About
Ron Alfa is a physician-scientist and biotech entrepreneur serving as Co-Founder and CEO of NOETIK. He holds an MD and PhD from Stanford and previously worked at Recursion (RXRX). His experience includes leading therapeutics teams across discovery and development, with programs in rare disease, oncology, immunology, and neuroscience.
Founder at Noetik
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Noetik's investors · 9
11.2 CapitalLas Vegas · $500K – $3M checks · since 2023Breakout VenturesSan Francisco · $500K – $6M checksCatalio Capital ManagementNew York · since 2023DCVC (Data Collective)Palo Alto · $5M – $25M checks · since 2022EPIC VENTURESSalt Lake City · since 2023Linearis VenturesQuebec CityNorth South VenturesToronto · since 2023Polaris PartnersBoston · $500K – $5M checks · since 2024Zetta Venture PartnersSan Francisco · $1M – $5M checks · since 2023
Co-founders at Noetik
JR
Jacob RinaldiExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter
RA
Ronald AlfaExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter
Experience
- NOETIKCo-Founder & CEOcurrent2022 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- RecursionSenior Vice President, Head of Research (Acting CSO)2021 — 2022
- RecursionSenior Vice President, Translational Medicine2019 — 2021Salt Lake City Metropolitan Area
- RecursionSenior Vice President, Translational Discovery2018 — 2019Salt Lake City Metropolitan Area
- RecursionVice President, Discovery & Product2017 — 2018
- RecursionDirector, Translational Biology2016 — 2017Greater Salt Lake City Area
- The Alliance for Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare (AAIH)Co-founder, Board of Directors, Executive Committee2019
- StartXStaff, StartX Med2015 — 2016
Skills & more
Strategy1Leadership1Neuroscience61Medicine43Drug Discovery19Molecular Biology39Cancer24Research22Biotechnology8Cell Biology18Genetics15Life Sciences12
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ScienceClinical ResearchHealthcareStart-upsDiabetesArtificial IntelligenceEntrepreneurshipProduct ManagementMetabolismGene TherapyBusiness DevelopmentProject ManagementLanguages English
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Ron Alfa, MD, PhD?
- Ron Alfa is a physician-scientist and biotech entrepreneur serving as Co-Founder and CEO of NOETIK. He holds an MD and PhD from Stanford and previously worked at Recursion (RXRX). His experience includes leading therapeutics teams across discovery and development, with programs in rare disease, oncology, immunology, and neuroscience.
- Where does Ron Alfa, MD, PhD work?
- Ron Alfa, MD, PhD is Founder of Noetik.
- What companies did Ron Alfa, MD, PhD found?
- Ron Alfa, MD, PhD founded Noetik.
- Where did Ron Alfa, MD, PhD go to school?
- Ron Alfa, MD, PhD studied at Stanford University School of Medicine (Doctor of Medicine (M.D.), Medicine); Stanford University (Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Neuroscience); Stanford University Graduate School of Business (Certificate, Stanford Ignite: Partnering Innovation and Entrepreneurship).
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Also attended Stanford University School of Medicine82
Jeffrey FinerVenture Partner at Third Rock VenturesRebecca MancusiInvestor at Third Rock VenturesSebastian CaliriInvestment Team at 8VCAlex MorganInvestor at Khosla VenturesLauren PopovAssociate at Westlake Village BioPartnersClare OzawaManaging Director at Versant Ventures
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Also attended Stanford University2,000
Peter ThielCo-founder & Partner at Founders FundReid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockDavid SacksCo-founder & General Partner at Craft Ventures; former White House AI & Crypto CzarKeith RaboisManaging Director at Khosla VenturesGarry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorAlfred LinPartner at Sequoia Capital
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Also attended Stanford University Graduate School of Business1,360
Roelof BothaAdvisor & former Steward at Sequoia Capital; SpaceX board memberPeter FentonGeneral Partner at BenchmarkSteve JurvetsonCo-founder of Future VenturesDavid SzeAdvisory Partner at GreylockKatherine BoyleGeneral Partner at Andreessen Horowitz (American Dynamism)Hunter WalkCo-founder & Partner at Homebrew
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Also attended UC San Diego304
Elad GilSolo general partner investing through Gil CapitalMark SusterManaging Partner at Upfront VenturesChester NgGeneral Partner at AtomicBirgitteInvestor at InvestinorHouman HaghighiPartner, Business & Corporate Development at Menlo VenturesFreya Svedberg-KeatingInvestor at Medicxi
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Shared employers
Also worked at NOETIK5
Also worked at Recursion16
Sundeep PeechuGeneral Partner at Felicis VenturesZachary BogueCo-Founder and Managing Partner at DCVC (Data Collective)David BeyerPartner at Amplify PartnersOmar DhallaPartner at N49PLina NilssonInvestor at EPIC VENTURESMason VictorsInvestor at EPIC VENTURES
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Also worked at The Alliance for Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare (AAIH)1
Also worked at StartX63
Vincent DialloInvestor at DaphniJordan SegallPartner at Redpoint VenturesAmanda DawsonDirector, People Operations at StartXAnkita TiwariPrograms Manager at StartXAnne CaillatVice President, Programs & Community at StartXCameron TeitelmanFounder, CEO & Head of Admissions at StartX
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