Ayman A.

Investing in venture and growth-stage companies transforming industries

📍 San Francisco, California, United States🔄 Updated October 2026💼 39 investments📅 10 years investing🗓 Last invested Apr 2024𝕏 @upgrade_to_unlock
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Investor + Board
Apr 2024
Iambic is a clinical-stage AI biotech developing novel medicines using its AI-driven platform. Based in San Diego and founded in 2020, Iambic has assembled a world-class team that unites pioneering AI experts and experienced drug hunters. The Iambic platform has demonstrated delivery of new drug candidates to human clinical trials with industry-leading speed and across multiple target classes and mechanisms of action. Iambic is advancing a pipeline of potential best-in-class and first-in-class clinical assets to address urgent unmet patient need. Learn more at iambic.ai
Investor + Board
Aug 2023
Georgiamune Inc. is a private, science and discovery clinical stage immunotherapeutic biotechnology company focused on reprogramming immune signaling pathways to redirect the immune system to fight diseases. Unique approaches to re-establishing immune balance and groundbreaking scientific discoveries have led to the development of pioneering immune therapeutics for cancer and autoimmune diseases.
Investor + Board
Jan 2023
Precision’s goal is to provide breakthrough treatments for the one billion patients worldwide suffering from neurological illnesses. We are building the only brain–computer interface that is designed to be minimally invasive, safely removable, and capable of processing large amounts of data. To learn more about how Precision is connecting human intelligence and artificial intelligence, visit www.precisionneuro.io.
Investor + Board
Oct 2022
UpStream is the fastest-growing primary healthcare solution provider in the US. We underwrite and support the delivery of value-based care for older patients and people living with chronic conditions. By working in partnership with healthcare practices and clinics we offer a comprehensive risk-free solution for physicians that finances, delivers and sustains better outcomes for everyone. UpStream’s proven risk-free solution for physicians is called GAP-QTM (Guaranteed Advanced Payments for Quality). It combines global risk-management services with embedded professional services — all facilitated and integrated by our state of the art digital platform. GAP-QTM benefits physicians and practices through increased income and professional satisfaction. Patients benefit through reduced hospital admissions, reduced copayments, increased benefits and satisfaction, and improved health. Their informal caregivers also benefit from the significantly reduced burden and stress.
Investor + Board
Jul 2022
Capital Rx is now Judi Health! Navigate to our new page here: https://www.linkedin.com/company/judi-health
Investor + Board
May 2022
Decoding Secreted Proteins for Chronic and Age-Related Diseases
Investor + Board
Mar 2022
Vevo Therapeutics is a biotechnology company using its in vivo drug discovery platform and next generation AI models to uncover better drugs for more patients. The company’s Mosaic platform is the first to make in vivo data generation scalable, with single-cell precision, to capture in vivo context of disease at the first step of drug discovery and to better represent patient diversity in drug response over current in vitro assays. Vevo is using Mosaic to build the world’s largest in vivo atlas of how drugs interact with patient cells and training AI models on its data to find novel targets and drugs undetectable by other technologies. Located in San Francisco, CA, Vevo was founded by a team of inventors and thought leaders who have discovered drugs for “undruggable” targets and invented novel methods in genomics, computational biology, and chemistry. Vevo is backed by leading investors at the intersection of life sciences and technology, including General Catalyst, Wing Venture Capital, Mubadala Capital, AIX Ventures, and Camford Capital. Learn more at www.vevo.ai.
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Feb 2022
At Kallyope, we focus on big health challenges that matter to patients and families. We aim to discover and develop effective, easy to use, and well-tolerated oral agents addressing metabolic, neurological, and gastrointestinal diseases. Inside every human body is a complex, unexplored network of metabolic, neurological, and gastrointestinal interconnections. Our scientists are unlocking the mysteries of this network to develop oral therapies for obesity and diabetes; neurological disorders, including migraine; and gastrointestinal disease, including celiac disease. Based in New York City, we are home to some of the world’s most intrepid scientific minds from the world’s top institutions, working alongside a seasoned team with a proven track record of success in drug discovery and development. Together, we are leveraging multiple sophisticated technologies and internally-developed capabilities to bring fundamentally new solutions to some of the most pressing unmet needs in human health.
