlltrnaFounding Chairman2018 — 2023
- Omega TherapeuticsCo-Founder and Chairman2016 — 2023Cambridge, MA
- LarondeCo-Founder and Chairman2017 — 2022
- Rubius TherapeuticsCo-Founder and Chairman2014 — 2022Cambridge, MA
- Ring TherapeuticsCo-Founder and Chairman2018 — 2021
- CellarityCo-Founder and Chairman2018 — 2021
- Repertoire Immune MedicinesBoard Member and Co-Founder2016 — 2021Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
- Seres TherapeuticsCo-Founder and Board Member2011 — 2020Cambridge, MA
- Sana Biotechnology, Inc.Board Member2019 — 2020
- Harvard Business SchoolVisiting Lecturer2018 — 2020
- Valo HealthFounding Chairman2018 — 2020
- Cygnal TherapeuticsBoard Member and Co-Founder2016 — 2019
- Kaleido Biosciences, Inc.Co-Founder and Board Member2015 — 2019
- Evelo BiosciencesCo-Founder and Chairman2015 — 2019
- Ohana Biosciences, Inc.Board Member2016 — 2018
- AGBUBoard Member2014 — 2018
- Axcella HealthChairman and Co-Founder2010 — 2018
- CiBO TechnologiesCo-Founder and Board Member2015 — 2017Cambridge, MA
- Codiak BioSciencesCo-Founder and Board Member2015 — 2017
- Joule Unlimited Technologies, Inc.Chairman and Co-Founder2007 — 2017
- MIT Sloan School of ManagementSenior Lecturer2000 — 2016
- BG MedicineCo-Founder and Board Member2001 — 2016
- Ensemble Therapeutics CorporationChairman and Co-Founder2002 — 2016
- Midori Renewables, Inc.Board Member2010 — 2015Cambridge, MA
- Eleven BiotherapeuticsBoard member2010 — 2014
- AffinnovaBoard Member and Founder2002 — 2014
- National Competitiveness Foundation of ArmeniaBoard Member2007 — 2014
Skills & more
Entrepreneurship99Venture Capital99Lifesciences60Biotechnology95Product Innovation25Commercialization56Start-ups99Systems Biology46Hardware Diagnostics14Synthetic Biology18Visionary Thinking19Personalized Medicine35
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Deals · 5
Rubius TherapeuticsBoard seat
via Flagship Pioneering · filed Jun 2017 · $120M raise
Cibo TechnologiesBoard seat
via Flagship Pioneering · filed Mar 2017 · $30.3M raise
Pronutria BiosciencesBoard seat
via Flagship Pioneering · filed Feb 2016
CodiakbioBoard seat
via Flagship Pioneering · filed Nov 2015
BG MedicineBoard seat
via Flagship Pioneering · filed May 2015 · $2.5M raise
Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.
Other disclosed investments
Board seats
Investor
AdnexusAffinnovaAllTrnaAltanaApriori BioAxcellaBIND TherapeuticsCellarityEmpress TherapeuticsEnsemble DiscoveryEvelo BiosciencesExtuitiveGenerate BiomedicinesJoule Unlimited TechnologiesLarondeLS9Metaphore BiotechnologiesModernaOmega TherapeuticsPrologue MedicinesQuotient TherapeuticsSenda BiosciencesSeres TherapeuticsSerif BiomedicinesSesen BioTerrana BiosciencesVesalius TherapeuticsWikiCell Designs
Sources: SEC Form D filings · curated public sources.
Colleagues at Flagship Pioneering
Avak Kahvejian
General Partner at Flagship Pioneering
Geoffrey von Maltzahn
General Partner at Flagship Pioneering
Ignacio Martinez
General Partner at Flagship Pioneering
Jack Nolan
Director, Strategy & Operations at Charlesbank Capital Partners
Karim Lakhani
Investor at Blue Tulip Ventures
Yvonne Hao
MA Secretary of Economic Development & Founding Pillar at Pillar VC
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Noubar Afeyan?
- Noubar Afeyan runs a four‑phase company‑creation process that tests bad ideas with killer questions, numbers early projects for easy shutdown, and applies paranoid optimism shaped by his Armenian immigrant background.
- Where does Noubar Afeyan work?
- Noubar Afeyan is Founding Team of Etiome and Founder and CEO at Flagship Pioneering and Board director at Moderna.
- What does Noubar Afeyan invest in?
