Mark Lupa
InvestorManaging Director at Buff Gold Ventures
Boulder, Colorado
Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M
About
Mark Lupa, PhD, holds degrees from Northwestern, the University of Sussex, and a PhD in Pharmacology from the University of Lund. After 15 years in neuroscience research, he co-founded Tabernash Brewing, was a partner at Tango, and founded High Country Venture. He has served on numerous biotech company boards and is Managing Partner at Buff Gold Ventures, focused on deep tech startups from the University of Colorado.
Experience
- Buff Gold VenturesManaging Partnercurrent2021 — presentBoulder, Colorado, United States
- High Country VentureManaging Partner2004 — 2024Boulder, Colorado, USA
- Venture Partners at CU BoulderSenior Advisor2020 — 2022Boulder, Colorado, United States
- TangoPartner1998 — 2005Boulder, CO
- Left Hand Brewing CompanyHead Brewer and Quality Control, Board of Directors1998Longmont, CO
- Tabernash Brewing CompanyCEO, CFO1993 — 1998Greater Denver Area
- University of ColoradoPost-doctoral Fellow1989 — 1993Greater Denver Area
- UCSF Medical CenterPost-doctoral Fellow1986 — 1989San Francisco Bay Area
Education
- Lunds Universitet/University of LundDoktorand/PhD, Pharmacology1983 — 1986
- University of SussexMaster of Philosophy (M.Phil.), Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering1978 — 1980
- Northwestern UniversityBachelor of Science - BS, Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering1974 — 1978
Skills & more
Private Equity6Lifesciences18Venture Capital54Entrepreneurship28Strategic Partnerships3Start-ups42Commercialization5Medical Devices3Due Diligence8Corporate Development6Business Strategy6Financial Modeling3
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Mergers & AcquisitionsBusiness DevelopmentExecutive ManagementLife SciencesLanguages English · Swedish
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Also attended Northwestern University288
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Shared employers
Also worked at Venture Partners at CU Boulder1
Also worked at University of Colorado10
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Also worked at UCSF Medical Center17
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