Jennifer Fried

Jennifer Fried

Partner atPortfoliaHighland Park, IL

Jennifer Fried is a healthcare entrepreneur and investor who recently became CEO and Co-Founder of Flow Medical. She previously co-founded ExplORer Surgical, which was acquired by GHX in 2021.

What Jennifer can write

Writes checks of$250K to $3M
Comes in atSeed, Series A, Series BMostly follows a lead
Pitch pageSubmit on their siteThe firm asks founders to apply here.

Portfolia writes $250K to $3M checks, larger than 33% of firms in the atlas.

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Career

  1. Bain & Company · management consultant
  2. Hyde Park Angels · Healthcare Associate
  3. Park Lane Ventures · Vice President
  4. ExplORer Surgical · CEO and Co-Founder
  5. Flow Medical · CEO and Co-Founder
  6. ExplORer Surgical · CEO
  7. Portfolia · Partner
    Now

Companies founded

ExplORer SurgicalFlow Medical

Focus

healthcaredigital healthmedical deviceswomen's healthtechnologyventure investing

Education

University of Chicago Booth School of Business, MBA with honors in Finance and EntrepreneurshipNorthwestern University, BA with honors in Mathematical Methods in the Social Sciences and Economics

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Who is Jennifer Fried?

Jennifer Fried is a healthcare entrepreneur and investor who recently became CEO and Co-Founder of Flow Medical. She previously co-founded ExplORer Surgical, which was acquired by GHX in 2021.

How much does Jennifer Fried invest?

Jennifer Fried invests through Portfolia, which writes checks of $250K to $3M at seed, series a, series b.

How do I pitch Jennifer Fried?

A warm intro from a founder Portfolia backed works best.

What did Jennifer Fried do before Portfolia?

management consultant at Bain & Company; Healthcare Associate at Hyde Park Angels; Vice President at Park Lane Ventures; CEO and Co-Founder at ExplORer Surgical; CEO and Co-Founder at Flow Medical; CEO at ExplORer Surgical.

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