Arc Institute is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit biomedical research organization based in Palo Alto, California. It was co-founded by Stanford University biochemistry professor Silvana Konermann, UC Berkeley bioengineering professor Patrick Hsu, and Stripe CEO Patrick Collison, with Konermann as its inaugura
Arc Institute was launched with initial funding of $650 million.
The institute houses laboratories at its facility at Stanford Research Park and funds projects at partner universities. Carolyn Bertozzi and Aviv Regev serve on its scientific advisory board, and Nat Friedman, Reid Hoffman, and Meta Chief Financial Officer Susan Li serve on its board of directors. Dave Burke, former Vice President of Engineering for Google’s Android division, was named Chief Technology Officer in 2024. Megan van Overbeek, former Vice President of Preclinical Research at Metagenomi Therapeutics, was named Chief Scientific Officer in 2026.
Funding structure Funding focuses on "high risk, high reward" science, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Arc core investigators work within the institute itself, and are gi
Located at 37.408N, 122.149W in the San Francisco Peninsula / Silicon Valley area. Nearest airports: KPAO (Palo Alto), KSJC (San Jose International), KNUQ (Moffett Field).