Where does Sid Shenai work?

Sid Shenai is Venture Partner at Madrona Venture Group.

What check size does Sid Shenai write?

Sid Shenai typically writes checks of $500K – $10M.

Where did Sid Shenai go to school?

Sid Shenai studied at Harvard Business School (Master of Business Administration - MBA); Harvard Law School (Doctor of Law - JD); Harvard University (AM, Physics).

Sid Shenai

InvestorFounder

Venture Partner at Madrona Venture Group · Founder at Terraytx

Seattle, Washington

Writes $500K – $10M checks · typically $5M

About

Sid Shenai joined Madrona as a venture partner in early 2019, where he focuses on life sciences investing. He is co-founder and CEO of Proof Diagnostics, a Broad Institute spin-out building a portable system for molecular disease detection. Before that, he was a portfolio manager and head of developed market rates at Bracebridge Capital, where he built the firm's interest rates business and co-led its FX derivatives and Western European sovereign credit strategies. Earlier in his career, he consulted at McKinsey & Company, worked with TechnoServe in Swaziland and Ghana, and advised on financial markets and fiscal policy at the White House National Economic Council. He holds a joint JD/MBA from Harvard Law School and Harvard Business School, and AB and AM degrees in Physics from Harvard.

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Beyond investing

Founded: Co-founded Proof Diagnostics, a Broad Institute spin-out developing portable molecular disease detection.
Education: Graduated from the joint JD/MBA program at Harvard Law School and Harvard Business School. Graduated with highest honors from Harvard University with AB and AM degrees in Physics, focused on quantum information and high energy theory.
Boards: Serves or has served on the board of the Center for Excellence in Education. Serves or has served on the board of IDinsight. Serves or has served on the board of Even Ground.
Communities: Is a translational research adviser at the Institute for Protein Design at the University of Washington. Is a member of the New York State Bar Association.
More: Conducted academic research in behavioral finance during graduate school. Has been a long-time angel investor with a particular focus on life sciences.

From Sid's own website — common ground for a warm intro.

Founder at Terraytx

Intro paths

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Terraytx's investors · 6

Deviation CapitalNew York Digitalis VenturesNew York · $100K – $10M checks Madrona Venture GroupSeattle · $2M – $10M checks Mana VenturesEstero NVenturesSanta Clara XTX MarketsBristol

Experience

Madrona Venture GroupVenture Partnercurrent2019 — presentSeattle, Washington, United States
Broad Institute of MIT and HarvardVisiting Scholarcurrent2024 — presentCambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Institute for Protein Design, University of WashingtonTranslational Research Advisorcurrent2018 — present
Ginkgo Bioworks, Inc.Advisor2023
Proof Diagnostics, Inc.Co-Founder, CEO & Director2020 — 2023
University of WashingtonAffiliate Researcher2018 — 2023Greater Seattle Area
Bracebridge Capital, LLCPortfolio Manager, Head of Rates2010 — 2017Greater Boston
McKinsey & CompanyBusiness Analyst2004 — 2006San Francisco Bay Area

Education

Harvard Business SchoolMaster of Business Administration - MBA
Harvard Law SchoolDoctor of Law - JD
Harvard UniversityAM, Physics
Harvard UniversityAB, Physics
Detroit Country Day School

Colleagues at Madrona Venture Group

Alexandra Estep

Controller at Madrona Venture Group

Alison McCulloch

Executive Assistant at Madrona Venture Group

Alli Sherwin

Executive Assistant at Madrona Venture Group

An Cayas

Executive Assistant at Madrona Venture Group

Andrew Leary

IT Support Engineer at Madrona Venture Group

Anna Baird

Venture Partner at Madrona Venture Group

Anna Chen

Investor at Madrona Venture Group

Anna Schmitz

Receptionist at Madrona Venture Group

Network3

Bill Richter

CEO of Qumulo and venture partner at Madrona

Chris Picardo

Partner at Madrona investing at the intersection of life science and computer science, plus consumer tech and Web3

Ted Kummert

Venture partner at Madrona focused on enterprise infrastructure, data, and intelligent applications

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Sid Shenai?: Sid Shenai joined Madrona as a venture partner in early 2019, where he focuses on life sciences investing. He is co-founder and CEO of Proof Diagnostics, a Broad Institute spin-out building a portable system for molecular disease detection. Before that, he was a portfolio manager and head of developed market rates at Bracebridge Capital, where he built the firm's interest rates business and co-led its FX derivatives and Western European sovereign credit strategies. Earlier in his career, he consulted at McKinsey & Company, worked with TechnoServe in Swaziland and Ghana, and advised on financial markets and fiscal policy at the White House National Economic Council. He holds a joint JD/MBA from Harvard Law School and Harvard Business School, and AB and AM degrees in Physics from Harvard.
Where does Sid Shenai work?: Sid Shenai is Venture Partner at Madrona Venture Group.
What check size does Sid Shenai write?: Sid Shenai typically writes checks of $500K – $10M.
Where did Sid Shenai go to school?: Sid Shenai studied at Harvard Business School (Master of Business Administration - MBA); Harvard Law School (Doctor of Law - JD); Harvard University (AM, Physics).

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