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Karolina Zapadka

Former Senior Investment Manager at Parkwalk Advisors

Cambridge, United Kingdom

Writes $1.3M – $2M checks · typically $1.6M

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Experience

  1. BioInnovation Institute (BII)Founding Partnercurrent2025 — present
  2. Parkwalk AdvisorsInvestment Director - Life Science Investor2021 — 2025Greater London
  3. Babraham Research CampusFounder & Head of Life Sciences Accelerator (Accelerate@Babraham)2018 — 2021Cambridge, United Kingdom
  4. RXCELERATE LIMITEDPrincipal Business Development2019 — 2021Cambridge, United Kingdom
  5. Innovation ForumFounder & Chief Marketing Officer (Chief of Staff)2014 — 2017
  6. MedImmunePostdoctoral Researcher2016 — 2017Cambridge, United Kingdom
  7. MedImmunePhD Student - Researcher2012 — 2016Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
  8. Arecor Therapeutics plcResearcher2009 — 2011Cambridge, United Kingdom

Skills & more

Life Sciences33Biotechnology23Science17Biopharmaceuticals10Business Development6Start-ups7Formulation6Project Management2Molecular Biology9Spectroscopy15Protein Purification13HPLC10
+12 moreCellMarketing StrategyBiochemistryResearchStrategyProtein ChemistryChromatographyData AnalysisProject PlanningMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft OfficeMicrosoft PowerPoint

Languages English · Polish

  • Fellow of the Royal Society for Public Health — Royal Society for Public Health
  • Venture Deals Programme — Kauffman Fellows
  • Executive Education, Finance — The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)

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Alastair Kilgour
Founder at Parkwalk Advisors
Alun Williams
Investment Director at Parkwalk Advisors
Cassie Doherty
Investment Director at Northern Gritstone

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Karolina Zapadka?
Senior Investment Manager at Parkwalk Advisors
What check size does Karolina Zapadka write?
Karolina Zapadka typically writes checks of $1.3M – $2M.
Where did Karolina Zapadka go to school?
Karolina Zapadka studied at HEC Paris (Executive MBA); University of Cambridge (PhD, Molecular Biophysics (protein folding/metabolic science)); Lund University (Master of Science - MSc, Chemistry (photopolymers/spectroscopy/machine learning)).

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