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Pillar VC

Pillar VC

Boston, Massachusettspillar.vc

Overview

Pillar VC is a seed-stage venture capital firm based in Boston co-founded by 41 leading CEOs. The firm focuses on supporting founders with seed- and early-stage funding and helps academic researchers translate their findings into groundbreaking new companies. Pillar VC invests in companies across deep tech, enterprise, biotech and crypto.

Year Founded

2016

Portfolio Companies

124

Website

pillar.vc

Investments

Pillar VC investments
CompanyDateStageLead
BoolSiJun 2026SeedCo-investor
MesowareJun 2026Pre SeedLead
Catena LabsMay 2026Series ACo-investor
Modulate Bio Inc.Apr 2026Seed RoundCo-investor
Vivere OncotherapiesJan 2026SeedCo-investor

Key People

Jamie Goldstein

Founding Partner

Alec Nielsen

Venture Partner

John Casey

Venture Partner

Russ Wilcox

Venture Partner

Sarah Hodges

Partner

Thomas de Vlaam

Partner

Tony Kulesa

Principal

Alex M Reinhart

Investor

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Investment Activity

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Firmographic Details

HeadquartersBoston, Massachusetts
Year Founded2016

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