Fundraising Fox

Paul Conley

Investor

Managing 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

  1. General InceptionCEO & Co-foundercurrent2020 β€” presentPalo Alto, California, United States
  2. Vertical Venture PartnersVenture Partnercurrent2015 β€” presentPalo Alto, CA
  3. Paladin Capital GroupManaging Director for Venture Studio Operationscurrent2007 β€” presentWashington DC-Baltimore Area
  4. Constructive BioBoard Membercurrent2022 β€” presentCambridge, England, United Kingdom
  5. 10X Genomicsfmr Board Member (NASDAQ: TXG)current2012 β€” presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  6. Twist Biosciencefmr Board Member (NASDAQ: TWST)current2013 β€” presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  7. Aralez BioBoard Observercurrent2024 β€” present
  8. Partillion BioscienceBoard Membercurrent2023 β€” present
  9. Attune Neurosciences, Inc.Board Membercurrent2022 β€” present
  10. Alida BiosciencesBoard Membercurrent2021 β€” present
  11. Tactile Therapeutics, Inc.Board Membercurrent2022 β€” present
  12. Menlo MicroBoard Membercurrent2015 β€” presentIrvine, CA
  13. VoiceCare AIStrategic Advisorcurrent2024 β€” present
  14. Delix TherapeuticsInvestor (co-founder)current2018 β€” present
  15. Inscripta, Inc.Board Observercurrent2017 β€” presentBoulder, CO
  16. COMPASS Pathways plcInvestor (NASDAQ: CMPS)current2020 β€” present
  17. Ginkgo Bioworks, Inc.Investor (NYSE: DNA)current2013 β€” presentCambridge, MA
  18. Mythic Therapeutics, Inc.Investorcurrent2020 β€” present
  19. Tasso, Inc.Board Observercurrent2018 β€” presentGreater Seattle Area
  20. Edifice Health, Inc.Board Membercurrent2020 β€” present

Education

  1. UC San DiegoPhD, AMES (Computational Physics)1995 β€” 1999
  2. UC San DiegoME, Bioengineering1993 β€” 1995
  3. University of VirginiaMS/BS, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering1988 β€” 1993

Skills & more

Strategy16Leadership41Management21Venture Capital73Strategic Partnerships42Business Development63Start-ups94Entrepreneurship28Business Strategy26Business Planning23Mergers & Acquisitions8Product Management12
+12 morePrivate EquityProduct MarketingCorporate DevelopmentTeam BuildingMarketing StrategyCleantechManagement ConsultingRecruitingFinancial ModelingBiotechnologyEmerging MarketsSemiconductors

From Paul's professional profile.

Same school

Shared employers

Colleagues at Paladin Capital Group