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About
Founder of Eshelman Ventures who typically serves on the boards of portfolio companies. He previously founded and led Pharmaceutical Product Development (PPD, NASDAQ) as CEO and Executive Chairman before the company was sold to private equity.
Contact· self-published, not guessed
Deals · 18
Hyperion DefiBoard seat
via Eshelman Ventures, LLC · filed Aug 2016 · $8M raise
Innocrin Pharmaceuticals HoldingsBoard seat
via Eshelman Ventures, LLC · filed Apr 2015 · $28.1M raise
NeoantigenicsBoard seat
via Eshelman Ventures, LLC · filed Feb 2015 · $3M raise
Incyclix BioSolo GP
via Eshelman Ventures, LLC · filed Aug 2025
Paradigm TherapeuticsSolo GP
via Eshelman Ventures, LLC · filed May 2025
Sapience TherapeuticsSolo GP
via Eshelman Ventures, LLC · filed May 2022
Dignify TherapeuticsSolo GP
via Eshelman Ventures, LLC · filed Feb 2015 · $3.4M raise
Aruna BioSolo GP
Breakthru MedicineSolo GP
CarbonSolo GP
Cavalry BiosciencesSolo GP
GenesisSolo GP
Jupiter BioventuresSolo GP
Komo BiosciencesSolo GP
Med AditusSolo GP
Wilmington Design Co.Solo GP
Auven TherapeuticsSolo GP
Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters. Some rows are inferred. Not right? Tell us.
Other disclosed investments
Per SEC Form D filings.
Colleagues at Eshelman Ventures, LLC
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Fred Eshelman?
- Founder of Eshelman Ventures who typically serves on the boards of portfolio companies. He previously founded and led Pharmaceutical Product Development (PPD, NASDAQ) as CEO and Executive Chairman before the company was sold to private equity.
- Where does Fred Eshelman work?
- Fred Eshelman is Founder at Eshelman Ventures, LLC.
- What boards does Fred Eshelman sit on?
- Fred Eshelman holds tracked board seats at Asepticys, Dignify Therapeutics, Hyperion Defi, Innocrin Pharmaceuticals Holdings, Meryx, Neoantigenics.
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