Nicole Sonnert

Nicole Sonnert

Investor atPlayground GlobalFirm active Sep 25California

Nicole Sonnert is a Senior Associate on Playground's engineered biology team, focusing on life sciences. She has a background in antibody discovery and a PhD from Yale, with venture capital experience from Canaan Partners.

What Nicole can write

Writes checks of$3M to $10M
Comes in atSeed, Series ACan lead the round
Ownership target> 12%At first check
Email the firm[email protected]The firm's own inbox for founders.

Playground Global writes $3M to $10M checks, larger than 93% of firms in the atlas.

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Career

  1. Adimab, L.L.C.
  2. Canaan Partners · fellow
  3. Playground · Senior Associate
  4. Adimab, L.L.C. · antibody discovery team member
  5. Playground · associate
  6. Playground Global · Investor
    Now

Focus

life sciencesengineered biologytechbiobiotech

Education

Mount Holyoke College, dual degree engineering programDartmouth College, dual degree engineering programYale University, Ph.D. in Microbiology

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Playground Global does not invest inNFT, Web3, Cryptom, SaaS

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Questions

Who is Nicole Sonnert?

Nicole Sonnert is a Senior Associate on Playground's engineered biology team, focusing on life sciences. She has a background in antibody discovery and a PhD from Yale, with venture capital experience from Canaan Partners.

How much does Nicole Sonnert invest?

Nicole Sonnert invests through Playground Global, which writes checks of $3M to $10M at seed, series a.

How do I pitch Nicole Sonnert?

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

What did Nicole Sonnert do before Playground Global?

Adimab, L.L.C.; fellow at Canaan Partners; Senior Associate at Playground; antibody discovery team member at Adimab, L.L.C.; associate at Playground.

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