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.

Leonard Mills PhD

Leonard Mills PhD

Co-founder, Investment Advisor

Amy Hizoune

Amy Hizoune

Executive Director

MDC board

The MDC Studio Board manages the Studio and its relationships with the MDC-Verte Fund and partners.

Leonard Mills PhD

Leonard Mills PhD

Partner, MDC-Verte Fund

Rajabrata Sarkar MD PhD

Rajabrata Sarkar MD PhD

Partner · Co-founder, Vascular Rescue

Richard Macko MD

Richard Macko MD

Partner · Co-founder, Next Step Robotics

Company founders

Founders and co-founders of MDC Studio portfolio companies.

Anindo Roy PhD

Anindo Roy PhD

Co-founder and CTO, Next Step Robotics

Larry Forrester PhD

Larry Forrester PhD

Co-founder, Next Step Robotics

Jeffrey Gair PhD

Jeffrey Gair PhD

Founder and CEO, Modular Matter

Clifford Weiss MD

Clifford Weiss MD

Co-founder, Shuriken Medical

Christopher Bailey MD

Christopher Bailey MD

Co-founder, Shuriken Medical

Aryman Gupta MD

Aryman Gupta MD

Co-founder, Shuriken Medical

Anne Nemorin

Anne Nemorin

CEO, IRIS Reads

Donald Bolger PhD

Donald Bolger PhD

Co-founder and Scientific Director, IRIS Reads · Professor, University of Maryland

Drew Baden PhD

Drew Baden PhD

Co-founder, IRIS Reads · Professor of Physics, University of Maryland

Juan Uriagereka PhD

Juan Uriagereka PhD

Co-founder, IRIS Reads · Professor of Linguistics, University of Maryland

Barbara Gill PhD

Barbara Gill PhD

Advisor, IRIS Reads

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