Lily Kim

I connect the world of capital to science that is shaping our future

For over two decades I've been working at the intersection of science and commercial strategy — from engineering to business development to investment.I'm a General Partner, Chief Scientific Officer, and Co-founder at Awaken Capital, where we invest in early-stage platform companies using science and engineering to address problems whose time has come.After studying electrical engineering at MIT (bachelor's and master's) and biomedical engineering at MIT/Harvard (PhD) as a Hertz Fellow, I moved into consulting and business development before joining OS Fund as a Partner and Chief Scientist.I've advised top biotech and pharmaceutical companies, helped research groups at the Wyss Institute at Harvard commercialize their work, and established a community forum for microfluidics commercialization in New England. I also serve on the Council of the Hertz Foundation, which identifies and supports the nation's most promising innovators in science and technology.© 2026 Lily Kim. All rights reserved.