Investor
Jan 2022
Dewpoint is the first company to apply the emerging understanding of biomolecular condensates to drug discovery. Dewpoint develops drugs for the vast range of conditions that are regulated by condensates or arise from the dysfunction of condensates. Dewpoint currently has multiple programs across an ambitious pipeline spanning oncology, neurodegeneration, cardiopulmonary, and virology indications, and collaborations with leading global academic and pharmaceutical partners, including Bayer, Merck, and Pfizer. Dewpoint scientists work in Boston, Dresden and Frankfurt to translate condensate biology into breakthrough treatments for diseases previously considered untreatable. 
Investor
Nov 2021
Interline Therapeutics is a drug discovery company focused on systematically elucidating protein communities to define molecular mechanisms of disease. Based on these insights, we are discovering new medicines to treat cancer and inflammatory diseases. Interline is headquartered in Brisbane, CA.
Investor
Oct 2021
Exai Bio is a next-generation liquid biopsy company. Our mission is to enable a world where cancer can be detected early, diagnosed accurately, treated in a personalized and targeted way, and ultimately cured. The company’s proprietary RNA and artificial intelligence-based liquid biopsy platform delivers clinical insights into cancer biology to enable the earliest, most accurate diagnosis of cancer. Exai Bio was founded with technology from the UCSF laboratory of Dr. Hani Goodarzi, and consists of veteran leaders in the RNA biology, liquid biopsy, and artificial intelligence/machine learning fields from both academia (UCSF, Stanford, MIT) and industry (Bluestar, CareDx, Evidation, Google, 23andMe, Deep Genomics). Exai Bio is supported by leading life sciences and tech investors including Section 32, Casdin Capital, and Two Sigma Ventures, who have been integral to advancing cancer diagnostics, and artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies. We know that people are our greatest asset and we are rapidly building a rock-star team of talent. Our people are driven by the mission, inspired by the vision of the future, and are committed to living our core values (integrity, openness, teamwork, exploration, and kindness) that connect us to our work and to one another. What We Value Our core values represent what we stand for as a team. This is what we believe in. Everyday, we strive to align our behaviors to these core values in everything we do. Integrity – Our thoughts and actions are true to science and to people. We do the right thing. Openness – We recognize and respect our differences – and embrace learning from them. Teamwork – We are team players who trust and respect each other. Exploration – We are explorers, putting curiosity into action. Kindness – We are kind whenever possible – and we believe it’s always possible.
Investor
Sep 2021
Brain diseases collectively represent one of the greatest challenges of our generation, affecting upwards of 1.5 billion people. However, treatments for many of the most prevalent brain disorders have been dominated by a single class of drugs, such as serotonin targeting antidepressants for MDD, leaving patients with a high degree of unmet medical need given the lack of diverse treatment options and mechanisms of action. We are taking a fundamentally different approach to the way treatments for brain diseases are developed. Our pipeline is comprised of programs pursuing therapeutically relevant targets implicated in Central Nervous System (CNS) diseases, each targeting a novel mechanism of action with best-in-class pharmacology. Our work is supported by our Precision Toolbox, which integrates a suite of translational, clinical, and computational tools to generate insights that can enable precision medicine approaches. Neumora is relentless in its commitment to discovering, developing and commercializing novel therapies for the 1.5 billion people living with brain diseases.
Investor
Jun 2021
Resilience (National Resilience, Inc.) is a first-of-its-kind manufacturing and technology company dedicated to broadening access to complex medicines and protecting biopharmaceutical supply chains against disruption. Founded in 2020, the company is building a sustainable network of high-tech, end-to-end manufacturing solutions to ensure the medicines of today and tomorrow can be made quickly, safely, and at scale.
Founding Investor
Apr 2021
Our mission is to develop groundbreaking therapies to reverse mitochondrial dysfunction by leveraging a deep mechanistic understanding of mitochondrial biology. Mitochondria are essential energy-converting cellular organelles found in nearly every cell type throughout the body. Dysfunctional mitochondria are involved in more than 50 diseases. The most severe of these are broadly termed mitochondrial diseases, a group of rare genetic conditions which affect individuals of all ages. Mitochondrial dysfunction also plays an important role in more common diseases, including aging-related disorders. At Pretzel, we are developing first-in-class therapeutics that can address mitochondrial dysfunction at its roots. By taking aim at the genetic drivers of mitochondrial dysfunction, we believe our approach could be effective across a wide range of diseases which lack meaningful treatment options today.
