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Brian Baynes

Founding Pillar, Pillar VCPillar VCBoston, MA

Current Firm

Pillar VC

Focus

Biotech, Deeptech

About Brian Baynes

Jamie Goldstein is a founding partner at Pillar VC who co-founded an AI speech recognition startup in the 1990s that was acquired by Nuance, and now serves as Founder & Chairman of Petri, a biotech company-creation platform focused on founder-led bio companies. He co-leads Encode: AI for Science, backing companies at the intersection of AI and computational biology, and regularly publishes tactical content for founders on VC mechanics like term sheet negotiation and board dynamics.

Focus Areas

BiotechDeeptechEnterpriseDigital HealthWeb3

Investment Stage

Pre-Seed
Seed
Series A
Series B+