4 investors at Pillar VC, based in Boston, MA with $400M under management.
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Founding Pillar, Pillar VC
Brian Baynes is a Founding Pillar at Pillar VC, a venture capital firm investing across biotech, deeptech, enterprise, digital health, and web3. In his role, Baynes identifies and partners with innovative founders building transformative technologies across these high-impact sectors. His investment thesis spans both traditional life sciences and cutting-edge computational fields, reflecting Pillar VC's commitment to backing breakthrough innovations. Through his work at the firm, Baynes focuses on early-stage opportunities where scientific advancement and technological disruption converge. His expertise spans multiple domains, positioning him to evaluate complex technical ventures and support founders navigating the intersection of biology, physics, software, and healthcare. Baynes maintains an active presence in the venture community and can be reached through his LinkedIn profile.
Founding Partner, Pillar VC
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.
Partner, Pillar VC
Partner at Pillar VC, where he focuses on early-stage investments across a diverse range of technology sectors including artificial intelligence, fintech, enterprise software, and emerging technologies. Wilcox brings extensive operational and investing experience to his role at Pillar VC, working closely with entrepreneurs to build category-defining companies. His investment approach spans multiple sectors from traditional enterprise SaaS and cybersecurity to cutting-edge areas like robotics, climate technology, and biotechnology. At Pillar VC, Wilcox is known for his hands-on approach with portfolio companies and his ability to identify promising opportunities across varied technology verticals. His broad sector coverage reflects Pillar VC's strategy of backing exceptional founders regardless of industry, focusing on companies that leverage technology to solve significant market problems.
Partner, Pillar VC
Sarah Hodges is a Partner at Pillar VC, a venture capital firm focused on backing innovative companies across multiple high-growth sectors. With expertise spanning biotech, deeptech, enterprise software, digital health, and Web3, Hodges brings a diversified investment perspective to her portfolio. At Pillar VC, she focuses on identifying and supporting entrepreneurs building transformative technologies and solutions that address complex market challenges. Her investment thesis encompasses both emerging scientific innovations and scalable business models, positioning her to evaluate opportunities at the intersection of cutting-edge technology and commercial viability. Through her work at Pillar VC, Hodges actively engages with founding teams to drive growth and value creation in some of today's most dynamic and rapidly evolving sectors.
Pillar VC's investment team consists of 4 professionals, headquartered in Boston, MA and managing $400M in assets. The team brings diverse backgrounds and specialized expertise to evaluate and support portfolio companies.
Across the team, Pillar VC's investors cover expertise in Biotech, Deeptech, Enterprise, Digital Health, Web3, AI, Fintech, Consumer. This breadth of sector knowledge enables the firm to evaluate opportunities across multiple verticals and provide specialized post-investment support to founders.
Pillar VC has 4 investors and partners on their team, based in Boston, MA. Each team member brings specialized expertise across different sectors and investment stages.
Pillar VC's team consists of 4 investment professionals. View individual investor profiles above for detailed backgrounds, focus areas, and portfolio companies.
Pillar VC manages approximately $400M in assets under management with a team of 4 investment professionals, headquartered in Boston, MA.
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