Zavain Dar
Founder · Investor
Now Board Member, Recursion; Founder, Achira
Latest on AI4S.fyiFunding · Aug 17 · Partner, DimensionLanyon AI · Round (unnamed) · $10.6MAccount linked from dimensioncap.com · Avatar from their X account, taken 2026-09-28
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Affiliations
About
Zavain Dar is listed among Achira's founders and sits on its board. He co-founded the venture firm Dimension with Adam Goulburn and Nan Li; it launched in January 2023, after Dar and Goulburn left their posts as partners at Lux Capital. Dimension invests where biotech and software meet.
Read on 2026-09-29; for current roles see Affiliations above. Read at: achira.ai ↗ · fortune.com ↗ · statnews.com ↗
Founded
- AchiraDrug discovery · 2023 · 1 round on record · disclosed $33M · Seed $33M
Background: Dimension (co-founder, managing partner) (as the company's own announcements put it)
Co-founders: John Chodera, Theofanis Karaletsos
Backed byDimension
Linked funding records
- Lanyon AIScience models and AI scientists · Round (unnamed) · 2026-08-17 · $10.6M
Chai DiscoveryProtein design · Series C · 2026-07-14 · $400M
Helixon (Earendil Labs)Protein design · Round (unnamed) · 2026-03-20 · $787MDimension Capital Founding Managing Partner · source ↗
EnvedaDrug discovery · Series B · 2022-12-21 · $68M- EnvedaDrug discovery · Series A · 2021-06-22 · $51M
Lux Capital Partner · source ↗
LabGeniusDrug discovery · Series A · 2019-10-22 · $10MLux Capital Director · joined the board · source ↗
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