About
Patrick Rivers is a Portfolio Manager for aMoon Edge, overseeing the fund's public healthcare investments and leading private therapeutics investments for aMoon Growth. Before joining aMoon in August 2024, he was Managing Director and Head of Research at Aquilo Capital Management, a biotechnology-focused investment fund concentrating on small- and mid-cap public therapeutics companies. He earlier worked as a bench scientist in drug development at Xoma, Exelixis, and Sutro Biopharma, and holds an MBA from UC Berkeley's Haas School of Business and a BS in Chemical Engineering from UCLA.
Invests in
BiotechHealthtech
Director at Plexium
Intro paths
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Plexium's investors · 8
CRV (Charles River Ventures)San Francisco · $250K – $5M checksDCVC (Data Collective)Palo Alto · $5M – $25M checksM VenturesLos Angeles · $10.8M checksNeotribe VenturesMenlo Park · $250K – $2M checksPivotal Life SciencesSan Francisco · since 2025SoftBank Vision FundLondonTCG CrossoverPalo Alto · since 2025The Column GroupSan Francisco · $30M checks
Experience
- aMoon FundPortfolio Managercurrent2024 — presentBoston, Massachusetts, United States
- ISCT, International Society for Cell & Gene TherapyCo-Chair, Business Development and Finance Committeecurrent2018 — present
- Aquilo Capital ManagementManaging Director / Head of Research2014 — 2024San Francisco
- Sutro Biopharma, Inc.Senior Research Associate2011 — 2014
- ExelixisAssociate Research Scientist2009 — 2011
- XOMAProcess Development Assoc. II2005 — 2009
Education
- University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of BusinessMaster of Business Administration (MBA)2013 — 2016
- UCLABS, Chemical Engineering2000 — 2005
Skills & more
Fermentation13Antibodies14Cell Culture8Molecular Biology9Protein Expression10Technology Transfer5ELISA4Western Blotting1SDS-PAGE2HPLC3Assay Development10Protein Purification7
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Patrick Rivers?
- Patrick Rivers is a Portfolio Manager for aMoon Edge, overseeing the fund's public healthcare investments and leading private therapeutics investments for aMoon Growth. Before joining aMoon in August 2024, he was Managing Director and Head of Research at Aquilo Capital Management, a biotechnology-focused investment fund concentrating on small- and mid-cap public therapeutics companies. He earlier worked as a bench scientist in drug development at Xoma, Exelixis, and Sutro Biopharma, and holds an MBA from UC Berkeley's Haas School of Business and a BS in Chemical Engineering from UCLA.
- Where does Patrick Rivers work?
- Patrick Rivers is Portfolio Manager, aMoon Edge at aMoon and Founder at Plexium.
- What does Patrick Rivers invest in?
- Patrick Rivers invests in Biotech, Healthtech.
- Where did Patrick Rivers go to school?
- Patrick Rivers studied at University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business (Master of Business Administration (MBA)); UCLA (BS, Chemical Engineering).
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