Shelby Newsad

Partner atCompoundFirm active Sep 27New York, NY

Shelby Newsad is a Partner at Compound, focused on bio and health technologies. They previously worked as a bioscience researcher in plant sciences, neuroscience, and drug discovery.

What Shelby can write

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Comes in atSeed, Series ALead preference not reported
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Career

  1. National Institutes of Health · researcher
  2. Helmholtz Institute · researcher
  3. Compound · Partner
    Now
  4. Compound · Investor
    Now

Focus

biohealthplant sciencesneurosciencedrug discoveryBiology

Education

University of Cambridge, PhD

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Who is Shelby Newsad?

Shelby Newsad is a Partner at Compound, focused on bio and health technologies. They previously worked as a bioscience researcher in plant sciences, neuroscience, and drug discovery.

How much does Shelby Newsad invest?

Compound has not reported a check size. It invests at seed, series a.

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

What did Shelby Newsad do before Compound?

researcher at National Institutes of Health; researcher at Helmholtz Institute.

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