The people behind the fund
Experienced entrepreneurs, fund managers, surgeons and engineers — together with the founders of the companies we back.
Fund managers
The MDC-Verte Fund managing team includes experienced entrepreneurs and fund managers.
MDC board
The MDC Studio Board manages the Studio and its relationships with the MDC-Verte Fund and partners.
Rajabrata Sarkar MD PhD
Partner · Co-founder, Vascular Rescue
Richard Macko MD
Partner · Co-founder, Next Step Robotics
Company founders
Founders and co-founders of MDC Studio portfolio companies.
Larry Forrester PhD
Co-founder, Next Step Robotics
Aryman Gupta MD
Co-founder, Shuriken Medical
Anne Nemorin
CEO, IRIS Reads
Donald Bolger PhD
Co-founder and Scientific Director, IRIS Reads · Professor, University of Maryland
Drew Baden PhD
Co-founder, IRIS Reads · Professor of Physics, University of Maryland
Juan Uriagereka PhD
Co-founder, IRIS Reads · Professor of Linguistics, University of Maryland
Barbara Gill PhD
Advisor, IRIS Reads
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