Robert Paull
InvestorFounderCo-Founder and Venture Partner at Lux Capital · Board director at KALA BIO
San Francisco Bay Area
About
Robert Paull is Co-Founder and Venture Partner at Lux Capital Management, where he focuses on healthcare investments including Cala Health. He has founded or served as CEO of multiple life sciences companies spanning digital therapeutics, vaccines, and ophthalmology, including Mahana Therapeutics, Genocea Biosciences, and Kala Pharmaceuticals. Paull also advises several venture firms and health-focused accelerators, previously co-founded Lux Research, and holds a B.S. in Architecture from the University of Virginia.
Board director at KALA BIO
Intro paths
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KALA BIO's investors · 7
Atlas VentureCambridge · $500K – $1M checks · since 2015Longitude CapitalMenlo Park · $10M – $30M checksLux CapitalNew York · $100K – $100M checks · since 2021National Institutes of Health (NIH)SR One Capital ManagementRedwood CityThird Rock VenturesBoston · $100K – $5M checks · since 2015Ysios CapitalBarcelona · $5.4M – $21.6M checks
Experience
- Cox Exponential (CX2)Advisorcurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Trident TrustAdvisorcurrent2026 — present
- Zelda VenturesAdvisorcurrent2023 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Lux CapitalCo-Founder & Venture Partnercurrent2014 — present
- Lux CapitalCo-Founder & Managing General Partner2000 — 2014
- Sabanci Climate VenturesAdvisorcurrent2023 — presentGreater Los Angeles, CA
- Outsized VenturesAdvisorcurrent2021 — presentLondon, England, United Kingdom
- KyruusBoard Observer2019 — 2025
- KyruusChairman - Audit Committee2013 — 2019Boston, Massachusetts
- KyruusBoard Of Directors2012 — 2019Greater Boston Area
- Broken String BiosciencesAdvisor2022 — 2025United Kingdom
- Appa HealthAdvisor2023 — 2024San Francisco Bay Area
- MacGillivray Freeman FilmsAdvisor2023Laguna Beach, California, United States
- Kala PharmaceuticalsChairman - Nominating & Governance Committee2017 — 2023Waltham, Massachusetts
- Kala PharmaceuticalsBoard Of Directors2009 — 2023Waltham, Massachusetts
- Kala PharmaceuticalsChairman - Audit Committee2014 — 2017
- Kala PharmaceuticalsFounding CEO2009 — 2012Waltham, MA
- Mahana TherapeuticsBoard Of Directors2021San Francisco Bay Area
- Mahana TherapeuticsCo-Founder & CEO2018 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
- Cala HealthCompensation Committee2016 — 2019
- Cala HealthBoard Of Directors2014 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
- Visterra Inc.Board Observer2008 — 2018Cambridge, MA
- Bill & Melinda Gates FoundationAdvisor2010 — 2014
- Genocea BiosciencesChairman - Audit Committee2009 — 2014
- Genocea BiosciencesBoard Of Directors2006 — 2014Cambridge, Massachusetts
- Genocea BiosciencesFounding CEO2006 — 2009Cambridge, MA
- Lux ResearchCo-Founder & Member of Board of Directors2004 — 2008
- Forbes/Wolfe Emerging Tech ReportCo-Founder2001 — 2007
- VMDO ArchitectsChief Technology Officer1998 — 1999
Education
- University of VirginiaB.S., Architecture
Skills & more
Venture CapitalEarly-Stage StartupsFilm ProductionEntrepreneurship25Youth MentoringInfectious DiseasesDigital PublishingOphthalmologyBoard of DirectorsRare DiseasesPublishingRecruiting
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Corporate GovernanceCybersecurityAudit CommitteeRisk ManagementOperations ManagementFundraisingMental HealthImmunologyStrategyRegulatory AffairsDigital TherapeuticsGastroenterologyFrom Robert's professional profile.
Deals · 2
KALA BIOBoard seat
via Lux Capital · filed Nov 2021 · $36.5M raise
KyruusBoard seat
via Lux Capital · filed Sep 2015 · $37M raise
Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.
Other disclosed investments
Board seats
Cala Health
Per SEC Form D filings.
Colleagues at Lux Capital
Adam Goulburn
Investor at Lux Capital
Adam Kalish
Partner, Capital Formation at Lux Capital
Ale Salardi
Executive Assistant at Lux Capital
Alex Nguyen
Partner at Lux Capital
Andrew Wilson
Partner, Legal at Lux Capital
Bibi Masara
Office Manager at Lux Capital
Bilal Zuberi
Founder and Managing Partner at Red Glass Ventures
Brad Gritsch
Finance at Lux Capital
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Robert Paull?
- Robert Paull is Co-Founder and Venture Partner at Lux Capital Management, where he focuses on healthcare investments including Cala Health. He has founded or served as CEO of multiple life sciences companies spanning digital therapeutics, vaccines, and ophthalmology, including Mahana Therapeutics, Genocea Biosciences, and Kala Pharmaceuticals. Paull also advises several venture firms and health-focused accelerators, previously co-founded Lux Research, and holds a B.S. in Architecture from the University of Virginia.
- Where does Robert Paull work?
- Robert Paull is Co-Founder and Venture Partner at Lux Capital and Board director at KALA BIO.
- What boards does Robert Paull sit on?
- Robert Paull holds tracked board seats at Cala Health, KALA BIO, Kyruus.
- Where did Robert Paull go to school?
- Robert Paull studied at University of Virginia (B.S., Architecture).
Founder mafias
University of Virginia mafia74
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Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation mafia8
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Lux Capital mafia8
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Ian PeikonVenture PartnerFounded Cajal Therapeutics +1Josh WolfePartner and Co-FounderFounded Genocea BiosciencesDavid YangPartnerFounded Latus BioTess van StekelenburgPartnerFounded ValthosMichelle FangResidentFounded CerebrasAdam GoulburnAssociateFounded Kallyope
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KALA BIO mafia2
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Kyruus mafia2
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Same school
Also attended University of Virginia400
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 Cox Exponential (CX2)2
Also worked at Sabanci Climate Ventures1
Also worked at Kyruus9
Morgan CheathamPartner and Head of Healthcare and Life Sciences at Breyer CapitalRobert CoppedgeChief Executive Officer at Echo Health VenturesGraham GardnerExecutive Partner at Flare Capital PartnersGary GottliebExecutive Partner at Flare Capital PartnersHend AzzerayerLP Relations at Transform Capital ManagementTom RodgersMcKesson EVP, Chief Strategy Officer at McKesson Ventures
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