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Neena Kadaba

Senior Principal atApple Tree PartnersNew York
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Neena Kadaba is a Senior Principal at ATP with over 15 years in biotech venture capital, previously holding roles at Quark Venture, QB3, and Itochu Technology. She holds a PhD in chemistry from Caltech and degrees from MIT.

What Neena can write

Writes checks of$10M to $30M+
Comes in atPre-seed, Seed, Series A, Series BCan lead the round
Ownership target7-10%At first check
Email the firm[email protected]The firm's own inbox for founders.

Apple Tree Partners writes $10M to $30M+ checks, larger than 97% of firms in the atlas.

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Career

  1. California Technology Ventures · Associate in Venture Investment
  2. Itochu Technology, Inc · Associate in Venture Investment
  3. QB3 · Director of Strategic Partnerships
  4. Quark Venture · Director
  5. ATP · Senior Principal
  6. California Technology Ventures · venture
  7. Apple Tree Partners · Senior Principal
    Now

Investments named in public bios

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Focus

biotech venture capitalscience-driven investingscience-drivenpartnerships

Education

California Institute of Technology (Caltech), PhD in chemistryMassachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

Also at Apple Tree Partners

Seth L. HarrisonFounder and Managing Partner
Anna BatarinaPartner

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Who is Neena Kadaba?

Neena Kadaba is a Senior Principal at ATP with over 15 years in biotech venture capital, previously holding roles at Quark Venture, QB3, and Itochu Technology. She holds a PhD in chemistry from Caltech and degrees from MIT.

How much does Neena Kadaba invest?

Neena Kadaba invests through Apple Tree Partners, which writes checks of $10M to $30M+ at pre-seed, seed, series a, series b.

How do I pitch Neena Kadaba?

Email [email protected], the firm's inbox for founders, and name Neena in the subject. A warm intro from a founder Apple Tree Partners backed works better.

What did Neena Kadaba do before Apple Tree Partners?

Associate in Venture Investment at California Technology Ventures; Associate in Venture Investment at Itochu Technology, Inc; Director of Strategic Partnerships at QB3; Director at Quark Venture; Senior Principal at ATP; venture at California Technology Ventures.

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