Profile
Amanda Cashin is Co-Founder and Head of Illumina Accelerator, a leading company creation engine and investment vehicle focused on building genomics-driven startups.
Founded in Fall 2014 in San Francisco and expanded to Cambridge, UK in Summer 2020, Illumina Accelerator has invested in 74 startups advancing breakthrough applications in genomics, including applications in therapeutics, women’s health, cancer diagnostics, consumer nutrition, agriculture, synthetic biology, and skin microbiome.
Previously, Amanda was Senior Vice President of Alexandria Venture Investments at Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. Amanda also led a team of life science professionals with strong science and business expertise responsible for industry research, company analysis, business development, and thought leadership activities to help position Alexandria at the forefront of the industry.
She earned a Ph.D.
in Chemical Biology from the California Institute of Technology.
Her scientific expertise and peer-reviewed publications are in the fields of biochemistry, organic chemistry, physical chemistry, pharmacology, electrophysiology, and neuroscience.
Amanda Cashin active positions
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Illumina Accelerator
Illumina Accelerator Investment ManagersFinance Illumina Accelerator is a venture capital subsidiary of Illumina, Inc founded in 2014 by Mostafa Ronaghi and Amanda L. Cashin. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California. | Founder | 2014-08-31 |
Former positions of Amanda Cashin
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ALEXANDRIA REAL ESTATE EQUITIES, INC. | Corporate Officer/Principal | 2014-07-31 |
Caltech Biotech | Founder | 2006-01-31 |
W Fund Management LLC
W Fund Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance W Fund Management LLC (W Fund) is a venture capital firm founded in 2012 by Mr. Hamburg Robert. The firm is headquartered in Seattle, Washington. | Investment Committee Member | - |
Training of Amanda Cashin
California Institute of Technology | Doctorate Degree |
University of Colorado Boulder | Undergraduate Degree |
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ALEXANDRIA REAL ESTATE EQUITIES, INC. | Finance |
Private companies | 3 |
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W Fund Management LLC
W Fund Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance W Fund Management LLC (W Fund) is a venture capital firm founded in 2012 by Mr. Hamburg Robert. The firm is headquartered in Seattle, Washington. | Finance |
Illumina Accelerator
Illumina Accelerator Investment ManagersFinance Illumina Accelerator is a venture capital subsidiary of Illumina, Inc founded in 2014 by Mostafa Ronaghi and Amanda L. Cashin. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California. | Finance |
Caltech Biotech |
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