Carl Gordon
InvestorManaging Partner at OrbiMed · Board director at Belenos Biosciences · Board director at Alterome Therapeutics, Inc. · Board director at Odyssey Therapeutics
New York City Metropolitan Area
Writes $1M – $75M checks · typically $4M
Midas 2020 · #77Midas 2019 · #14Midas 2018 · #4Midas 2017 · #8Midas 2016 · #20Midas 2015 · #89Midas 2014 · #64
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Carl Gordon, an MIT Ph.D. and CFA with early hands‑on ImClone experience, is a founding GP and Co‑Head of global private equity repeatedly named to Forbes' Midas List and media‑shy.
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningBiotechHealthtechMedical Devices
Board director at Belenos Biosciences
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Board director at Alterome Therapeutics, Inc.
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Board director at Odyssey Therapeutics
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Experience
- OrbiMed AdvisorsManaging Partnercurrent2018 — present
- OrbiMed AdvisorsFounding General Partner1998 — 2018
- Mehta and IsalyBiotechnology Analyst1995 — 1997New York
- The Rockefeller UniversityPostdoctoral Fellow1993 — 1995New York
- Imclone SystemsComputational Biology1987 — 1988New York
Deals · 7
Theseus PharmaceuticalsBoard seat
via OrbiMed · filed Feb 2021 · $22.1M raise
Compass TherapeuticsBoard seat
via OrbiMed · filed Jul 2020 · $195.3M raise
SpringWorks TherapeuticsBoard seat
via OrbiMed · filed Apr 2019 · $125M raise
Adicet BioBoard seat
via OrbiMed · filed Oct 2018 · $43.3M raise
Prevail TherapeuticsBoard seat
via OrbiMed · filed Mar 2018 · $65M raise
Gemini TherapeuticsBoard seat
via OrbiMed · filed May 2016 · $2M raise
Igenica BiotherapeuticsBoard seat
via OrbiMed · filed Jan 2015 · $6.3M raise
Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.
Other disclosed investments
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Investor
Acadia PharmaceuticalsAcceleron PharmaADARx PharmaceuticalsAdimabAlectorAlterome Therapeutics, Inc.Aragon PharmaceuticalsArriventArsanisBlossomHill TherapeuticsComplete GenomicsCyrus BiotechnologyElectra TherapeuticsEnyo PharmaFrontera TherapeuticsGood Start GeneticsIgenicaIntellia TherapeuticsKinnate BiopharmaMBX BiosciencesOdyssey TherapeuticsPassage BioRayTheraScribe TherapeuticsSelecta BiosciencesSeragon PharmaceuticalsSingulexStar TherapeuticsStratus TherapeuticsTurning Point TherapeuticsXinthera
Sources: SEC Form D filings · curated public sources.
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Carl Gordon?
- Carl Gordon, an MIT Ph.D. and CFA with early hands‑on ImClone experience, is a founding GP and Co‑Head of global private equity repeatedly named to Forbes' Midas List and media‑shy.
- Where does Carl Gordon work?
- Carl Gordon is Managing Partner at OrbiMed and Board director at Belenos Biosciences and Board director at Alterome Therapeutics, Inc. and Board director at Odyssey Therapeutics.
- What does Carl Gordon invest in?
- Carl Gordon invests in AI & Machine Learning, Biotech, Healthtech, Medical Devices.
- What check size does Carl Gordon write?
- Carl Gordon typically writes checks of $1M – $75M.
- What boards does Carl Gordon sit on?
- Carl Gordon holds tracked board seats at Adicet Bio, Belenos Biosciences, Compass Therapeutics, Gemini Therapeutics, Igenica Biotherapeutics, Keros Therapeutics, Prevail Therapeutics, SpringWorks Therapeutics, SpringWorks Therapeutics, Theseus Pharmaceuticals.
- What companies has Carl Gordon invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Acadia Pharmaceuticals, Acceleron Pharma, ADARx Pharmaceuticals, Adimab, Alector, Alterome Therapeutics, Inc., Aragon Pharmaceuticals, Arrivent, Arsanis, BlossomHill Therapeutics, Compass Therapeutics, Complete Genomics, and 22 more.
- Where did Carl Gordon go to school?
- Carl Gordon studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Ph.D., Department of Biology); Harvard University (Bachelor's degree, Chemistry & Physics); Munster High School.
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Also worked at OrbiMed Advisors70
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