Investor
Mar 2021
Alloy Therapeutics is a biotechnology ecosystem company empowering the global scientific community to make better medicines together. From licensing our platforms, to working with us as a trusted discovery service partner, we have collaborated with over 170+ partners and counting including 18 of Fortune 50 Biopharmaceutical companies to enable the discovery of their next breakthrough biologic medicines. With Alloy, you can: • Access our ever-growing stable of antibody and bispecific discovery platforms that blend in vivo and in vitro wet-lab capabilities with AI/ML. Discover with us through our services or by licensing our technologies for use in your lab. • Unlock intracellular targets with the therapeutic potential of T cell receptor (TCR) modalities through our fully integrated Keyway™ TCRm discovery service offering. • Reach genetic disease targets at the nucleic acid level with our novel AntiClastic™ ASO Format, which enhances the molecules potency while minimizing off-target interaction and inflammatory response. • Co-build new biotechnology companies that leverage our core platforms and service capabilities with Alloys affiliated Venture Studio, 82VS. Founded in 2017 and privately funded by visionary investors, Alloy is headquartered in Boston, MA, with labs in Cambridge, U.K.; Basel, CH; and Athens, GA. We reinvest 100% of our revenue back into innovation and access to innovation. Reach out, follow, and visit our website, to learn more about how we can make better medicines, together. https://www.alloytx.com/
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2024
Investor + Board
Apr 2024
Iambic is a clinical-stage AI biotech developing novel medicines using its AI-driven platform. Based in San Diego and founded in 2020, Iambic has assembled a world-class team that unites pioneering AI experts and experienced drug hunters. The Iambic platform has demonstrated delivery of new drug candidates to human clinical trials with industry-leading speed and across multiple target classes and mechanisms of action. Iambic is advancing a pipeline of potential best-in-class and first-in-class clinical assets to address urgent unmet patient need. Learn more at iambic.ai
2023
Co-founder, Chief Financial & Operating Officer
Nov 2023
Salma Health is a comprehensive brain health clinic combining advanced diagnostics, personalized treatment and continuous care under one roof. Our team specializes in mental health, cognitive health and neurological recovery, offering evidence-based therapies for conditions like depression, anxiety, PTSD and brain injury. From your first evaluation to ongoing care, we guide every step of your journey with clarity, compassion and science-driven support.
Investor + Board
Aug 2023
Georgiamune Inc. is a private, science and discovery clinical stage immunotherapeutic biotechnology company focused on reprogramming immune signaling pathways to redirect the immune system to fight diseases. Unique approaches to re-establishing immune balance and groundbreaking scientific discoveries have led to the development of pioneering immune therapeutics for cancer and autoimmune diseases.
Investor + Board
Jan 2023
Precision’s goal is to provide breakthrough treatments for the one billion patients worldwide suffering from neurological illnesses. We are building the only brain–computer interface that is designed to be minimally invasive, safely removable, and capable of processing large amounts of data. To learn more about how Precision is connecting human intelligence and artificial intelligence, visit www.precisionneuro.io.
2022
Investor + Board
Oct 2022
UpStream is the fastest-growing primary healthcare solution provider in the US. We underwrite and support the delivery of value-based care for older patients and people living with chronic conditions. By working in partnership with healthcare practices and clinics we offer a comprehensive risk-free solution for physicians that finances, delivers and sustains better outcomes for everyone. UpStream’s proven risk-free solution for physicians is called GAP-QTM (Guaranteed Advanced Payments for Quality). It combines global risk-management services with embedded professional services — all facilitated and integrated by our state of the art digital platform. GAP-QTM benefits physicians and practices through increased income and professional satisfaction. Patients benefit through reduced hospital admissions, reduced copayments, increased benefits and satisfaction, and improved health. Their informal caregivers also benefit from the significantly reduced burden and stress.
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