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Laura Tadvalkar

Laura Tadvalkar

Managing Director, Venture atRA Capital ManagementMassachusetts
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Laura Tadvalkar is a Managing Director on the Venture Team at RA Capital Management, focusing on new company creation and early-stage investments. She holds a BS in Chemistry from Yale and a PhD in Chemical Biology from Harvard.

What Laura can write

Writes checks of$3M to $30M+
Comes in atPre-seed, Seed, Series A, Series BCan lead the round
Ownership target7-10%At first check
Pitch pageSubmit on their siteThe firm asks founders to apply here.

RA Capital Management writes $3M to $30M+ checks, larger than 93% of firms in the atlas.

Bars: how many firms report each check band. Highlighted: RA Capital Management.

Career

  1. Clarion Healthcare · Consultant
  2. MP Healthcare Venture Management · Principal
  3. RA Capital Management · Managing Director, Venture
    Now

Investments named in public bios

Typewriter TherapeuticsGIVAXImbria PharmaceuticalsSerapha BioNorthLinks BioMariana OncologyAliada TherapeuticsRibometrix

Focus

new company creationearly-stage investmentsHealthcareBiotech

Education

Yale University, BS in ChemistryHarvard University, PhD in Chemical Biology

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Peter Kolchinsky
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Rajeev Shah
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Tess Cameron
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Brigid O'BrienManaging Partner, Planetary Health

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Questions

Who is Laura Tadvalkar?

Laura Tadvalkar is a Managing Director on the Venture Team at RA Capital Management, focusing on new company creation and early-stage investments. She holds a BS in Chemistry from Yale and a PhD in Chemical Biology from Harvard.

How much does Laura Tadvalkar invest?

Laura Tadvalkar invests through RA Capital Management, which writes checks of $3M to $30M+ at pre-seed, seed, series a, series b.

How do I pitch Laura Tadvalkar?

A warm intro from a founder RA Capital Management backed works best.

What did Laura Tadvalkar do before RA Capital Management?

Consultant at Clarion Healthcare; Principal at MP Healthcare Venture Management.

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