Sharon Kedar

Founder at

Northpond Ventures LLC

52 year

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Sharon Kedar is the founder of Northpond Ventures LLC, founded in 2018, holding the title of Partner since 2018.
Current jobs include Director at Emulate, Inc. since 2019, Director at Hawthorne Health, Inc., and Director at Vizgen, Inc. Former jobs include Chief Executive Officer at Sands Capital Management LLC, Independent Director at 908 Devices, Inc. from 2019 to 2021, Director at IsoPlexis Corp.
from 2019 to 2021, Director at Ultivue, Inc., Director at Telesis Bio, Inc. from 2020 to 2021, and Consultant at McKinsey & Co., Inc. from 1995 to 2001.
Education includes an undergraduate degree from William Marsh Rice University in 1995 and an MBA from Harvard Business School in 1999.

Sharon Kedar active positions

Companies	Position	Start
Northpond Ventures LLC Northpond Ventures LLC Investment ManagersFinance Northpond Ventures invests in companies located in the United States. The firm focuses on the science and technology sectors. It participates in early-stage capital transactions.	Founder	01/04/2018
Emulate, Inc. Emulate, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Owns and operates organs-on-chips platform which acts as an automated human bio emulation platform	Director/Board Member	01/01/2019
Hawthorne Effect, Inc. Hawthorne Effect, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides clinical trials with complete data and patient follow-up	Director/Board Member	-
Vizgen, Inc. Vizgen, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Operates as a life science company that focuses on visualizing single-cell spatial genomics information	Director/Board Member	-

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Former positions of Sharon Kedar

Companies	Position	End
908 DEVICES INC.	Director/Board Member	17/06/2021
TELESIS BIO, INC.	Director/Board Member	01/05/2021
ISOPLEXIS CORPORATION	Director/Board Member	02/01/2021
McKinsey & Co., Inc. McKinsey & Co., Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Operates as a management consulting firm	Corporate Officer/Principal	31/12/2001
Ultivue, Inc. Ultivue, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Provides proteomic biomarker detection and spatial tissue profiling solutions	Director/Board Member	-

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Sands Capital Management LLC Sands Capital Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Sands Capital employs fundamental, bottom-up, and company-focused research in their investment process. The firm identifies and invests in high-quality businesses that can generate sustainable, above-average earnings growth over time, globally. The strategies they offer are typified by deep, proprietary, business-focused global research, concentration, and a long-term investment horizon.	Finance
908 Devices, Inc. 908 Devices, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Develops devices for chemical analysis	Health Technology
IsoPlexis Corp. IsoPlexis Corp. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Develops single cell multiplexing immunoassay systems	Health Technology
McKinsey & Co., Inc. McKinsey & Co., Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Operates as a management consulting firm	Commercial Services
Rice University Rice University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
Harvard Business School Harvard Business School Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
Emulate, Inc. Emulate, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Owns and operates organs-on-chips platform which acts as an automated human bio emulation platform	Commercial Services
Ultivue, Inc. Ultivue, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Provides proteomic biomarker detection and spatial tissue profiling solutions	Health Technology
Hawthorne Effect, Inc. Hawthorne Effect, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides clinical trials with complete data and patient follow-up	Commercial Services
Northpond Ventures LLC Northpond Ventures LLC Investment ManagersFinance Northpond Ventures invests in companies located in the United States. The firm focuses on the science and technology sectors. It participates in early-stage capital transactions.	Finance
Telesis Bio, Inc. Telesis Bio, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Engages in R&D, manufacturing and sale of synthetic biology instruments	Health Technology
Vizgen, Inc. Vizgen, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Operates as a life science company that focuses on visualizing single-cell spatial genomics information	Health Technology