Sara Eshelman
InvestorGeneral Partner at Spero Ventures · Board director at Olden Labs PBC · Board director at Gencove
New York City Metropolitan Area
About
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
Intro paths
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In turn, Sara can intro founders to Olden Labs PBC's investors below.
Olden Labs PBC's investors · 1
Board director at Gencove
Intro paths
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In turn, Sara can intro founders to Gencove's investors below.
Gencove's investors · 7
Balaji Srinivasan$10K – $500K checksBread And Butter Ventures, LlcMinneapolis · $100K – $250K checksNational Institutes of Health (NIH)since 2019Refactor CapitalBurlingame · $1M – $2M checksSpero VenturesBurlingame · $2M – $4M checks · since 2021Third Kind Venture CapitalNew York · $50K – $5M checksVersion One VenturesVancouver · $250K – $500K checks
Co-founders at Gencove
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Tomaz BerisaExecutive Officer, Director
JP
Joseph PickrellExecutive Officer, Director
Experience
- Spero VenturesPartnercurrent2022 — presentNew York, New York, United States
- Spero VenturesPrincipal2018 — 2022New York City Metropolitan Area
- Omidyar NetworkPrincipal, Investments2017 — 2018New York City Metropolitan Area
- Omidyar NetworkAssociate, Investments2016New York City Metropolitan Area
- Omidyar NetworkManager, Intellectual Capital2013 — 2015Washington DC-Baltimore Area
- Monitor GroupSenior Consultant2012 — 2013New York City Metropolitan Area
- Monitor GroupConsultant2008 — 2011
Skills & more
Management Consulting12Business Strategy14Market Entry8Growth Strategies2Strategy3Strategic Consulting4Strategic Planning7Consulting1Emerging Markets1Corporate Development1Entrepreneurship4Social Impact
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Financial ModelingFrom 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
Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.
Colleagues at Spero Ventures
Network1
Investors connected to Sara in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.
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).
Same school
Also attended The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)980
Lee FixelFounder of AdditionPat GradyPartner at Sequoia CapitalNeil MehtaCo-founder & Managing Partner at GreenoaksCyriac ParisotInvestor at Index VenturesSofia DolfeInvestor at Index VenturesJonas VetterleInvestor at Moonfire Ventures
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Also attended Northwestern University352
Hannah KrootMarketing Lead at Intel CapitalMikowai AshwillInvestor at Spark CapitalNaomi Pilosof IonitaBoard Partner at Menlo VenturesEric OngInvestor at LightbankBill PescatelloInvestor at LightbankScott JacobsonManaging Director at Madrona Venture Group
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Also attended Detroit Country Day School14
Sid ShenaiVenture partner at Madrona and co-founder and CEO of Proof DiagnosticsHari ArulInvestor at Khosla VenturesRob DeniousPrincipal at Odyssey Investment PartnersKerry DugganAdvisor at Commonweal VenturesSreeram PanickerInvestor at Susquehanna Growth EquityJordan PascasioPartner at Next Ventures
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Shared employers
Also worked at Spero Ventures7
Shripriya MaheshGeneral Partner at Spero VenturesAndrew ParkerGeneral Partner at Spero VenturesMarc TarpenningVenture Partner at Spero VenturesStephen WemplePrincipal at Spero VenturesNolan ShahAssociate at Spero VenturesJonathan KrollVenture Partner at RareBreed Ventures
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Also worked at Omidyar Network40
Nadia DugalGeneral Counsel at Congruent VenturesPaula GoldmanChief Ethical Officer of Salesforce at EMERGENT VENTURESShripriya MaheshGeneral Partner at Spero VenturesJalak JobanputraFounder and Managing Partner at Future Perfect VenturesAmeya UpadhyayGeneral Partner at Flourish VenturesArjuna CostaCo-Founder & Managing Partner at Flourish Ventures
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