Bob Nelsen

Angel Investor

Co-Founder and Managing Director of ARCH Venture Partners; leads early-stage biotech and life sciences company creation from breakthrough science.

Chicago, United States · 1+ investments · 1 portfolio companies

Seed
Early Stage
Biotech
Genomics
Life Sciences
Therapeutics
Headquarters
Chicago, United States
Portfolio Company
1
Total Investment
1
Last Investment
Sep 2025
Geographic Focus
United States

Investment Thesis

Co-founds and backs companies built on disruptive science from top research institutions, taking deep science risk to create transformative biotechnology and life sciences companies.

Bob Nelsen is an Angel Investor based in Chicago, United States. It has made 1 investment, including Colossal Biosciences. Focus areas include Biotech and Genomics.

Portfolio1

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Venture Capital ×10 · Accelerator ×1 · Family Office ×1 · 2 shared rounds

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