Tony Kulesa
InvestorCo-Founder at Petri · Partner at Pillar VC · Board director at Latent Labs Technologies, Inc. · Board director at Matterworks
Boston, Massachusetts
Writes $100K – $10M checks · typically $1M
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About
Tony Kulesa, MIT Biological Engineering PhD and former founding director of MIT BioMakerspace, co-founded biotech incubator Petri then became an investor known for building biotech ecosystems and backing technical founders.
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BiotechCrypto & Web3Deep TechEnterprise SoftwareHardwareHealthtech
Board director at Latent Labs Technologies, Inc.
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Board director at Matterworks
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Board director at Matterworks
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Experience
- Edison ScientificFounding teamcurrent2025 — present
- Pillar VCPartnercurrent2021 — present
- PetriCo-Foundercurrent2019 — presentBoston, Massachusetts
- Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyInstructor, BioMakerspace Director2018 — 2019
- BiomedStartupCofounder and Director2016 — 2019
- Breakout LabsAmbassador2016 — 2018Greater Boston Area
- Broad Institute of MIT and HarvardPhD Research2012 — 2018Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
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Deals · 1
Latent Labs Technologies, Inc.Board seat
via Pillar VC · filed Jan 2025 · $40.5M raise
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Other disclosed investments
Sources: SEC Form D filings · the firm's website.
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Tony Kulesa?
- Tony Kulesa, MIT Biological Engineering PhD and former founding director of MIT BioMakerspace, co-founded biotech incubator Petri then became an investor known for building biotech ecosystems and backing technical founders.
- Where does Tony Kulesa work?
- Tony Kulesa is Co-Founder at Petri and Board director at Latent Labs Technologies, Inc..
- What does Tony Kulesa invest in?
- Tony Kulesa invests in Biotech, Crypto & Web3, Deep Tech, Enterprise Software, Hardware, Healthtech.
- What check size does Tony Kulesa write?
- Tony Kulesa typically writes checks of $100K – $10M.
- What boards does Tony Kulesa sit on?
- Tony Kulesa holds tracked board seats at Latent Labs Technologies, Inc..
- What companies has Tony Kulesa invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Amber, Latent Labs, Nabla Bio, Portal Biotech.
- Where did Tony Kulesa go to school?
- Tony Kulesa studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Biological Engineering); Rutgers University (Bachelor’s Degree, Biomedical Engineering, Math, Chinese).
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