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Vera Schroeder

Investor

Partner & 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

  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

Education

  1. Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Inorganic Chemistry2014 — 2019
  2. Harvard Business School OnlineOther; "Core: Credential of Readiness"2018
  3. RWTH Aachen UniversityMaster of Science - MS, Chemistry2011 — 2013
  4. RWTH Aachen UniversityBachelor of Science - BS, Chemistry2008 — 2011

Skills & more

Leadership7Analysis2Matlab2Microsoft Office5AutoCAD1FundraisingDue DiligenceStart-upsResearch12Chemistry10Spectroscopy2Carbon Nanotubes4
+4 moreTeachingData AnalysisEntrepreneurshipVenture Capital

Languages English · German · Latin

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