Petri

Petri is a Boston-based venture firm and startup accelerator focused on formation-stage companies at the intersection of biology and engineering. Rather than developing its own therapeutic pipeline, Petri provides pre-seed and seed capital, mentorship, talent recruiting, intellectual property support, lab access, and company-building resources to founders creating new biotech and bioengineering businesses. Its portfolio spans human health, therapeutics, tools, food, agriculture, biomaterials, and sustainability. The organization was launched with support from Pillar VC and a network of prominent biotech entrepreneurs and academic founders. For a biotech analyst, Petri is best understood as an enabling platform for biotech company creation rather than a drug developer with an internal pipeline.