Magnet Ventures is a venture capital firm based in San Francisco, California, focused on AI-driven biotech investments. Founded in 2016 by Georgia Lu, the firm identifies the most promising computational biotechnology innovations emerging from university research labs and partners with professors, strategic investors, and companies to accelerate the development of novel therapeutic products.
Magnet Ventures invests in AI biotech companies that are capable of delivering real therapeutic solutions — designing and delivering therapeutic molecules for use in human patients, not just for simulation or exploration. The firm's portfolio spans computational drug discovery, therapeutic delivery, robotics, and healthcare AI. Notable portfolio companies include LiliumX, AtomBioworks, Flux Biosciences, and Regard (HealthTensor), along with successful exits including CloudMinds, a unicorn robotics company.
The team is composed of leading research scientists and top-tier industry experts, including Venture Partner Shan X. Wang, Ph.D. (Stanford Professor of Materials Science & Engineering), and advisors such as Dr. Nancy Chang (Harvard Medical School Ph.D., co-founder of Tanox, acquired by Genentech for $919M) and Darren Platt (former Head of Research at 23andMe). All venture partners are deeply engaged in portfolio companies, contributing to R&D, management, fundraising, and recruiting.
San Francisco, California, United States
"We invest in AI biotech companies that are capable of delivering real therapeutic solutions — designing and delivering therapeutic molecules for use in human patients, not just for simulation or exploration."
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