David Smoller is a serial entrepreneur and life sciences executive who founded multiple biotech companies. He currently serves as an Operating Partner at Cultivation Capital and Entrepreneur in Residence at BioGenerator Ventures and Washington University.
What David can write
Cultivation Capital writes $100K to $10M checks, larger than 5% of firms in the atlas.
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- SAGE Labs · Founder and CEOuntil 2014
- Horizon Discovery · Chief Business Officer and Board Member2014-2015
- Canopy Biosciences · Co-founder2016-2020
- BioGenerator Ventures · Entrepreneur in Residence
- Washington University’s New Ventures group · Entrepreneur in Residence
- Cultivation Capital · Operating PartnerNow
- Sigma-Aldrich · Chief Scientific Officer2004-2012
- Cultivation Capital · General PartnerNow
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Who is David Smoller?
David Smoller is a serial entrepreneur and life sciences executive who founded multiple biotech companies. He currently serves as an Operating Partner at Cultivation Capital and Entrepreneur in Residence at BioGenerator Ventures and Washington University.
How much does David Smoller invest?
David Smoller invests through Cultivation Capital, which writes checks of $100K to $10M at seed, series a, series b.
How do I pitch David Smoller?
Email [email protected], the firm's inbox for founders, and name David in the subject. A warm intro from a founder Cultivation Capital backed works better.
What did David Smoller do before Cultivation Capital?
Founder and CEO at SAGE Labs; Chief Business Officer and Board Member at Horizon Discovery; Co-founder at Canopy Biosciences; Entrepreneur in Residence at BioGenerator Ventures; Entrepreneur in Residence at Washington University’s New Ventures group; Chief Scientific Officer at Sigma-Aldrich.
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