Vera Schroeder
Partner at Safar Partners
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Overview
Work Experience
Board Member
2023 - Current
Active Surfaces offers ultra-thin-film solar technology that can be applied to any surface.
Raised $13,250,000.00 from New Climate Ventures, Sabancı Climate Ventures, QVT Financial, Safar Partners, SeaX Ventures, Umami Capital, Lendlease and Type One Ventures.
Board Member
2023
Partner
2019
Safar Partners is a seed- to growth-stage venture fund.
Global Talent Fellow - Chemistry
2021
Open Avenues is a non-profit organization working to educate traditionally underrepresented student populations in the U.S. and inspire careers in STEM, business, and entrepreneurship. As a Global Talent Fellow at Open Avenues Foundation, I develop and lead Technology Transfer projects, helping students gain skills that are valued in spinning out technology companies from universities.
Board Member
2022
2Pi is a platform technology for optical metasurfaces that offers a new class of optical components and systems.
Board Member
2022
Concerto Biosciences reinvents humanity's relationship with microbes.
Raised $26,006,949.00 from Springboard Enterprises.
Board Observer
2021
Zanskar develops a predictive platform informed by massive data for discovering previously unknown geothermal resources.
Raised $42,230,000.00 from Munich Re Ventures, Union Square Ventures, Obvious Ventures, Clearvision Ventures, Safar Partners, First Star Ventures and Lowercarbon Capital.
Board Observer
2019
Xibus Systems develops a microbiological testing solution applicable to pathogens, allergens, and spoilage organisms.
Board Member
2021 - 2023
5x5 provides AI-powered data analytics to owners and operators of critical infrastructure.
Raised $10,375,001.00 from Safar Partners.
Board Member and Vice President Of Programming
2020 - 2022