# Pillar VC

> Pillar VC is a VC fund in Boston backing Biotechnology and Software. See 172 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Boston, United States
- Total investments: 172
- Last investment: Jun 2026
- Lead investor: 17%
- Fund size: $169M
- Last fund: Jul 2021
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/pillar-vc/
- X (Twitter): https://www.twitter.com/pillar_vc
- Website: http://pillar.vc/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pillarvc

Pillar VC is an early-stage Boston-based venture firm co-founded by a group of CEOs who have built highly successful companies, including the leaders of Wayfair, Ginkgo Bioworks, DraftKings, Abridge, ButcherBox and Flywire. We invest in breakthroughs that will define our future, partnering with founders at inception. Our team manages $500M inassets with an active $175M Fund IV; our investments span over 90 companies, 50% with university roots, and we have a strong performance track record.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $1.3M–$11M |
| Pre-Seed | $200k–$5M |
| Series A | $10M–$50M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Biotechnology | 16 | 9% |
| Software | 13 | 8% |
| Health Care | 13 | 8% |
| Information Technology | 12 | 7% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 12 | 7% |

126 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 67 | 39% |
| Series A | 27 | 16% |
| Pre-Seed | 13 | 8% |
| Funding Round | 12 | 7% |
| Series B | 10 | 6% |

9 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 73 | 42% |
| United Kingdom | 3 | 2% |
| Germany | 2 | 1% |
| Spain | 1 | 1% |
| Israel | 1 | 1% |

6 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Parker McKee | Partner | 11 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/parker-mckee-2287 |
| Ash Ashutosh | Co-founder | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ash-ashutosh |
| Emily Batt | Senior Associate | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/emily-batt-a695 |
| Jamie Goldstein | Founder and Partner | 69 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jamie-goldstein |
| Jeremy Hitchcock | Pillar VC Founding Pillar | 9 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jeremy-hitchcock |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| BoolSi | BoolSi is a command line tool for distributed simulations and analysis of synchronous Boolean networks. | $6M | Seed | Jun 18, 2026 |  |
| Mesoware | Mesoware is an automation infrastructure platform that helps manufacturers in designing, installing, and extending robotic automation. | $1.5M | Pre-Seed | Jun 09, 2026 |  |
| Vivere Oncotherapies | Vivere develops targeted cancer therapies that activate the immune system to detect and destroy tumors using engineered bio-platforms. | $10M | Seed | Jan 13, 2026 |  |
| Metri Bio | Metri Bio is a healthcare company that focused on endometrial diseases to improve lives of people. | $5M | Pre-Seed | Dec 02, 2025 |  |
| Addis Energy | Addis Energy is on a mission to alter the way we feed and fuel our society, harnessing the Earth's potential for clean ammonia production. | $8.3M | Seed | Dec 01, 2025 |  |
| Mira | Mira are audio-first smart glasses that "remember everything." | $6.6M | Seed | Nov 24, 2025 |  |
| OpenHands | All Hands AI operates as an open source agent for developers. | $18.8M | Series A | Nov 18, 2025 |  |
| Skeletalis | Skeletalis is a biotechnology startup focused on developing next-generation precision medicines for musculoskeletal diseases, primarily osteoporosis. | $8M | Seed | Nov 17, 2025 |  |
| Tycho AI | Tycho AI is an unmanned aerial vehicle technology (UAV) company building resilient navigation and AI systems for unmanned vehicles | $10M | Series A | Oct 07, 2025 |  |
| Acelab | Acelab is building the operating system for the $2.4 trillion building materials industry, transforming how architects, designers, and building owners discover, specify, and manage material decisions for construction projects. The company's AI-powered platform serves as a comprehensive material intelligence hub that solves a critical painpoint in the architecture and construction workflow - the fragmented and outdated process of researching and selecting building materials. By creating a centralized database with advanced search capabilities, intelligent recommendations, and collaborative project management tools, Acelab connects architects who specify materials with manufacturers who supply them, while streamlining the entire decision-making process from design through procurement. Founded by second-generation architect Vardhan Mehta and led by Executive Chairman Dave Lemont (former CEO of Revit), Acelab is positioned to become the essential infrastructure that powers material decisions across the global construction industry. | $16.6M | Series A | Sep 30, 2025 |  |

10 of 172 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Andreessen Horowitz](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andreessen-horowitz) — VC Fund, 8 deals together
- [General Catalyst](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/general-catalyst-partners) — VC Fund, 8 deals together
- [Founder Collective](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/founder-collective) — VC Fund, 7 deals together
- [Alumni Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alumni-ventures-group) — VC Fund, 6 deals together
- [KdT Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kdt-ventures) — VC Fund, 6 deals together
- [Breyer Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/breyer-capital) — VC Fund, 5 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Pillar VC invest in?

Pillar VC invests primarily in Biotechnology, Software and Health Care startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 172 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Pillar VC's check size?

Pillar VC typically joins rounds of $1.3M–$11M at Seed, $200k–$5M at Pre-Seed and $10M–$50M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Pillar VC participates in.

### How do I contact Pillar VC?

Public channels for Pillar VC include LinkedIn, X (Twitter) and the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### Who are the partners at Pillar VC?

The team at Pillar VC includes Parker McKee (Partner), Ash Ashutosh (Co-founder) and Emily Batt (Senior Associate), among 13 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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