Investing Profile

Kurt von Emster

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Managing Partner, Head of Life Sciences at Abingworth

abingworth.com/team/kurt-von-...Menlo Park, California

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Networks Kurt von is a member of

Hotmail Network

4899 CONNECTIONS

Hotmail Network

4899 CONNECTIONS

University of California, Santa Barbara Network

64 CONNECTIONS

UC Santa Barbara Network

52 CONNECTIONS

MPM BioImpact Network

20 CONNECTIONS

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Current Investing Position

Abingworth Managing Partner

Investment Range

$15.0M - $30.0M

Sweet Spot

$22.5M

Investments On Record

8

Current Fund Size

$465M

Kurt von Emster is on these Sector & Stage Rankings

BioTech (Series B)BioTech (Series A)Health & Hospital Services (Series B)Health IT (Series A)Health & Hospital Services (Series A)San Francisco Bay Area Health IT (Series B)

Kurt von Emster's Investments On Record (5)

Company	StageDateRound Size	Total Raised
Iambic	Series UnknownNov 2025$130M Series BApr 2024$50M Series BOct 2023$100M	$330M
Co-investors: Bill Coughran (Sequoia Capital), Brian Keil (Alumni Ventures ), Wesley Yiu (Alumni Ventures ), Naren Gupta (Nexus Venture Partners), Jishnu Bhattacharjee (Nexus Venture Partners), R. Jacob Vogelstein (Catalio Capital), Ayman AlAbdallah
Launch Therapeutics	Private EquityApr 2022
Vera Therapeutics	Series CJan 2021$80M	$110M
Co-investors: Krishna Yeshwant (GV (Google Ventures)), Maha Katabi (Sofinnova Investments), Beth Seidenberg (Kleiner Perkins)
Attenua	Series AMay 2018$35M	$35M
Co-investors: Rishi Gupta (OrbiMed)
CRISPR Therapeutics	Series BApr 2015$29M Series AApr 2015$35M	$89M
Co-investors: Ali Behbahani (New Enterprise Associates (NEA)), Tom Woiwode (Versant Ventures), Simeon J. George (SR One)

Kurt von Emster's Experience

Vice President - Portfolio Management Franklin TempletonPresent

Board of Directors Somaxon PharmaceuticalsPresent

Board of Directors CymaBay TherapeuticsPresent

Board of Directors Facet BiotechPresent

Board Member HotmailPresent

Member Board of Directors CRISPR TherapeuticsPresent

Board Member Kesios TherapeuticsPresent

Board Member Jasper TherapeuticsPresent

Board Member SFJ Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Present

Board Member Trishula Therapeutics, Inc.Present

Chairman Trucode Gene RepairPresent

Board Member Tizona Therapeutics, Inc.Present

Board Member IambicPresent

General Partner / Portfolio Manager MPM BioImpactPresent

Founding Partner HotmailPresent

Managing Partner, Head of Life Sciences AbingworthPresent

Kurt von Emster's Education

University of California, Santa Barbara Bachelor of Science (BS) Business and Economics

UC Santa Barbara Bachelor of Science (BS) Business and Economics

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