Christy Shaffer
Christy Shaffer is a General Partner at Hatteras Venture Partners. She previously served as President and CEO of Inspire Pharmaceuticals and worked at Burroughs Wellcome Co.
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Hatteras Venture Partners writes $3M to $30M+ checks, larger than 93% of firms in the atlas.
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- Burroughs Wellcome Co. · Associate Director of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
- Inspire Pharmaceuticals · President and CEO1995-2010
- Hatteras · Managing Director of Hatteras DiscoveryNow
- Hatteras · General PartnerNow
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Who is Christy Shaffer?
Christy Shaffer is a General Partner at Hatteras Venture Partners. She previously served as President and CEO of Inspire Pharmaceuticals and worked at Burroughs Wellcome Co.
How much does Christy Shaffer invest?
Christy Shaffer invests through Hatteras Venture Partners, which writes checks of $3M to $30M+ at seed, series a, series b.
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What did Christy Shaffer do before Hatteras Venture Partners?
Associate Director of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at Burroughs Wellcome Co.; President and CEO at Inspire Pharmaceuticals.
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