About
Managing Director and CFO responsible for the firm's fund financial reporting and day-to-day finance, tax, HR, IT, and administration. She joined in 2008 from Sierra Ventures and is a licensed (inactive) CPA.
Experience
- Longitude CapitalSenior Associatecurrent2026 — presentBoston, Massachusetts, United States
- CatalYm GmbHBoard Observercurrent2024 — present
- CatalYm GmbHBoard of Directors2020 — 2024München, Bayern, Deutschland
- MIGRAINYCo-Founder / Managing Directorcurrent2022 — present
- EyeNebCo-Founder / Managing Directorcurrent2022 — present
- Topas Therapeutics GmbHBoard of Directorscurrent2020 — presentHamburg, Deutschland
- DEARhealthBoard of Directorscurrent2019 — presentAmsterdam, Nordholland, Niederlande
- Vesalius BiocapitalManaging Partner Vesalius Biocapital IIIcurrent2017 — presentLuxemburg and Munich
- Vesalius BiocapitalVenture Partner2012 — 2017Munich
- KELESInvestment Partner2025
- PEDIATRICS CAPITALCo-Founder / Managing Partner2022 — 2025
- SOFTHALE NVFounder2014 — 2021Hasselt
- Reverse MedicalFounder2007 — 2014Irvine, CA
- JSB-Partners, LPSenior Advisor2011 — 2013
- Mummert & CompanyAssociate Partner2008 — 2011
- Proventis Partners GmbHAssociate Partner2007 — 2008Munich
- Bayer InnovationInvestment Manager2003 — 2007Duesseldorf
- Nimbus BiotechnologieHead of Business Development2003Leipzig und Umgebung, Deutschland
- m-phasysChief Business Officer1999 — 2003Tuebingen
Skills & more
Start-ups27Risikokapital6Strategisches Management11Unternehmensstrategie21Fusionen und Übernahmen3Risikoprüfung2Unternehmertum8Unternehmensentwicklung5Privates Eigenkapital18Biowissenschaften1AdvertisingPublic Relations
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ResearchVideo ProductionInterviewingEmployee TrainingBudgetingBroadcast JournalismMerchandisingLeadership DevelopmentStorytellingTalent BookingMusic LicensingNews WritingLanguages English · Mandarin
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Colleagues at Longitude Capital
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Bethany Chen
Senior Associate at Longitude Capital
Bikoff
Managing Director at Longitude Capital
Brian Liu
Managing Director at Longitude Capital
Cabreros
Director of Operations & Facilities at Longitude Capital
Carolyn Helms
Managing Director and CFO at Longitude Capital
Caruso Wilson
Compliance and Legal Manager at Longitude Capital
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Ms. Helms?
- Managing Director and CFO responsible for the firm's fund financial reporting and day-to-day finance, tax, HR, IT, and administration. She joined in 2008 from Sierra Ventures and is a licensed (inactive) CPA.
- Where does Ms. Helms work?
- Ms. Helms is Managing Director & Chief Financial Officer at Longitude Capital.
- Where did Ms. Helms go to school?
- Ms. Helms studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Bioengineering); The Johns Hopkins University (Bachelor of Science - BS, Applied Math and Statistics); Baltimore City College (International Baccalaureate Diploma).
Same school
Also attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology1,608
Fred WilsonCo-founder & Partner at Union Square VenturesElad GilSolo general partner investing through Gil CapitalAileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesHemant TanejaCEO & Managing Director of General CatalystNat FriedmanCo-lead of Meta Superintelligence Labs; co-founder of NFDGBrad FeldCo-founder of Foundry and Techstars
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Also attended The Johns Hopkins University340
Nicole GaudelliEntrepreneur in Residence at GV (Google Ventures)Wes NicholsPartner at March Capital PartnersDemi ObayomiPrincipal at Sapphire VenturesJun JeonInvestor at Khosla VenturesNicole FraenkelInvestor at Khosla VenturesElena VibochManaging Director at General Catalyst
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Also attended Baltimore City College7
Carolyn HelmsManaging Director and CFO at Longitude CapitalDennis GongInvestor at Alix VenturesHelmsManaging Director & Chief Financial Officer at Longitude CapitalGongSenior Associate at Longitude CapitalRon GlantzInvestor at Pantera CapitalDennis GongSenior Associate at Longitude Capital
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Also attended Calvert School7
Jack BryantExecutive Vice President at Harbert Growth PartnersCarolyn HelmsManaging Director and CFO at Longitude CapitalDennis GongInvestor at Alix VenturesHelmsManaging Director & Chief Financial Officer at Longitude CapitalGongSenior Associate at Longitude CapitalDennis GongSenior Associate at Longitude Capital
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Shared employers
Also worked at CatalYm GmbH10
Sarah ShackeltonAdvisor at Delin VenturesMarianne UtengManaging Director at Novartis Venture FundDaniela CoutoGeneral Partner at BioGeneration VenturesCarolyn HelmsManaging Director and CFO at Longitude CapitalPascal TouchonOperating Partner at Jeito CapitalSarah ShackeltonPartner, Talent at Jeito Capital
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