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Leen Kawas
InvestorGeneral Partner at Propel Bio Partners
Seattle, Washington
Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M
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About
Leen Kawas is co-founder and managing general partner at Propel Bio Partners, a biotech-focused fund supporting life science innovations. She moved to the US from Jordan in 2008, co-founded the company now known as LeonaBio, and became its CEO in 2014, advancing multiple late-stage clinical programs and taking the company public in 2020 with over $400 million raised. Her recognitions include the Life Science Entrepreneurial Achievement Award (2020), French-American Foundation Leader (2019), and GeekWire Startup CEO of the Year (2019).
Contact· published on Leen's own website
Invests in
Biotech
Investments
Board seats
Inherent BiosciencesPersephone Biosciences
Per the firm's website.
Colleagues at Propel Bio Partners
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Leen Kawas?
- Leen Kawas is co-founder and managing general partner at Propel Bio Partners, a biotech-focused fund supporting life science innovations. She moved to the US from Jordan in 2008, co-founded the company now known as LeonaBio, and became its CEO in 2014, advancing multiple late-stage clinical programs and taking the company public in 2020 with over $400 million raised. Her recognitions include the Life Science Entrepreneurial Achievement Award (2020), French-American Foundation Leader (2019), and GeekWire Startup CEO of the Year (2019).
- Where does Leen Kawas work?
- Leen Kawas is General Partner at Propel Bio Partners.
- What does Leen Kawas invest in?
- Leen Kawas invests in Biotech.
- What check size does Leen Kawas write?
- Leen Kawas typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
- What boards does Leen Kawas sit on?
- Leen Kawas holds tracked board seats at Inherent Biosciences, Persephone Biosciences.
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University of Jordan mafia16
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