Neal Bhadkamkar
General Partner at BOLD Capital Partners
Palo Alto, California
Overview
Work Experience
General Partner
2015 - Current
Bold Capital invests in early stage companies that leverage exponential technologies to solve important problems that are global in scope. Selected board or board observer positions include: - CloudLeaf: Full stack solution providing real time supply chain visibility for high value assets and flows. - MagicCube: Software only Trusted Execution Environment for payment credentials. - eXo Imaging: Point-of-care handheld medical ultrasound system using world's first thin-film piezo micro-machined ultrasound transducer. - Solarea Bio: Microbiome based approaches to reducing osteoporosis and other chronic conditions. - IVIVA: Artificial kidneys using mechanical structures and living cells. - Symbiome: Skin care based on the science of the skin microbiome. - AliveCor: FDA approved mobile ECG systems for monitoring heart health. - DigiLens: Augmented reality waveguides. - Elevian: Therapies based on GDF11 and its pathways to treat age related degenerative conditions. - Insilico Medicine: AI-based drug discovery - Iota Biosciences: Monitoring and treating chronic conditions using implanted "neural dust" transducers. (Exited) - Terramera: Reducing the toxic pesticide load in the food chain using advanced delivery technologies and AI based discovery processes.
Bold Capital Partners is an early-stage venture capital firm investing in life sciences, healthcare, and frontier tech companies.
General Partner
2003
Monitor Ventures is an early stage venture capital firm affiliated with the Monitor Group. It focuses on investments in consumer, enterprise and industrial companies. Board or board observer positions included Verdezyne, Nanostellar and Matisse Networks.
Monitor Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm that partners with exceptional entrepreneurs to commercialize technology into
Group Leader
2000 - 2009
Assist Monitor consulting projects dealing with corporate innovation and/or corporate venture capital.
Monitor Company was a partnership providing management consultancy services to large corporations and governments.
VP Engineering
1998 - 1999
Manage design and manufacturing of Zowie's hardware and software based toys.
Member of Research Staff, Director of Commercialization
1994 - 1999
Research on audio and video signal processing algorithms using adaptive techniques. For last few years also served as the Director of Commercialization, helping research projects transition into startups.
Consultant
1982 - 1985
Broad range of strategy consulting projects primary focused on technology based companies.
BCG Securities focuses on wealth management with high net worth individuals.
Associates Fellow
1979 - 1980
Worked under the supervision of Profesor Michael Porter. Wrote cases for course on Industry and Competitive Analysis.