# Michael Mager

> Michael Mager is the New York-based co-founder and CEO of Precision Neuroscience, co-founder and co-chairman of Assembly Software, and a former Ward Ferry partner and portfolio manager. His career connects Asia-Pacific investing, permanent-capital company building at Ridge Road Partners, and the financing and manufacturing operations of a hardware startup.

- **Role:** Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer at Precision Neuroscience
- **Organizations:** Precision Neuroscience, Assembly Software, Ridge Road Partners, Ward Ferry Management, Supply Finance, Maimonides Medical Center
- **Education:** AB; studied history and literature, Harvard College, MPhil in Economic History, University of Cambridge
- **Known for:** Co-founded Precision Neuroscience and leads its fundraising, recruitment, communications, strategy and commercial rollout., Co-founded Assembly Software and serves as co-chairman., Became partner and portfolio manager at Ward Ferry Management.

## Career timeline

- **2005** — Graduated from Harvard and moved to Hong Kong, initially for a summer internship at Ward Ferry Management.
- **2012** — Left Ward Ferry after becoming a partner and portfolio manager; subsequently spent a year studying at Cambridge.
- **2013** — Joined Ridge Road Partners in New York as its third partner.
- **2017** — With Ridge Road partner Adam Jiwan, made a majority control investment in TrialWorks and Needles.
- **2019** — Assembly Software was announced as the holding company for TrialWorks and Needles.
- **2020–2021** — Began developing Precision with Benjamin Rapoport in 2020; the company raised its first financing and began operations in 2021.
- **2023** — Precision announced the acquisition of a Texas MEMS foundry through Precision BioMEMS.
- **2024** — Precision and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory announced a three-year manufacturing research collaboration.
- **2025** — Joined the Maimonides board; appeared on WIRED’s Tech Support.
- **2026** — Precision announced a $250 million Series D on September 24, bringing company-reported total capital raised to $430 million.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Precision Neuroscience and leads its fundraising, recruitment, communications, strategy and commercial rollout.
- Co-founded Assembly Software and serves as co-chairman.
- Became partner and portfolio manager at Ward Ferry Management.
- Holds the CFA charter.
- Led Precision during its acquisition of an owned Texas manufacturing operation and its September 2026 Series D.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Precision announced an oversubscribed $250 million Series D co-led by Pershing Square, the Ackman Oxman Institute and an unnamed life-sciences investment fund; the company reported $430 million in total capital raised.
- **2026-02** — Appeared on Solutions with Henry Blodget to discuss Precision and the future of computing interfaces.
- **2025-08** — Answered startup and leadership questions in WIRED’s Tech Support, released August 26.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-mager-b458437

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Last updated: 2026-10-25