Where does Karolina Zapadka work?

Karolina Zapadka is 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)).

Karolina Zapadka

Investor

Senior Investment Manager at Parkwalk Advisors

Cambridge, United Kingdom

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

Contact· self-published, not guessed

k•••@parkwalkadvisors.comreveal

Experience

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

Skills & more

Life Sciences33Biotechnology23Science17Biopharmaceuticals10Business Development6Start-ups7Formulation6Project Management2Molecular Biology9Spectroscopy15Protein Purification13HPLC10

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CellMarketing 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)

From Karolina's professional profile.

Colleagues at Parkwalk Advisors

Alastair Kilgour

Founder at Parkwalk Advisors

Alun Williams

Investment Director at Parkwalk Advisors

Amy Virdee

Legal Counsel at Parkwalk Advisors

Anne Dobrée

Investment Director at Parkwalk Advisors

Chloe Woodacre

Head of Investor Relations at Parkwalk Advisors

Danielle Acuy

Senior Business & Data Analyst at Parkwalk Advisors

David Townsend

Managing Director, IP Capital at Parkwalk Advisors

Emilie Syed

Investment Principal at Zinc

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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
Where does Karolina Zapadka work?: Karolina Zapadka is 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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Also attended University of Cambridge893

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Also attended Lund University79

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Also attended Jagiellonian University18

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Shared employers

Also worked at BioInnovation Institute (BII)8

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Also worked at Babraham Research Campus2

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Also worked at Innovation Forum5

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