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Peter Kolchinsky

Investor

Managing Partner at RA Capital

Boston, Massachusetts

Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M

FoundedCalimmuneG1 TherapeuticsIcosavaxLantos TechnologiesNature's ToolboxSojournix

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Experience

  1. RA Capital ManagementManaging Partnercurrent2001 — presentBoston, MA
  2. No Patient Left BehindSteering Committee Membercurrent2020 — present
  3. National Academy of SciencesBoard Member, Board on Global Science and Technology2009 — 2012

Education

  1. Harvard UniversityDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Virology
  2. Cornell UniversityBachelor of Arts (B.A.), Biological Sciences

Same school

Also attended Cornell University559

Doug LeonePartner at Sequoia Capital; former Global Managing PartnerJenny LeeSenior Managing Partner at Granite AsiaNeeraj AgrawalGeneral Partner at Battery VenturesMichelle FernandesInvestor at Index VenturesMicah RosenbloomGeneral Partner at Founder CollectiveAlexandra FarmerPrincipal at Intel Capital, North America

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Shared employers

Also worked at National Academy of Sciences6

Paul KimLearning & Development at Roble VenturesDr. Sean KirkpatrickFormer Deputy Director of Intelligence, U.S. Space Command at NEW VISTA CAPITALAshok ShrivastavaSVP, Chief Data Officer at Synapse PartnersGolnaz BorgheiPrincipal at APEX VenturesSean KirkpatrickSenior Advisor – Science & Technology at NEW VISTA CAPITALRob CarlsonManaging Director at Bioeconomy

Deals · 11

Nature's ToolboxBoard seat

via RA Capital · filed May 2025 · $15M raise

Vaxess Technologies, Inc.Board seat

via RA Capital · filed Feb 2025 · $10M raise

Freenome HoldingsBoard seat

via RA Capital · filed Dec 2021 · $300M raise

ARS PharmaceuticalsBoard seat

via RA Capital · filed Sep 2021 · $55M raise

IcosavaxBoard seat

via RA Capital · filed Apr 2021 · $99.7M raise

SojournixBoard seat

via RA Capital · filed Nov 2018 · $44M raise

Antera TherapeuticsBoard seat

via RA Capital · filed Sep 2017 · $3.1M raise

Lantos TechnologiesBoard seat

via RA Capital · filed Aug 2017 · $3M raise

G1 TherapeuticsBoard seat

via RA Capital · filed Jul 2016 · $50M raise

CalimmuneBoard seat

via RA Capital · filed May 2015 · $16M raise

Wave Life SciencesBoard seat

via RA Capital · filed Feb 2015 · $11.8M raise

Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.

Colleagues at RA Capital

Alyssa Larson
Investor at RA Capital
Andrew Levin
Partner at RA Capital
Anthony Arceci
Senior Associate at RA Capital
Anurag Kondapalli
Principal at RA Capital
Dan Marks
Principal at RA Capital
Daniel Bahcheli
Investor at RA Capital
David Migl
Associate at RA Capital
Derek DiRocco
Partner at RA Capital

Network2

Amir Nashat
Entrepreneur Partner at Polaris Partners
Bill Gates
Founder at Breakthrough Energy Ventures

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