Vera Schroeder
InvestorPartner & Investment Committee Member at Safar Partners
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Writes $100K – $20M checks · typically $2M
About
Partner and Investment Committee member with a background in chemistry, nanoscience, and materials science. She holds a PhD in Chemistry from MIT, where she worked on carbon-nanotube chemical sensing.
Experience
- Active SurfacesBoard Membercurrent2023 — presentWoburn, Massachusetts, United States
- Ancilia BiosciencesBoard Membercurrent2023 — present
- Safar PartnersPartnercurrent2019 — presentCambridge
- Open Avenues FoundationGlobal Talent Fellow - Chemistrycurrent2021 — presentBoston, Massachusetts, United States
- 2Pi Inc.Board Membercurrent2022 — presentCambridge, Massachusetts, United States
- Concerto BiosciencesBoard Membercurrent2022 — presentCambridge, Massachusetts, United States
- ZanskarBoard Observercurrent2021 — present
- Xibus SystemsBoard Observercurrent2019 — present
- 5x5 Technologies Inc.Board Member2021 — 2023
- MIT Social Entrepreneurship Alumni GroupBoard Member and Vice President Of Programming2020 — 2022Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
- Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyPh.D. Candidate2014 — 2019Cambridge, MA
- Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyEnvironmental Health & Safety Officer2015 — 2017Cambridge, MA
- Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyGraduate Teaching Assistant2014 — 2015Cambridge, MA
- Georg Thieme Verlag KGAssistant Editor, Synfacts2015 — 2017Cambridge, MA
- Imperial College LondonResearch Assistant, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Materials2014London, United Kingdom
- University of California, BerkeleyMaster Thesis2013Berkeley, CA
- RWTH Aachen UniversityResearch Internship, Institute of Physical Chemistry2012Kreisfreie Stadt Aachen Area, Germany
- DWI - Leibniz Institute for Interactive MaterialsResearch Internship, Institute of Technichal und Macromolecular Chemistry2012Kreisfreie Stadt Aachen Area, Germany
Education
- Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Inorganic Chemistry2014 — 2019
- Harvard Business School OnlineOther; "Core: Credential of Readiness"2018
- RWTH Aachen UniversityMaster of Science - MS, Chemistry2011 — 2013
- RWTH Aachen UniversityBachelor of Science - BS, Chemistry2008 — 2011
Skills & more
Leadership7Analysis2Matlab2Microsoft Office5AutoCAD1FundraisingDue DiligenceStart-upsResearch12Chemistry10Spectroscopy2Carbon Nanotubes4
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TeachingData AnalysisEntrepreneurshipVenture CapitalLanguages English · German · Latin
From Vera's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology1,289
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 Harvard Business School Online135
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Also attended RWTH Aachen University51
Dr. Nils EiteneyerPartner at CapnamicJason GrüningerInvestment Manager at CapnamicAbdulla ElyasAdvisor at RAED VenturesFrederike WolffInvestment Team at RedstoneAlexander KüppersInvestment Director at Statkraft VenturesEmil JerslingSenior Growth Manager at Orbit Startups
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Shared employers
Also worked at Open Avenues Foundation1
Also worked at Xibus Systems1
Also worked at Massachusetts Institute of Technology438
Aileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesMatt HuangCo-founder and Managing Partner at ParadigmScott BillerInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Noubar AfeyanInvestor at Flagship PioneeringVyas RamananVenture Partner at Third Rock VenturesRhie LimPartner, Global Strategy at One Way Ventures
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Also worked at University of California, Berkeley276
Paul JennyBoard Chair at CincyTechAndrea van ElsasInvestor at Third Rock VenturesMichael PerezDeputy General Counsel at Mucker CapitalFreada Kapor KleinFounding Partner at Kapor CapitalUlili OnovakpuriManaging Partner at Kapor CapitalRoseanneCo-founder at Renegade Partners
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Colleagues at Safar Partners
Andy Cohen
Analyst at Safar Partners
Arda Kotikian
Associate at Safar Partners
Arunas A. Chesonis
Managing Partner at Safar Partners
Ayman Hindy
Senior Advisor at Safar Partners
Bob Millard
Senior Advisor, Chairman Emeritus of MIT Corporation at Safar Partners
Greg S. Feldman
Partner at Safar Partners
Hannah Jacobs
Analyst at Safar Partners
Leslie Hartford
Manager of Administration at Safar Partners
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