Keara Sauber
Managing Director at Sauber Capital
New York City Metropolitan Area
Overview
Work Experience
Member Board of Directors
2025 - Current
Chief Strategy Officer Leading strategic growth, business scaling, and capital-raising efforts for a MedTech company specializing in wearable solutions for tracking women’s health. Shaping the company’s vision and long-term planning as a member of the Board of Directors. Driving the launch of innovative health tracking technology to empower women and improve wellness outcomes. Leveraging expertise in healthcare, technology, and business development to establish impactful partnerships and position the company as a market leader.
Advisor
2025
An advisor focusing on sourcing and evaluating investments in women-founded healthcare companies across biotech, pharma, medtech, femtech, and wellness. My role is to identify high-growth opportunities, perform due diligence, and support innovative startups that drive meaningful impact. Thrilled to help advance diversity in venture and back exceptional women-led teams!
Gaingels provides funding to startup companies and supports diversity and inclusion within the entrepreneurial ecosystem.
Managing Director
2016
Sauber Capital works collaboratively with entrepreneurs, founders, financial institutions, and leadership teams to identify opportunities and solve various business challenges. We combine our experience and resources of advisors and strategic relationships with the knowledge, network, and real-world experiences to execute your business's growth goals and increase revenue. Our clients include: Incora Health VyV.tech Spartina Biotech Novel 351k (biosimilars) UBS (Ultra High NetWorth and Global Family Office) Use Kitch (www.usekitch) Mainstream Medical (medical devices) Safe Health App (www.safely.me) Bioremediation Company / Servpro Franchise Midtown Manhattan Medtech from Las Alamos, New Mexico Biotech company that produces innovative biosensors Fintech Alternative Lending Platform Healthcare Company (commercialization) Biotech/ Medical Device Company Medical Device Distribution Company for North America / Middle East Mobile Application Business QSR in North America and UAE Industrial Materials Company (International) Entertainment/ Production Company Family Office in UAE and USA Hedge Funds Private Equity Syndicates
Ambassador
2024
The Fourth Effect matches forward thinking companies, startups to growth stage, to board-ready women as advisors, directors, and investors. It is the only marketplace where women can make the first move to break into the board pipeline.
Healthcare Advisory Board
2023
WEDO, celebrated in over 100 countries and at the United Nations, is more than just an organization – it's a 501c3 grassroots movement passionately advocating for the empowerment of women entrepreneurs globally. Our mission at WEDO is to ignite leadership and innovation among women entrepreneurs, driving economic growth, influencing policies, and advancing communities worldwide. The goal is mighty: empower the 4 billion women and girls around the globe, especially uplifting the 388 million living in poverty. We believe that elevating women financially is a fundamental step in eradicating poverty.
Biomedical Advisory Board
2023 - 2024
KIFFIK is a biotechnology company that has developed a revolutionary technology based on the continuous extraction of native Interstitial Fluid (ISF) that will transform the medical, life science, and health monitoring industries.
Kiffik Biomedical developed a novel technology that transmits health data.
Raised $2,160,000.00.
CEO and Co-Founder
2022 - 2024
Novel351k was founded on the principle of building an organization and culture focused on innovation to develop biosimilar drugs by driving the costs of drugs down through the healthcare spectrum. Novel351k’s asset light strategy accelerates drug innovation, development, and commercialization by delivering affordable access to life-changing biologicals while improving quality of life to patients.
Novel 351k provides solutions for accessible biosimilars on the market.
Advisor
2020 - 2023
KITCH is a food-tech venture-backed marketplace that connects commercial kitchens with food business. http://usekitch.com
Kitch is a commercial kitchen marketplace connecting the food world with underutilized commercial kitchens.
Raised $150,000.00 from Chaos Ventures.
President
2020 - 2022
(Now Mercury Bio) Spartina Biotechnologies is an early-stage biotech company that is developing and implementing a platform (SIREN™) for precision delivery of RNA molecules to specific cells and organs, beginning with RNAi molecules to destroy the SARS-CoV-2 virus genome. By its nature, SIREN™ will deliver natural-like RNA molecules to all the organs that SARS-CoV-2 is able to infect and precisely destroy the virus’s RNA without affecting any human gene RNA, blocking further replication and spread of the virus. The SIREN™ platform is poised to rapidly deploy to treat any emerging virus within a few months after discovery. SIREN™ can also treat numerous human diseases by silencing deleterious genes, thereby accelerating the RNA therapeutics industry.
Co Chair (October Ball) * Volunteer
2017 - 2020
As Co-Chair of October Ball in New York City Keara Sauber provides leadership for the committee of over 75 people. Keara assists with direction, budget goals, and decision-making goals for the event planning process. She is one of the faces and an active spokesperson for both the October Ball and the charity. Keara builds relationships with donors, sponsors, and supporters new and old through various outreach tactics. Keara also helps to create and manage marketing initiatives for the campaigns and main event which has a reach to thousands of people. October Ball has ~1000 attendees each year and raises significant contributions for the organization.
Bigs & Littles NYC Mentoring strives to transform the lives of children through one-to-one mentoring.