Kush Parmar
Managing Partner at 5AM Ventures
Boston, Massachusetts
Overview
Work Experience
Managing Partner
2010 - Current
5AM Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm focused on building next-generation life science companies. Founded in 2002, 5AM Ventures has over $1.5 billion USD under management. The firm has offices in San Francisco, CA and Boston, MA. Formed by successful industry executives and experienced venture capitalists, the 5AM team takes a focused, hands-on approach to company building. In addition to leading investments and contributing as board members of its portfolio companies, 5AM is directly involved in company strategy, management recruiting, business development and fundraising and often takes on short-term operating roles.
5AM Ventures is a venture capital firm that aims to finance seed and early-stage life sciences companies.
Board Of Directors
2018
Rallybio was established to identify and accelerate the development of transformative breakthrough therapies for patients with severe and rare disorders. The founders of the company – Martin Mackay, PhD, Steve Uden, MD, and Jeffrey Fryer, CPA – are seasoned leaders from the biopharma industry with a wide breadth of research, development, and financial experience. For more information, please visit www.rallybio.com.
Rallybio is an biotechnological research and development services intended to transform the lives of patients with a devastating disease.
Raised $238,600,000.00 from Johnson & Johnson Innovation – JJDC.
Chairman Of The Board Of Directors
2016
Entrada Therapeutics is a biotechnology company dedicated to transforming the treatment of devastating diseases through the intracellular delivery of biologics. www.entradatx.com
Entrada Therapeutics is a developer of novel therapeutics intended to treat devastating diseases.
Raised $301,599,999.00 from Janus Henderson Investors.
Co-Founder
2019
Mission-driven enterprise to spearhead access to cell and gene therapies for cancer patients in India. Co-founded by Kiran Mazumdar Shaw, Kush Parmar and Siddhartha Mukherjee. Headquartered in Bangalore, India.
Research Council Member
2018
Penn Medicine is the medical school that provides medical research and education services to students.
Raised $70,900,000.00 from Warren Alpert Foundation, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health and National Institutes of Health.
Advisory Council, Department of Molecular Biology
2015
Member, Scientific Advisory Board
2014
Grace Wilsey and other affected patients like her have two damaging mutations in their NGLY1 gene. Led by Grace's parents Matt and Kristen, an international team of clinicians and researchers has come together in an unprecedented way of open collaboration to understand the disease and to develop a cure. It my privilege to be part of their efforts. Please join us and visit the site at www.gracescience.org
Grace Science Foundation focuses on research for curing NGLY1 Deficiency, fostering collaboration among experts.
Board Of Directors
2013
Audentes (NASDAQ: BOLD) is a biotechnology company committed to the development and commercialization of innovative new treatments for people with life-threatening rare diseases through the application of adeno-associated virus (AAV) gene therapy technology. www.audentestx.com
Board Member
2019
At Ensoma, we believe every person, no matter where they are in the world, should have access to innovative technologies that are changing the way we treat disease. Harnessing the power of our Engenious™ vectors, our therapies can be delivered in a simple, single injection. We are poised to bring life-changing therapies to people all over the world.
Ensomaa is a genomic medicine company that develops on one-time in vivo treatments for immuno-oncology and other therapeutic applications.
Raised $205,000,000.00 from Delos Capital, Bioluminescence Ventures, Kite Pharma, SymBiosis LLC, Catalio Capital Management, Solasta Ventures, Qatar Investment Authority, Mirae Asset, 5AM Ventures and Alexandria Venture Investments.
Founding CEO, Chairman
2015 - 2023
Homology Medicines (NASDAQ: FIXX) is a genetic medicines company translating proprietary, cutting-edge gene editing and gene therapy technology into cures for patients with rare diseases. www.homologymedicines.com