Drew Yashar / Capital Factory — Senior Venture Associate

**Drew Yashar** is a **Senior Associate (Venture) at Capital Factory** — Josh Baer's go-to person for life sciences, biotech, and deeptech deal flow. Drew comes from a family of physicians in Louisville, KY, and initially pursued pre-med before pivoting to startups. He has a degree from Babson College, went through Y Combinator, and worked at UC Berkeley's Innovative Genomics Institute under Nobel Laureate Jennifer Doudna (helping launch the WIES accelerator for academic biotech ventures). Prior roles include early-stage teams at Sympto Health (Kleiner Perkins), Memora Health (a16z/Sequoia, acquired by Commure), Head Editor at BIOS Community (40,000+ global readers), and Alix Ventures (TechBio pre-seed/seed fund).