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Curt Herberts

Investor

Pear VC Advisor Council at Pear VC · Investor at Premji Invest

Menlo Park, California, United States

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About

Curt Herberts has over 20 years of experience in operations, corporate development, and strategy at cell and gene therapy companies. He was President and COO at Kriya Therapeutics, and previously held CFO, CBO, and COO roles at Senti Biosciences and Chief Business Officer at Sangamo Therapeutics, along with consulting work at Campbell Alliance Group. He holds a B.A. in Human Biology from Stanford University and a Master of Business and Science from the Keck Graduate Institute of Applied Life Sciences.

Invests in

Biotech

Experience

  1. Premji Invest - USPremji Invest CXO Advisor Boardcurrent2026 — present
  2. Pear VCPear VC Advisor Councilcurrent2023 — present
  3. Kriya Therapeutics, Inc.President & Chief Operating Officer2022 — 2025
  4. Senti BiosciencesChief Operating Officer2021 — 2022
  5. Senti BiosciencesCFO and CBO2018 — 2020
  6. Sangamo Therapeutics, Inc.Chief Business Officer2010 — 2018
  7. inVentiv Health - Campbell Alliance, Management ConsultingSenior Practice Executive2006 — 2010
  8. CaltechTechnology Transfer2005 — 2006
  9. Amylin PharmaceuticalsNew Product Strategy2005 — 2006
  10. Neurocrine BiosciencesNew Product Strategy2005

Skills & more

Global Business Development12Management Consulting28Marketing6Business Development16Brand Management1Biotechnology18

From Curt's professional profile.

Colleagues at Pear VC

Ajay Kamat
Partner at Pear VC
Alex Gao
Engineer at Pear VC
Aparna Sinha
Advisor at Pear VC
Arash Afrakhteh
Partner at Pear VC
Eddie Eltoukhy
Partner at Pear VC
Emma Krivoshein
Senior Operations Associate at Pear VC
Eric Lin
Acting Associate Director for Innovation & Industry Services (ADIIS) at National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
Harris Stolzenberg
Partner at Pear VC

Frequently asked questions

Who is Curt Herberts?
Curt Herberts has over 20 years of experience in operations, corporate development, and strategy at cell and gene therapy companies. He was President and COO at Kriya Therapeutics, and previously held CFO, CBO, and COO roles at Senti Biosciences and Chief Business Officer at Sangamo Therapeutics, along with consulting work at Campbell Alliance Group. He holds a B.A. in Human Biology from Stanford University and a Master of Business and Science from the Keck Graduate Institute of Applied Life Sciences.
Where does Curt Herberts work?
Curt Herberts is Pear VC Advisor Council at Pear VC.
What does Curt Herberts invest in?
Curt Herberts invests in Biotech.
Where did Curt Herberts go to school?
Curt Herberts studied at Stanford University (BA, Human Biology); Stanford University Graduate School of Business (Coursework); Stanford Law School (Coursework).

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Also attended Stanford University2,000

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Also attended Stanford University Graduate School of Business2,000

Roelof BothaAdvisor & former Steward at Sequoia Capital; SpaceX board memberPeter FentonGeneral Partner at BenchmarkSteve JurvetsonCo-founder of Future VenturesDavid SzeAdvisory Partner at GreylockKatherine BoyleGeneral Partner at Andreessen Horowitz (American Dynamism)Hunter WalkCo-founder & Partner at Homebrew

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Also attended Stanford Law School105

Steve AbbottPartner, Capital Markets at Sapphire VenturesMichael KlaykoOperating Executive at Marlin Equity PartnersSandy MillerInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Tim HsiaFounder at Context VenturesRenataCo-founder at Renegade PartnersShawn ConwayManaging Partner and COO at Questa Capital

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Also attended Keck Graduate Institute8

Seth LieblichInvestment Team at 8VCMira ChaurushiyaManaging Director at Westlake Village BioPartnersKavya TallapakaConsulting at Rock HealthAdar Makovski SilversteinPrincipal at Arkin CapitalEric TanManaging Partner at Blackwood Healthcare BreakthroughsCarlos SolórzanoPrincipal at S32

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Shared employers

Also worked at Kriya Therapeutics, Inc.4

Cindy XiongInvestor at Foresite CapitalShankar Ramaswamy, M.D.Founder at Kriya TherapeuticsAravind AsokanDirector at StridebioRoger JeffsCo-Founder & Vice Chairman at Kriya Therapeutics

Also worked at Senti Biosciences4

Eddie EltoukhyPartner at Pear VCLaurent FischerDirector at atai Life SciencesTrey JenningsAssociate at Norwest Venture PartnersPhilip LeeExecutive Officer at Senti Biosciences

Also worked at Sangamo Therapeutics, Inc.1

Andrew LeeManaging Director at Northpond Ventures

Also worked at inVentiv Health - Campbell Alliance, Management Consulting9

Melissa LezametaAssociate at Epidarex CapitalRashi AgarwalChief Growth Officer, T-Hub at T-HubJohn MaldonadoManaging Partner at Advent InternationalJason FosterVenture Partner at THENA CapitalNimish ShahInvestor at VenrockWeb SunCo-Founder/Co-CEO at Komodo Health

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