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Vera Schroeder

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Partner & Investment Committee Member at Safar Partners · Board director at Active Surfaces · Director at Concertobio · Board director at Ancilia Bio

Cambridge, Massachusetts

Writes $100K – $20M checks · typically $2M

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Deji SasegbonunlockedVera: together at Imperial College London (2014)
×5Vera: together at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Vera: together at Zanskar
×2Vera: together at Imperial College London

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.

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Board director at Active Surfaces

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Active Surfaces's investors · 5

New Climate VenturesHouston · since 2025Safar PartnersCambridge · since 2025SeaX VenturesMillbrae · $100K – $5M checks · since 2025Type One VenturesLos Angeles · $100K – $5M checks · since 2025Umami Capitalsince 2025

Co-founders at Active Surfaces

SB
Shivam BhaktaExecutive Officer, Director
RSRichard Swartwout
Richard SwartwoutCTO & Co-Founder
SBShiv Bhakta
Shiv BhaktaCEO & Co-Founder

Director at Concertobio

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Concertobio's investors · 7

Axial VCSan Francisco · $100K – $5M checksExcelestar VenturesAndoverGolden SeedsFlushing · $250K – $2M checksHorizons VenturesHong Kong · $1M – $110M checksISVWest Palm BeachM VenturesLos Angeles · $10.8M checksMassVenturesWaltham · $250K – $500K checks

Co-founders at Concertobio

JKJared Kehe
Jared KeheExecutive Officer, Director
CACheri Ackerman
Cheri AckermanExecutive Officer, Director
BCBernardo Cervantes
Bernardo CervantesExecutive Officer, Director

Board director at Ancilia Bio

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Ancilia Bio's investors · 6

Deep Science VenturesLondonMetaplanetTallinn · $500K – $10M checksPsyMed VenturesBerkeleySafar PartnersCambridgeSnatched VenturesSan FranciscoSpacecadet VenturesKent County · $100K – $500K checks

Co-founders at Ancilia Bio

RBRodolphe Barrangou
Rodolphe BarrangouCo-founder
A
AlexCo-founder
DPDavi Paez-Espino
Davi Paez-EspinoCo-founder

Experience

  1. Active SurfacesBoard Membercurrent2023 — presentWoburn, Massachusetts, United States
  2. Ancilia BiosciencesBoard Membercurrent2023 — present
  3. Safar PartnersPartnercurrent2019 — presentCambridge
  4. Open Avenues FoundationGlobal Talent Fellow - Chemistrycurrent2021 — presentBoston, Massachusetts, United States
  5. 2Pi Inc.Board Membercurrent2022 — presentCambridge, Massachusetts, United States
  6. Concerto BiosciencesBoard Membercurrent2022 — presentCambridge, Massachusetts, United States
  7. ZanskarBoard Observercurrent2021 — present
  8. Xibus SystemsBoard Observercurrent2019 — present
  9. 5x5 Technologies Inc.Board Member2021 — 2023
  10. MIT Social Entrepreneurship Alumni GroupBoard Member and Vice President Of Programming2020 — 2022Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
  11. Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyPh.D. Candidate2014 — 2019Cambridge, MA
  12. Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyEnvironmental Health & Safety Officer2015 — 2017Cambridge, MA
  13. Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyGraduate Teaching Assistant2014 — 2015Cambridge, MA
  14. Georg Thieme Verlag KGAssistant Editor, Synfacts2015 — 2017Cambridge, MA
  15. Imperial College LondonResearch Assistant, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Materials2014London, United Kingdom
  16. University of California, BerkeleyMaster Thesis2013Berkeley, CA
  17. RWTH Aachen UniversityResearch Internship, Institute of Physical Chemistry2012Kreisfreie Stadt Aachen Area, Germany
  18. DWI - Leibniz Institute for Interactive MaterialsResearch Internship, Institute of Technichal und Macromolecular Chemistry2012Kreisfreie Stadt Aachen Area, Germany

Skills & more

Leadership7Analysis2Matlab2Microsoft Office5AutoCAD1FundraisingDue DiligenceStart-upsResearch12Chemistry10Spectroscopy2Carbon Nanotubes4
+4 moreTeachingData AnalysisEntrepreneurshipVenture Capital

Languages English · German · Latin

From Vera's professional profile.

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
Beth Grafstrom
Senior Vice President at OUP (Osage University Partners)
Greg S. Feldman
Partner at Safar Partners
Hannah Jacobs
Analyst at Safar Partners
Leslie Hartford
Manager of Administration at Safar Partners

Network1

Arunas A. Chesonis
Managing Partner at Safar Partners

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Vera Schroeder?
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.
Where does Vera Schroeder work?
Vera Schroeder is Partner & Investment Committee Member at Safar Partners and Board director at Active Surfaces and Board director at Ancilia Bio.
What check size does Vera Schroeder write?
Vera Schroeder typically writes checks of $100K – $20M.
Where did Vera Schroeder go to school?
Vera Schroeder studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Inorganic Chemistry); Harvard Business School Online (Other; "Core: Credential of Readiness"); RWTH Aachen University (Master of Science - MS, Chemistry).

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Shared employers

Also worked at Open Avenues Foundation1

Bharath Kumar ReddyFounder at Cone

Also worked at Xibus Systems1

Chris HartshornAdvisor at Chrysalix