Vignesh Karthik is a current undergraduate junior at Columbia Engineering studying Applied Mathematics. Previously, he was a Co-Founder of a bio-manufacturing startup called Anthrogen, where he focused his efforts on de-novo protein design using deep learning. Here, he raised a $4.2 million seed round from YCombinator, BoxGroup, Regen Ventures and other notable VCs. He returned to Columbia to focus on his passion for therapeutic design where he is working on new epigenetic therapies. He is also a Visiting Senior Venture Partner at Pioneer Fund, where he invests in promising seed-stage startups across industries. Outside of work, Vignesh loves exploring the coffee scene here in New York!