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Accelerator Life Science Partners
Accelerator Life Science Partners catalyzes the development and commercialization of breakthrough biotechnology innovations. They serve as trusted partners and...
Accelerator Life Science Partners
Accelerator Life Science Partners catalyzes the development and commercialization of breakthrough biotechnology innovations. They serve as trusted partners and deliver a complete toolkit to enhance the odds of success for early-stage biotech companies. They are company builders who work hands-on with entrepreneurs to develop breakthrough science.
General information
Firm type
Asset Manager
Year founded
2014
Location
Region
North America
Country
United States
City
Seattle
Corporate office
Seattle, WA, United States
Additional offices
New York · Pasadena · New Brunswick · Armonk · Chicago · Montclair · Shanghai · Indianapolis
Principals
Thong Le
Senior Managing Director
Kendall Mohler
Senior Managing Director
Alex Tkachenko
Senior Managing Director
Sector focus
Frequently asked questions
Who makes investment decisions at ALSP?
Senior Managing Directors Thong Le, Kendall Mohler, and Alex Tkachenko jointly govern investment decisions. Each holds an advanced degree in a life science or physical science discipline, and the firm's investment committee operates on scientific consensus rather than a pure financial-return analysis. Portfolio company formation requires unanimous agreement on the underlying science's therapeutic or diagnostic potential before capital is deployed.
How is ALSP different from a conventional biotech venture capital fund?
ALSP is a venture studio, not a passive fund. It identifies academic science, writes the business plan, recruits a CEO, provides shared operational infrastructure — lab space, legal, HR — and syndicates the Series A internally. A conventional VC writes a check and monitors quarterly; ALSP acts as a co-founder. This makes the firm structurally closer to Flagship Pioneering or Third Rock Ventures in operating model, though executed at smaller scale and across a network of academic hubs rather than a single campus.
Where are ALSP's portfolio companies geographically concentrated?
The firm operates incubation hubs in Seattle, New York, and Shanghai, with portfolio support offices in Pasadena, New Brunswick, Chicago, and Research Triangle Park. Portfolio company formation clusters near major academic medical centers — University of Washington, Columbia, NYU, UC system campuses, and Shanghai Jiao Tong University — reflecting ALSP's thesis that scientific talent density predicts startup success better than coastal venture ecosystem proximity.
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