- Noubar Afeyan invests in AgTech, AI & Machine Learning, Biotech, Climate Tech, FoodTech, Healthtech.
- What check size does Noubar Afeyan write?
- Noubar Afeyan typically writes checks of $500K – $15M.
- What companies did Noubar Afeyan found?
- Noubar Afeyan founded Etiome, flagship pioneering, Terrana Biosciences.
- What boards does Noubar Afeyan sit on?
- Noubar Afeyan holds tracked board seats at BG Medicine, Cibo Technologies, Codiakbio, Moderna, Moderna, Pronutria Biosciences, Rubius Therapeutics, Seres Therapeutics.
- What companies has Noubar Afeyan invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Adnexus, Affinnova, AllTrna, Altana, Apriori Bio, Axcella, BIND Therapeutics, Cellarity, Empress Therapeutics, Ensemble Discovery, Evelo Biosciences, Extuitive, and 16 more.
- Where did Noubar Afeyan go to school?
- Noubar Afeyan studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (PhD, Biochemical Engineering); McGill University (BS, Chemical Engineering).
Founder mafias
Massachusetts Institute of Technology mafia1,422
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Harvard Business School mafia1,221
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
McGill University mafia267
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Flagship Pioneering mafia29
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Avak KahvejianGeneral PartnerFounded ProFound Therapeutics +6Geoffrey von MaltzahnGeneral PartnerFounded Sienna Biopharmaceuticals +5Lovisa AfzeliusGeneral PartnerFounded AllTrna +3Phillip SamayoaAssociateFounded Generation Bio +2Inca ComanVentureLabs FellowFounded RIPPL Care +1Ignacio MartinezPartnerFounded Cibo Technologies +1
Moderna mafia9
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Dave JohnsonDirector, InformaticsFounded Dash BioAndrew FraleyHead of ChemistryFounded Korro Bio +1Axel BouchonSerial CEO for Moderna Ventures and SVP Moderna Therapeutics, IncFounded Matter NeuroscienceRoi RazSr. Director - Investor RelationsFounded ReBioOrn AlmarssonHead of Delivery SciencesFounded AxelyfTatiana NovobrantsevaChief Scientific Officer, Immuno-Oncology ResearchFounded Verseau Therapeutics
Same school
Also attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology2,000
Hemant TanejaCEO & Managing Director of General CatalystNat FriedmanCo-lead of Meta Superintelligence Labs; co-founder of NFDGBrad FeldCo-founder of Foundry and TechstarsMatt HuangCo-founder and Managing Partner at ParadigmDelian AsparouhovPartner at Founders Fund and co-founder of VardaDrew HoustonCo-founder & CEO of Dropbox
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Shared employers
Also worked at Lila Sciences7
John KimInvestor Relations at General CatalystRuss NashInvestment Committee at Suncoast VenturesScott RobertsonCo-Founder & Managing Partner at Dauntless VenturesSahir AliFounder, General Partner at Modi VenturesManvitha PonnapatiInvestor at E14 FundGeoffrey von MaltzahnGeneral Partner at Flagship Pioneering
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Also worked at Indigo28
Jeff UllrichCFO at Collaborative FundElizabeth GrahamBoard Member at MassChallenge MexicoCourtney CrowellInvestor at &vestJohn MullikenOperating Partner at Prime Impact FundEric JeckSenior Vice President, Corporate and Business Development at RippleNader BekhoucheManaging Partner at BDC Fund Investments (Fund-of-Funds)
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Also worked at Sana Biotechnology, Inc.9
Michael MeePrincipal at Amplitude Venture CapitalGeoffrey von MaltzahnGeneral Partner at Flagship PioneeringElliot TagueFounder at SynsoryBioRyan ClarkeFounder at SyntaxBing LimMD, PhD at ThymmuneGreg HoffmanChief Scientific Officer at Deep Genomics
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Also worked at Kaleido Biosciences, Inc.10
Brian BaynesCo-Founder, Midori Health / Kaleido Biosciences & Founding Pillar at Pillar VCMichael MeePrincipal at Amplitude Venture CapitalNichola EliovitsManaging Partner at Olive Tree CapitalGeoffrey von MaltzahnGeneral Partner at Flagship PioneeringClare FisherSenior Vice President, Business Development and Mergers & Acquisitions at BeiGeneRahul ChaturvediFounder and CEO at Clora
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