Peter Gajdos

Deputy Chief Investment Officer and Portfolio Manager

2021 - Current

Managing Director and Portfolio Manager

2013

- Multi-sector venture capital fund - IT, life sciences, energy & materials - Portfolio management of rapidly growing private and public companies - Board memberships: Corsair Pharma, Exela Pharma Sciences (Observer), Onward (Observer), CNano Technology (former - IPO at Shanghai Star Market), Reel Solar (former - acquired by a Chinese strategic), Arcadia Biosciences (former - IPO: NASDAQ: RKDA), Neos Therapeutics (former Observer - IPO: NASDAQ: NEOS), Auspex Pharmaceuticals (former Observer – IPO: NASDAQ: ASPX and later acquired by Teva for $3.5bn), Ardelyx (former Observer – IPO: NASDAQ: ARDX), SurgiQuest (Observer – acquired by Conmed for $265m), Menlo Therapeutics (former Observer – IPO: NASDAQ: MNLO)

Head of Venture Capital

2019 - 2021

Leading IPM's venture investment efforts. Founder and Executive Chairman at IPM Chirana, innovative ICU ventilator company Board Observer at battery companies ESS Inc. and Wildcat Discovery Technologies. Venture investment lead and Board Member at InoBat Auto and InoBat Energy.

Co-founder

2013 - 2013

Residential and small commercial rooftop solar development and financing in Brazil

Consultant

2012 - 2012

Worked with the energy and technology growth fund of Silver Lake on detailed review of additive manufacturing / 3D printing sector

Summer Associate

2012 - 2012

- Worked with the Energy and TMT teams at a global private equity fund with over $30bn AUM - Assisted with potential growth equity investment into a UK-based education company - Conducted renewable energy strategy review for Warburg Pincus in Europe

Associate

2007 - 2011

Growth equity fund providing growth capital for companies in renewable energy and resource efficiency sectors in North America, Europe and Israel: - Founding team member; assisted in fund formation raising $220mm equity from Richard Branson's Virgin Group, Macquarie, Credit Suisse, Calpers, and other Limited Partners - $200mm invested in 11 biofuels, solar, energy storage, lighting, transportation software, waste and water companies - Two exits including a $123mm IPO of second generation biofuels company Gevo on NASDAQ in February 2011 - Investment diligence, portfolio monitoring and business development for three portfolio companies: - Strauss Water/Virgin Pure: UK point-of-use water purification equipment and services provider - Metrolight: Israeli energy efficient high power lighting business - Odersun (Board Observer): German building integrated PV solar module producer

Analyst

2005 - 2007

Energy Group Investment Bank, New York

Summer Intern

2003 - 2003