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Civilization VC

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Venture + mentor capital focused on essential innovations in health/bio. Founded by serial life sciences entrepreneur @ShahramSN. RTs/likes ≠ endorsements. 🩺🧬

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Shahram Seyedin-Noor (@shahramsn) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Our ⁦Civilization VC⁩ team is on the ground in Boston/Cambridge, here visiting folks in Boston’s most beautiful modern building… that’s a giant pink bear hanging on to the glass behind us!

Our ⁦<a href="/CivilizationVC/">Civilization VC</a>⁩ team is on the ground in Boston/Cambridge, here visiting folks in Boston’s most beautiful modern building… that’s a giant pink bear hanging on to the glass behind us!
Shahram Seyedin-Noor (@shahramsn) 's Twitter Profile Photo

There’s a lot happening in Boston’s biotech hub - and Civilization VC co Nanite bio is at the 💙 of the action. Polymer based delivery solutions for cell and gene therapies.

There’s a lot happening in Boston’s biotech hub - and <a href="/CivilizationVC/">Civilization VC</a> co Nanite bio is at the 💙 of the action. 

Polymer based delivery solutions for cell and gene therapies.
Shahram Seyedin-Noor (@shahramsn) 's Twitter Profile Photo

If the past 150 years was the age of understanding *evolutionary biology*, the next 100 will be the age of "r/evolutionary" biology where scientists - and mostly AI - will rewrite the genetic code of life to enhance our immunity, increase longevity + boost our intelligence...

If the past 150 years was the age of understanding *evolutionary biology*, the next 100 will be the age of "r/evolutionary" biology where scientists - and mostly AI - will rewrite the genetic code of life to enhance our immunity, increase longevity + boost our intelligence...
Shahram Seyedin-Noor (@shahramsn) 's Twitter Profile Photo

I had the privilege of visiting one of our most important Civilization VC investments today - Foresight Diagnostics Inc.. We spun it out of Stanford University with the first check, and we’ve stayed by the founders’ sides ever since. Our Boulder HQ are a testament to advanced #biotech - one of the

I had the privilege of visiting one of our most important <a href="/CivilizationVC/">Civilization VC</a> investments today - <a href="/ForesightDx/">Foresight Diagnostics Inc.</a>. We spun it out of <a href="/Stanford/">Stanford University</a> with the first check, and we’ve stayed by the founders’ sides ever since. 

Our Boulder HQ are a testament to advanced #biotech - one of the
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Civilization VC is investing heavily to accelerate new medicines using #AI 👉 that's why we're excited about Tahoe Therapeutics (Formerly Vevo), co-founded by an all-star team Nima Alidoust John Lacsa Hani Goodarzi Kevan Shokat "Imagine accelerating the discovery of new therapeutics through the development of

Shahram Seyedin-Noor (@shahramsn) 's Twitter Profile Photo

I don't think "fake it till you make it" works in #biotech. You're better off spending your time in the lab, making a major breakthrough, THEN seeking public attention. Not the other way around. Agree? 🗳️👇

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Prime Medicine (public company) is now valued less than what we sold Rewrite for to Intellia ($200M). Rewrite had only raised $2M, with Civilization VC as sole VC - team was 5 people. Exited in under 2 years. Prime has raised >$500M... Timing is everything.

Shahram Seyedin-Noor (@shahramsn) 's Twitter Profile Photo

My simple post got >9K views -- because it hit a nerve about the importance of timing + luck, biotech market cycles and how mega funded companies can run into indigestion despite their big money and big names. The Rewrite story is also an exemplar of what makes Civilization VC

David R. Liu (@davidrliu) 's Twitter Profile Photo

In a medical milestone, a customized base editor was developed, characterized in human and mouse cells, tested in mice, studied for safety in non-human primates, cleared by U.S. FDA for clinical trial use, manufactured as a complex with an LNP, and dosed into a baby with a severe,

In a medical milestone, a customized base editor was developed, characterized in human and mouse cells, tested in mice, studied for safety in non-human primates, cleared by <a href="/US_FDA/">U.S. FDA</a> for clinical trial use, manufactured as a complex with an LNP, and dosed into a baby with a severe,
Johnny Yu (@iamjohnnyyu) 's Twitter Profile Photo

It was great to give a talk to the community about Tahoe-100M! Big thanks to our partners in science Parse Biosciences and Ultima Genomics for making projects like Tahoe the new gold standard in single cell. More to come stay tuned 😉🎙️#tahoe100m #singlecell

Shahram Seyedin-Noor (@shahramsn) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Still early days, but perhaps a thawing of the markets? Congrats to the founders and builders at Hinge Health on this big milestone! #digitalhealth endpts.com/hinge-health-p…

Shahram Seyedin-Noor (@shahramsn) 's Twitter Profile Photo

AI is the future for #biotech and #HealthcareInnovation. Keep up the great work Chris Gibson + team... visionary, early pioneers. Lots of leaders emerging in this new AI era, including our own Outpace Bio Tahoe Therapeutics (Formerly Vevo) Omada Health at Civilization VC!

Shahram Seyedin-Noor (@shahramsn) 's Twitter Profile Photo

VCs are herd animals, but YOU don't have to be one. Just remember - there's also a price for taking risks, and reward. I've seen both sides of the coin. Creative destruction - an integral part of the capitalist process. New businesses are born, old ones perish. In #biotech,

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The Sovereign Research Trust — a perpetual engine for scientific progress powered by the very breakthroughs it enables. An evergreen fund seeded by a portion of commercial revenues from any product that originates through publicly funded research (e.g., NIH grants). Instead of

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Congrats to Civilization VC portfolio company Antheia on their huge $56M financing - a notable milestone in this environment! "We have the most creative and independent workforce in the U.S. that enables what’s considered impossible to become possible – we allow our

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Congrats to our portfolio company Omada Health! Minutes ago they transitioned from a private company to becoming a publicly listed company on Nasdaq! A new chapter for digital health.

Shahram Seyedin-Noor (@shahramsn) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Omada Health IPO - what a privilege to be along for the ride with these amazing founders, tackling some of the most important problems in healthcare today. Nasdaq knows how to put on a show - it’s like a Hollywood studio in here! Sean Duffy Civilization VC #OmadaIPO

<a href="/omadahealth/">Omada Health</a> IPO - what a privilege to be along for the ride with these amazing founders, tackling some of the most important problems in healthcare today. 

<a href="/Nasdaq/">Nasdaq</a> knows how to put on a show - it’s like a Hollywood studio in here!

<a href="/seanduffy/">Sean Duffy</a> <a href="/CivilizationVC/">Civilization VC</a> #OmadaIPO