Bernard Lupien
InvestorGeneral Partner at Rhapsody Venture Partners
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
About
Bernard Lupien combines hands-on robotics, batteries and advanced materials with chemistry training and MIT Sloan entrepreneurship, coaching hard‑tech founders to lead enterprise sales by mapping solutions to specs and stakeholders.
Invests in
AgTechClimate TechDeep TechEnergyFoodTechHardwareNew Materials
Experience
- Rhapsody Venture PartnersGeneral Partnercurrent2016 — presentCambridge, MA
- pH7 TechnologiesBoard Observercurrent2023 — presentBurnaby, British Columbia
- Polaris Electro-Optics, Inc.Board Membercurrent2023 — presentBroomfield, Colorado
- Adden EnergyBoard Membercurrent2022 — presentCambridge, Massachusetts
- Tendo TechnologiesBoard Membercurrent2020 — presentPrinceton, New Jersey
- LATYSBoard Member2022 — 2026Montreal, Quebec
- Chinova BioworksBoard Member2018 — 2025Fredericton, New Brunswick
- LassoBoard Member2020 — 2024Somerville, Massachusetts
- LiquiGlideSenior Vice President Business Development and Marketing2014 — 2016Cambridge, Massachusetts
- TIAXVice President of Business Development, Marketing2009 — 2014Lexington, Massachusetts
- TIAXDirector - Commercial Sales2006 — 2009Lexington, Massachusetts
- Thermo Fisher ScientificCorporate Development2004 — 2005Hampton, New Hampshire
- Thermo Fisher ScientificSales Management2002 — 2004Valley Cottage, New York
- Caliper Life SciencesGlobal Sales Director2001 — 2002Hopkinton, Massachusetts
Education
- MIT Sloan School of ManagementMBA, Entrepreneurship / Sales
- McGill UniversityBachelor of Science (BSc), Chemistry
Skills & more
Business DevelopmentEntrepreneurshipStart-upsStrategic PartnershipsCommercializationManufacturingStrategic PlanningEnergyMergers & AcquisitionsCleantechLithium-ion BatteriesNew Business Development
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R&DContract NegotiationSales ManagementMergersTeam BuildingSalesManagementProduct DevelopmentInvestmentsRenewable EnergyNegotiationResearch and Development (R&D)Languages English · French
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Same school
Also attended MIT Sloan School of Management427
Doug LeonePartner at Sequoia Capital; former Global Managing PartnerHemant TanejaCEO & Managing Director of General CatalystBrad FeldCo-founder of Foundry and TechstarsChris MorrisProcess Specialist, Exit Readiness at Mayfair Equity PartnersBirgitteInvestor at InvestinorOlaInvestor at Investinor
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Also attended McGill University349
Harley FinkelsteinInvestor at Felicis VenturesMattias LjungmanInvestor at Moonfire VenturesNoubar AfeyanInvestor at Flagship PioneeringDavid NaultGeneral Partner at Luge CapitalLaviva MazharPrincipal at Luge CapitalLisa PurcellInvestor at Third Rock Ventures
+ 343 more
Shared employers
Also worked at Tendo Technologies3
Also worked at Chinova Bioworks1
Also worked at LiquiGlide2
Also worked at TIAX1
Colleagues at Rhapsody Venture Partners
Carsten Boers
Managing Partner at Rhapsody Venture Partners
Corrie Kavanaugh
Principal at Rhapsody Venture Partners
Isabel Klein
Associate at Rhapsody Venture Partners
Jason Whaley
General Partner at Rhapsody Venture Partners
Jessica Freyer
Partner at Rhapsody Venture Partners
Mike Fuerstman
Partner at Rhapsody Venture Partners
Rebecca Wilson
Associate at Rhapsody Venture Partners
Robert Newman
Analyst at Rhapsody Venture Partners






















