About
Robert "Bob" Tepper is a physician-scientist and co-founder of Third Rock Ventures, where he has been a partner since 2007. Before venture, he spent more than three decades building and running R&D organizations in biotech, including serving as president of R&D at Millennium Pharmaceuticals, where he helped transform the company from a drug discovery operation into a fully integrated biopharmaceutical company. He also co-founded Cell Genesys/Abgenix. At Third Rock he concentrates on company formation, scientific strategy, and evaluating new company ideas across the firm's portfolio.
Invests in
BiotechHealthtechMedical Devices
Beyond investing
- Founded
- Co-founded Third Rock Ventures in 2007. Co-founded Cell Genesys/Abgenix.
- Education
- Earned an A.B. in Biochemistry from Princeton University. Earned an M.D. from Harvard Medical School.
- Communities
- Serves as an adjunct faculty member at Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital.
From Robert's own website — common ground for a warm intro.
Deals · 5
Faze MedicinesBoard seat
via Third Rock Ventures · filed Dec 2020 · $81M raise
Neon TherapeuticsBoard seat
via Third Rock Ventures · filed Dec 2017 · $106M raise
Constellation PharmaceuticalsBoard seat
via Third Rock Ventures · filed Dec 2015 · $55.8M raise
KALA BIOBoard seat
via Third Rock Ventures · filed Aug 2015 · $7M raise
Jounce TherapeuticsBoard seat
via Third Rock Ventures · filed Apr 2015 · $56M raise
Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.