Leo Cui

Leo Cui

General Partner atFoundersX VenturesCambridge, MA

Leo Cui is a biotech expert and General Partner at FoundersX Ventures, with research experience in CRISPR and microfluidics. He co-founded Nucleate and holds a PhD in Bioengineering from Harvard.

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Career

  1. MIT Broad Institute · Postdoc fellow
  2. Nucleate
  3. FoundersX Ventures · General Partner
    Now

Companies founded

Nucleate

Investments named in public bios

Glyphic Bio1910 GeneticsOmniscopeZafrensColabraPalamedrix

Focus

biotechcrisprmicrofluidicscancer diagnosticsdrug discoverybioscience

Education

Harvard University, PhD in Bioengineering

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Who is Leo Cui?

Leo Cui is a biotech expert and General Partner at FoundersX Ventures, with research experience in CRISPR and microfluidics. He co-founded Nucleate and holds a PhD in Bioengineering from Harvard.

How much does Leo Cui invest?

FoundersX Ventures has not reported a check size. It invests at seed.

How do I pitch Leo Cui?

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What did Leo Cui do before FoundersX Ventures?

Postdoc fellow at MIT Broad Institute; Nucleate.

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