About
Sophia Lai is a venture associate at 82VS and co-founder in residence at a stealth-mode company. She holds a PhD in chemistry with research focused on targeted protein phosphorylation, degradation, and induced proximity.
Experience
- Stealth CompanyCo-Founder, EIRcurrent2025 β present
- Voro TherapeuticsHead of Operationscurrent2023 β present
- Voro TherapeuticsBoard Observer2023 β 2025
- 82VSVenture Associatecurrent2022 β presentWaltham, Massachusetts, United States
- Broad Institute of MIT and HarvardNSF Graduate Research Fellow2017 β 2022Cambridge, Massachusetts
- Harvard UniversityTeaching Fellow2018 β 2019Cambridge, Massachusetts
Colleagues at 82VS
Andrei Ramirez-Valdez
Venture Associate at 82VS
Andrew Peterson
Founder / EIR at 82VS
Arthur Suckow
Investor at 82VS
Caitlin Tolman
Chief Operating Officer at 82VS
Colby Jordan
Vice President, Capital Formation at 82VS
Dongxing Zha
Founder / EIR at 82VS
Errik Anderson
Board Director at Basecamp Fund
Hemanta Baruah
Founder / EIR at 82VS
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Sophia Lai?
- Sophia Lai is a venture associate at 82VS and co-founder in residence at a stealth-mode company. She holds a PhD in chemistry with research focused on targeted protein phosphorylation, degradation, and induced proximity.
- Where does Sophia Lai work?
- Sophia Lai is Venture Associate at 82VS.
- Where did Sophia Lai go to school?
- Sophia Lai studied at Harvard University (Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Chemistry); Cornell University (Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Chemistry).
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