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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

99

Website

pillar.vc

Investments

CompanyDateStageLead
Catena LabsMay 2026Series ACo-investor
Modulate Bio Inc.Apr 2026Seed RoundCo-investor
Edison ScientificDec 2025SeedCo-investor
Addis EnergyDec 2025SeedCo-investor
Metri BioDec 2025Pre SeedLead
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Key People

Jamie Goldstein

Founding Partner

Alec Nielsen

Venture Partner

John Casey

Venture Partner

Russ Wilcox

Partner

Sarah Hodges

Partner

Thomas de Vlaam

Partner

Tony Kulesa

Principal

Alex M Reinhart

Investor

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HeadquartersBoston, Massachusetts
Year Founded2016

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