Mode VC

Rich Aldrich

Founding Partner atLongwood FundBoston
Longwood Fund websiteFirm profile

Rich Aldrich is a Co-Founder and Partner at Longwood Fund. He previously held leadership roles at Vertex Pharmaceuticals and RA Capital Management, LLC.

What Rich can write

Writes checks ofNot reported
Comes in atPre-seed, Seed, Series ACan lead the round
Ownership target7-10%At first check
Email the firm[email protected]The firm's own inbox for founders.

Career

  1. Biogen Inc.
  2. Vertex Pharmaceuticals · Senior Vice President and Chief Business Officer
    1989-2001
  3. RA Capital Management, LLC
  4. Longwood Fund · Co-Founder & Partner
    Now

Companies founded

Sirtris PharmaceuticalsConcert PharmaceuticalsAlnara PharmaceuticalsVerastemVerteroTScan TherapeuticsRA Capital Management, LLCLongwood FundAxial Therapeutics

Investments named in public bios

TScan TherapeuticsSitryxColorescienceVerastemConcert Pharmaceuticals IncSirtrisAlnaraVertexVerteroAxial Therapeutics

Focus

biotechlife sciences

Education

Boston CollegeAmos Tuck School at Dartmouth College, MBA

Also at Longwood Fund

Christoph WestphalCo-Founder & General Partner
Aleks Radovic-MorenoPartner
Vikas GoyalPartner
Sean O'ConnorPrincipal
Aparaajita BalajiAssociate

Partners like Rich

At firms with a similar stage, sector and check size.

Arunas ChesonisManaging Partner, Safar Partners
Ann DeWitt
Ann DeWittGeneral Partner, The Engine
Bruce Booth
Bruce BoothPartner, Atlas Venture
Daniel Gottlieb
Daniel GottliebManaging Director, Broadview Ventures
David Fallace, J.D. / M.B.A.Managing Partner, Cure Ventures
Campbell MurrayCo-Founder & Managing Partner, Double Point Ventures

Alert me when Longwood Fund is active

One email when Rich's firm raises a fund, adds a partner or shows new activity.

Founders and investors at a Mode VC gathering

Send Mode VC your deck

Raising a pre-seed or seed round? We write $1M to $5M first checks and help founders with distribution. A partner reads every deck.

Send your deck

Questions

Who is Rich Aldrich?

Rich Aldrich is a Co-Founder and Partner at Longwood Fund. He previously held leadership roles at Vertex Pharmaceuticals and RA Capital Management, LLC.

How much does Rich Aldrich invest?

Longwood Fund has not reported a check size. It invests at pre-seed, seed, series a.

How do I pitch Rich Aldrich?

Email [email protected], the firm's inbox for founders, and name Rich in the subject. A warm intro from a founder Longwood Fund backed works better.

What did Rich Aldrich do before Longwood Fund?

Biogen Inc.; Senior Vice President and Chief Business Officer at Vertex Pharmaceuticals; RA Capital Management, LLC.

Last updated 2026-10-15. Is this you? Ask for a correction.