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Sara Eshelman

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General Partner at Spero Ventures · Board director at Olden Labs PBC · Board director at Gencove

New York City Metropolitan Area

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General Partner focused on backing founders solving real problems for people and the planet, starting from the problem first.

Contact· self-published, not guessed

Board director at Olden Labs PBC

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Olden Labs PBC's investors · 1

Spero VenturesBurlingame · $2M – $4M checks · since 2026

Board director at Gencove

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Gencove's investors · 9

AlexandriaPasadena · since 2019Balaji Srinivasan$10K – $500K checksBread And Butter Ventures, LlcMinneapolis · $100K – $250K checksBurst CapitalSan Francisco · $100K – $2M checks · since 2019National Institutes of Health (NIH)since 2019Refactor CapitalBurlingame · $1M – $2M checksSpero VenturesBurlingame · $2M – $4M checks · since 2021Third Kind Venture CapitalNew York · $50K – $5M checks · since 2019Version One VenturesVancouver · $250K – $500K checks · since 2019

Co-founders at Gencove

TB
Tomaz BerisaExecutive Officer, Director
JPJoseph Pickrell
Joseph PickrellExecutive Officer, Director

Experience

  1. Spero VenturesPartnercurrent2022 — presentNew York, New York, United States
  2. Spero VenturesPrincipal2018 — 2022New York City Metropolitan Area
  3. Omidyar NetworkPrincipal, Investments2017 — 2018New York City Metropolitan Area
  4. Omidyar NetworkAssociate, Investments2016New York City Metropolitan Area
  5. Omidyar NetworkManager, Intellectual Capital2013 — 2015Washington DC-Baltimore Area
  6. Monitor GroupSenior Consultant2012 — 2013New York City Metropolitan Area
  7. Monitor GroupConsultant2008 — 2011

Skills & more

Management Consulting12Business Strategy14Market Entry8Growth Strategies2Strategy3Strategic Consulting4Strategic Planning7Consulting1Emerging Markets1Corporate Development1Entrepreneurship4Social Impact
+1 moreFinancial Modeling

From Sara's professional profile.

Deals · 2

Olden Labs PBCBoard seat

via Spero Ventures · filed Mar 2026 · $7.4M raise

GencoveBoard seat

via Spero Ventures · filed Nov 2021 · $10M raise

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Colleagues at Spero Ventures

Andrew Parker
An unabashed tech geek living in Hawaii
Marc Tarpenning
Venture Partner at Spero Ventures
Nolan Shah
Associate at Spero Ventures
Shripriya Mahesh
General Partner at Spero Ventures
Stephen Wemple
Principal at Spero Ventures

Network1

Andrew Parker
An unabashed tech geek living in Hawaii

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Sara Eshelman?
General Partner focused on backing founders solving real problems for people and the planet, starting from the problem first.
Where does Sara Eshelman work?
Sara Eshelman is General Partner at Spero Ventures and Board director at Olden Labs PBC and Board director at Gencove.
What boards does Sara Eshelman sit on?
Sara Eshelman holds tracked board seats at Gencove, Olden Labs PBC.
Where did Sara Eshelman go to school?
Sara Eshelman studied at The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) (MSc, Development Economics and International Development); Northwestern University (BA, Economics); The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).

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