Creating a world 
free of disease

We strive to make rare medical breakthroughs routine. Historically, creating medicines has relied on semi-empirical, artisanal processes defined by trial, error, and long feedback delays.

Using the power of AI, Xaira is working to eliminate the bottlenecks and constraints across the entire drug development continuum.

Awards

our team

We’ve built a team dedicated to reinventing how medicines are created

2

Nobel Laureate Board Members

100+

Combined Years of AI and Drug Development Experience

25+

Cumulative Drugs Approved

$1B

In Fundraising

Board of Directors

Vik Bajaj
Director

Vik Bajaj

Co-CEO and Co-Founder, Prometheus

Carolyn R. Bertozzi
Director

Carolyn R. Bertozzi

Nobel Laureate, Stanford Professor

Kaye Foster
Director

Kaye Foster

Former SVP, Global Human Resources, Onyx

Alex Gorsky
Director

Alex Gorsky

Co-Founder and General Partner, ICONIQ Capital; Former Chairman & CEO, Johnson & Johnson

Scott Gottlieb
Director

Scott Gottlieb

Partner, NEA; Former FDA Commissioner

Stephen Knight
Director

Stephen Knight

President & Senior Managing Partner, F-Prime

Mathai Mammen
Director

Mathai Mammen

CEO, President and Chairman, Parabilis Medicines

Robert Nelsen
Director

Robert Nelsen

Founder, ARCH Venture Partners

Richard Scheller
Director

Richard Scheller

Chairman of R&D, Bridgebio; Former EVP, Genentech and Lasker Award Laureate

Marc Tessier-Lavigne
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer

Marc Tessier-Lavigne

Former Chief Scientific Officer, Genentech; President Emeritus, Stanford University

Bryan White
Director

Bryan White

Co-Founder & Chief Investment Officer, Sahsen Ventures

Sean Parker
Board Observer

Sean Parker

Founder & Chairman, Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy (PICI)

Jim Tananbaum
Board Observer

Jim Tananbaum

Founder & CEO, Foresite Capital

Advisors

Scientific Advisor

Anima Anandkumar

Board Member & Scientific Advisor

Mathai Mammen

Advisor

Tim Behrens

Scientific Advisor

David Baker

Scientific Advisor

Diane Mathis

Advisor

Richard Heyman, PhD

Scientific Advisor

Regina Barzilay

Board Member & Scientific Advisor

Richard Scheller

Advisor

Jeff Jonker

Board Member & Scientific Advisor

Carolyn R. Bertozzi

Scientific Advisor

Sarah Teichmann

Advisor

George Kadifa

Scientific Advisor

Chris Garcia

Scientific Advisor

Jonathan Weissman, Ph.D

Advisor

Olivia Zetter

Scientific Advisor

Rod MacKinnon

investors

We seek extraordinary scientists, engineers, and operators