Paul Conley
InvestorManaging Director at Paladin Capital Group Β· Venture Partner at Vertical Venture Partners Β· Venture Partner at OMX Ventures
Palo Alto, California, United States
FoundedTassoTwist Bioscience
About
Paul Conley is a Venture Partner at Vertical Venture Partners with a background as a builder, entrepreneur, and founder. He entered venture capital in 2007 and has spent much of his career working at the intersection of physics, chemistry, and biology. He focuses on backing technical founders addressing hard problems in high-tech, hard-tech, and deep-tech.
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningBiotechCybersecurityDeep TechDefense TechEnterprise SoftwareHardwareHealthtechPropTechSaaSSemiconductors
Experience
- General InceptionCEO & Co-foundercurrent2020 β presentPalo Alto, California, United States
- Vertical Venture PartnersVenture Partnercurrent2015 β presentPalo Alto, CA
- Paladin Capital GroupManaging Director for Venture Studio Operationscurrent2007 β presentWashington DC-Baltimore Area
- Constructive BioBoard Membercurrent2022 β presentCambridge, England, United Kingdom
- 10X Genomicsfmr Board Member (NASDAQ: TXG)current2012 β presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Twist Biosciencefmr Board Member (NASDAQ: TWST)current2013 β presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Aralez BioBoard Observercurrent2024 β present
- Partillion BioscienceBoard Membercurrent2023 β present
- Attune Neurosciences, Inc.Board Membercurrent2022 β present
- Alida BiosciencesBoard Membercurrent2021 β present
- Tactile Therapeutics, Inc.Board Membercurrent2022 β present
- Menlo MicroBoard Membercurrent2015 β presentIrvine, CA
- VoiceCare AIStrategic Advisorcurrent2024 β present
- Delix TherapeuticsInvestor (co-founder)current2018 β present
- Inscripta, Inc.Board Observercurrent2017 β presentBoulder, CO
- COMPASS Pathways plcInvestor (NASDAQ: CMPS)current2020 β present
- Ginkgo Bioworks, Inc.Investor (NYSE: DNA)current2013 β presentCambridge, MA
- Mythic Therapeutics, Inc.Investorcurrent2020 β present
- Tasso, Inc.Board Observercurrent2018 β presentGreater Seattle Area
- Edifice Health, Inc.Board Membercurrent2020 β present
Education
- UC San DiegoPhD, AMES (Computational Physics)1995 β 1999
- UC San DiegoME, Bioengineering1993 β 1995
- University of VirginiaMS/BS, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering1988 β 1993
Skills & more
Strategy16Leadership41Management21Venture Capital73Strategic Partnerships42Business Development63Start-ups94Entrepreneurship28Business Strategy26Business Planning23Mergers & Acquisitions8Product Management12
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Private EquityProduct MarketingCorporate DevelopmentTeam BuildingMarketing StrategyCleantechManagement ConsultingRecruitingFinancial ModelingBiotechnologyEmerging MarketsSemiconductorsFrom Paul's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended UC San Diego217
Mark SusterManaging Partner at Upfront VenturesBirgitteInvestor at InvestinorHouman HaghighiPartner, Business & Corporate Development at Menlo VenturesFreya Svedberg-KeatingInvestor at MedicxiJamie MontgomeryCo-Founder & Managing Partner at March Capital PartnersAbbie CelnikerInvestor at Third Rock Ventures
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Also attended University of Virginia341
Alexis OhanianFounder & General Partner of Seven Seven SixAndy FligelSenior Managing Director at Intel CapitalKandace ElamVice President of GTM Talent at Menlo VenturesTrevor KienzleInvestor at Correlation VenturesFrank RotmanCo-Founder and Partner Emeritus at QED InvestorsMegan LightcapPartner, Creator Fund at Slow Ventures
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Shared employers
Also worked at Menlo Micro7
Marianne WuVenture Partner at Congruent VenturesIra EhrenpreisFounder and Managing Partner at DBL PartnersPaul ConleyChairman & CEO at GENERAL INCEPTIONDr. Paul ConleyVenture Partner at Vertical Venture PartnersCraig AsherManaging Director at OMX VenturesBennett CohenPartner at Piva Capital
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Also worked at COMPASS Pathways plc3
Also worked at Isolation Bio Inc.3
Also worked at Anomali6
Paul KwanInvestment Team at General CatalystDeepak JeevankumarManaging Director at Dell Technologies CapitalPaul ConleyChairman & CEO at GENERAL INCEPTIONDr. Paul ConleyVenture Partner at Vertical Venture PartnersTom ReillyCraft Advisory Board at Craft VenturesEric Ver PloegPartner at Tunitas Ventures
Colleagues at Paladin Capital Group
Alan Barton
Senior Advisor at Paladin Capital Group
Alex van Someren
Strategic Advisor at Paladin Capital Group
Alexander Krespi
Associate at Paladin Capital Group
Alf Andreassen, PhD
Global Security Expert at Paladin Capital Group
Andrea Rigoni
Strategic Advisor at Paladin Capital Group
Andrew Mallory
Capital Development Senior Associate at Paladin Capital Group
Brenda Chia
Chief of Capital Development at Paladin Capital Group
Bryan Smith
Technical Advisor at Paladin Capital Group


















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