About
Kelly Holman co-founded Genesys Capital in 2000 and serves as Managing Director, bringing commercial and technical experience in biotechnology. He has helped raise over $400 million in venture capital and deploy it across 41 investments. Before Genesys, he was a Senior Investment Manager at MDS Capital Corporation and previously worked in Dr. Peter St George-Hyslop's laboratory at the University of Toronto on Alzheimer's disease genetics research. He holds an honours BSc in Biochemistry and an MBA from Queen's University.
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Invests in
Biotech
Experience
- Global Women in VCMembercurrent2025 โ present
- StageOne VenturesInvestment Associate2024 โ 2026
- Hostages and Missing Familes ForumFinancial Lead2024
- Startup Nation CentralResearch Associate2022 โ 2023Tel Aviv District, Israel
- OECD - OCDEResearch Intern, Economic Department2021 โ 2022Paris, รle-de-France, France
- ืื ืง ืืฉืจืื Bank of IsraelRisk Analyst, Financial Risk Management Unit2020 โ 2021
- Promising Economists for Israel's Public Sector (PEP) - ืืชืื ืืช ืืืืืื ืื ืืืจืชืืืInternship Trainee (graduated with honours)2020 โ 2021
- The Hebrew University of JerusalemAcademic Tutor2019 โ 2021
Skills & more
SQLRConsulting1Teamwork1Strategic PlanningEconomic Development1Market Risk1Analytical Skills1Business DevelopmentFinancial Analysis1Data AnalysisManagement Consulting
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Political EconomyEconomic PolicyEconomic ResearchFinancial RiskFinancial MarketsRisk AnalysisLanguages English ยท French ยท Hebrew
From Kelly's professional profile.
Investments
Board seats
Adapsyn Bioscience Inc.EpocalFunctional Neuromodulation Ltd.Questat Inc.
Per the firm's website.
Colleagues at Genesys Capital
Christine Thoburn
Office Manager at Genesys Capital
Damian Lamb
Co-Founder, Managing Partner at Genesys Capital
Jamie Stiff
Managing Director at Genesys Capital
Jennifer Williams
CFO at Genesys Capital
Laurie Mak
Associate at Genesys Capital
Lisa Low
Senior Vice President, Finance at Genesys Capital
Paras Sharma
Senior Associate at Genesys Capital
Sarah Farr
Senior Associate at Genesys Capital
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Kelly Holman?
- Kelly Holman co-founded Genesys Capital in 2000 and serves as Managing Director, bringing commercial and technical experience in biotechnology. He has helped raise over $400 million in venture capital and deploy it across 41 investments. Before Genesys, he was a Senior Investment Manager at MDS Capital Corporation and previously worked in Dr. Peter St George-Hyslop's laboratory at the University of Toronto on Alzheimer's disease genetics research. He holds an honours BSc in Biochemistry and an MBA from Queen's University.
- Where does Kelly Holman work?
- Kelly Holman is Co-founder, Managing Director at Genesys Capital.
- What does Kelly Holman invest in?
- Kelly Holman invests in Biotech.
- What boards does Kelly Holman sit on?
- Kelly Holman holds tracked board seats at Adapsyn Bioscience Inc., Epocal, Functional Neuromodulation Ltd., Questat Inc..
- Where did Kelly Holman go to school?
- Kelly Holman studied at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (Bachelor's degree, Political science); Sciences Po (Exchange Program, Political Science and Government); Dror High School (Full matriculation diploma).
Same school
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