Fundraising Fox

Caroline Gaynor

Investor

Principal at Lightstone Ventures

Ireland

Writes $100K – $5M checks Β· typically $1.5M

About

Caroline Gaynor, chairperson of Irish Venture Capital Association, leverages 15 years in big pharma and early-stage medtech and a BioInnovate pathway into VC to bridge Irish leadership with global dealmaking.

Invests in

BiotechHealthtechMedical Devices

Experience

  1. Irish Venture Capital & Private Equity AssociationChaircurrent2025 β€” presentIreland
  2. Irish Venture Capital & Private Equity AssociationCouncil Membercurrent2022 β€” presentIreland
  3. Amber TherapeuticsDirectorcurrent2024 β€” present
  4. Volta MedicalDirectorcurrent2024 β€” presentMarseille, Provence-Alpes-CΓ΄te d'Azur, France
  5. Carrick TherapeuticsDirectorcurrent2023 β€” presentDublin, County Dublin, Ireland
  6. FIRE1Directorcurrent2023 β€” presentCounty Dublin, Ireland
  7. Lightstone VenturesPartnercurrent2023 β€” presentCounty Dublin, Ireland
  8. Lightstone VenturesPrincipal2020 β€” 2023Dublin, Ireland
  9. Lightstone VenturesVice President2016 β€” 2020County Dublin, Ireland
  10. ProVerumDirectorcurrent2022 β€” presentDublin, Ireland
  11. Parvalis TxDirectorcurrent2021 β€” presentDublin, County Dublin, Ireland
  12. Catamaran BioDirectorcurrent2020 β€” present
  13. Situla Consultants Ltd.Director2014 β€” 2020
  14. Peerinsights LtdCo-Founder2015 β€” 2018Dublin, Ireland
  15. Vetex medicalClinical Commerical Lead2014 β€” 2016NUIG Galway
  16. NUIG Commercialisation FundR&D New Medical Device Technology2013 β€” 2014
  17. BioInnovate Ireland2012 Fellow at BioInnovate Ireland2012 β€” 2013National University of Ireland, Galway
  18. Bayer HealthCareHead of Market Access2010 β€” 2012Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland
  19. Bayer HealthCareOncology Product Manager2005 β€” 2011
  20. HE Clissmann (Schering AG)Female Healthcare Product Manager2004 β€” 2005

Education

  1. Trinity College DublinM.Sc, Pharmaceutical Medicine2008 β€” 2010
  2. Trinity College DublinB.Sc(Pharm), Pharmacy1998 β€” 2002

Skills & more

Market Access18Pharmaceutical Industry16Oncology13HTA2Regulatory Affairs2Pharmacoeconomics3Pharmacy3

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