Clara Dong

Clara Dong

Senior Associate atSamsara BioCapitalCalifornia

Clara Dong is a Senior Associate at Samsara BioCapital, focusing on public biotech investments. She previously worked at Jefferies and Eagle Health Investments, and holds degrees from Case Western Reserve University and the University of Pennsylvania.

What Clara can write

Writes checks of$10M to $30M
Comes in atSeed, Series A, Series BCan lead the round
Ownership target5-7%At first check
Email the firm[email protected]The firm's own inbox for founders.

Samsara BioCapital writes $10M to $30M checks, larger than 97% of firms in the atlas.

Bars: how many firms report each check band. Highlighted: Samsara BioCapital.

Career

  1. Eagle Health Investments
  2. Jefferies · Vice President
  3. Eagle Health Investments · first introduced to biotech public equity
  4. Jefferies · Vice President, equity research analyst covering SMID-cap biotechnology
  5. Samsara BioCapital · Senior Associate
    Now

Focus

public biotech investmentssmid-cap biotechnologypublic biotechbiotech equities

Education

Case Western Reserve University, B.S. in Biomedical EngineeringUniversity of Pennsylvania, Ph.D. in Bioengineering

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Who is Clara Dong?

Clara Dong is a Senior Associate at Samsara BioCapital, focusing on public biotech investments. She previously worked at Jefferies and Eagle Health Investments, and holds degrees from Case Western Reserve University and the University of Pennsylvania.

How much does Clara Dong invest?

Clara Dong invests through Samsara BioCapital, which writes checks of $10M to $30M at seed, series a, series b.

How do I pitch Clara Dong?

Email [email protected], the firm's inbox for founders, and name Clara in the subject. A warm intro from a founder Samsara BioCapital backed works better.

What did Clara Dong do before Samsara BioCapital?

Eagle Health Investments; Vice President at Jefferies; first introduced to biotech public equity at Eagle Health Investments; Vice President, equity research analyst covering SMID-cap biotechnology at Jefferies.

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