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Thomas Needham

Thomas Needham

Managing Director atBroadview VenturesBoston
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Thomas Needham is a Managing Director at Broadview Ventures and Longview Ventures with 30 years of experience in venture capital and life sciences. He serves on multiple boards and has held leadership roles at various companies.

What Thomas can write

Writes checks ofNot reported
Comes in atSeed, Series ACan lead the round
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Career

  1. Advent International · Principal
  2. Synthesis Capital · Managing Director
  3. C4 Therapeutics · Senior Vice President, Business Development
  4. Merrimack Pharmaceuticals · Chief Business Officer
  5. Broadview Ventures · Managing Director
    Now
  6. Longview Ventures · Managing Director
  7. Basking Biosciences · Chairman
    2020-2023
  8. Renovacor · Chairman
    2019-2021

Investments named in public bios

IsomAb BioBasking BiosciencesComanche BioMosanna TherapeuticsAntag TherapeuticsRenovacorHAYA TherapeuticsAlveron PharmaNIDO SurgicalCardero TherapeuticsAstex PharmaceuticalsEnanta PharmaceuticalsMD EverywhereSirion TherapeuticsAegerion Pharmaceuticals

Focus

biopharmaceuticalsventure capitallife scienceslife science

Education

Bowdoin College, B.A.Babson College’s F.W. Olin Graduate School of Business, MBA

Also at Broadview Ventures

Daniel Gottlieb
Daniel GottliebManaging Director
Benjamin Kreitman
Benjamin KreitmanPrincipal, Biopharma Team
Christopher de Souza
Christopher de SouzaDirector, Biopharma Team
David Prim
David PrimPrincipal, MedTech Team
Hewmun Lau
Hewmun LauPrincipal, Biopharma Team
Kelly Krajnik
Kelly KrajnikDirector, Head of MedTech

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Alexander Harstrick
Alexander HarstrickManaging Partner, Co-Founder, J2 Ventures
Eric Bednarski
Eric BednarskiManaging Partner, MVM Life Science Partners
Anna FrenchManaging Partner, Qiming Venture Partners USA

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Who is Thomas Needham?

Thomas Needham is a Managing Director at Broadview Ventures and Longview Ventures with 30 years of experience in venture capital and life sciences. He serves on multiple boards and has held leadership roles at various companies.

How much does Thomas Needham invest?

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

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What did Thomas Needham do before Broadview Ventures?

Principal at Advent International; Managing Director at Synthesis Capital; Senior Vice President, Business Development at C4 Therapeutics; Chief Business Officer at Merrimack Pharmaceuticals; Managing Director at Longview Ventures; Chairman at Basking Biosciences; Chairman at Renovacor.

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