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Chandra Leo

Investor

Partner at HBM Partners

Zurich, Switzerland

Writes $10 – $25 checks · typically $15

About

Chandra Leo is a Partner at HBM Partners, a venture capital investor with an MD and MBA who focuses on healthcare companies. She has invested in more than 25 private biotech, medical device, and diagnostics companies across the United States and Europe, with her portfolio companies achieving eleven NASDAQ IPOs, eight acquisitions, and six FDA-approved marketed products. Her current active investments include companies working in areas such as cell depletion, xenotransplantation, precision oncology, infectious disease diagnostics, protein degradation, and nephrology.

Experience

  1. HBM PartnersPartnercurrent2007 — presentSwitzerland
  2. Wellington PartnersPrincipal2003 — 2007
  3. Universitätsklinikum Leipzig AöRPhysician1999 — 2001
  4. Stanford UniversityPostdoctoral Scientist1997 — 1999

Skills & more

Strategy44Board of DirectorsInnovation ManagementNonprofit VolunteeringVenture Capital99Biotechnology99Lifesciences69Entrepreneurship41Start-ups27Medical Devices45Pharmaceutical Industry58Women's Health4
+12 moreMergers & AcquisitionsMedicinePrivate EquityLife SciencesInvestor RelationsHealthcareCorporate DevelopmentIPOCorporate VenturingExecutive ManagementOncologyTechnology Transfer

Languages English · German

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Colleagues at HBM Partners

Didier de Montmollin
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Dr Ulrich Geilinger
Board Member at HBM Partners
Francesco D'Amico
Board, Chairman at HBM Partners
Francesco D’Amico
Chairman at HBM Partners
Shirin Schneeberger
Analyst at Apollo Health Ventures

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Rajeev Dadoo
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Frequently asked questions

Who is Chandra Leo?
Chandra Leo is a Partner at HBM Partners, a venture capital investor with an MD and MBA who focuses on healthcare companies. She has invested in more than 25 private biotech, medical device, and diagnostics companies across the United States and Europe, with her portfolio companies achieving eleven NASDAQ IPOs, eight acquisitions, and six FDA-approved marketed products. Her current active investments include companies working in areas such as cell depletion, xenotransplantation, precision oncology, infectious disease diagnostics, protein degradation, and nephrology.
Where does Chandra Leo work?
Chandra Leo is Partner at HBM Partners.
What check size does Chandra Leo write?
Chandra Leo typically writes checks of $10 – $25.
Where did Chandra Leo go to school?
Chandra Leo studied at INSEAD (Master of Business Administration (MBA)); Freie Universität Berlin (Doctor of Medicine - MD, Medicine); University of Basel (Master of Advanced Studies (MAS) in Medicines Development).

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