Daphne Zohar
Founder at PURETECH HEALTH PLC
Net worth: 32 M $ as of 2024-02-28
Profile
Founder of 8 different companies, including: Karuna Therapeutics, Inc., PureTech Health Plc and Puretech Health LLC, Daphne Zohar is an entrepreneur and businessperson who has been at the helm of 8 different companies and currently is Chief Executive Officer & Director at Mandara Sciences LLC (which she founded in 2010), Chief Executive Officer & Executive Director at PureTech Health Plc (which she founded in 2015), Chief Executive Officer & Director at Puretech Health LLC (which she founded in 2010) and President, Secretary, Treasurer & Director at Libra Biosciences, Inc. (which she founded in 2011) (both are subsidiaries of PureTech Health Plc) and President, Secretary, Treasurer & Director at Appeering, Inc. She is also on the board of 5 other companies.
In her past career she occupied the position of Director at Karuna Therapeutics, Inc. (she founded the company in 2010), Director at Satori Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Director at Akili Interactive Labs, Inc.
She received an undergraduate degree from Northeastern University.
Known holdings in public companies
Company | Date | Number of shares | Valuation | Valuation date |
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PURETECH HEALTH PLC
4.71% | 2024-03-04 | 12,712,671 ( 4.71% ) | 32 M $ | 2024-02-28 |
Daphne Zohar active positions
Companies | Position | Start |
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PURETECH HEALTH PLC | Founder | 2015-05-07 |
Puretech Health LLC
Puretech Health LLC Investment ManagersFinance Puretech Health LLC (PureTech Ventures) is a venture capital subsidiary of PureTech Health Plc founded in 2000 by Daphne Zohar, Robert Langer and Ben Shapiro. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. | Founder | 2010-12-28 |
Tal Medical, Inc.
Tal Medical, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Tal Medical, Inc. operates as a clinical stage medical device company. It develops novel, non contact, neuromodulatory devices for the treatment of psychiatric and neurological disorders. The firm focuses on the development of LFMS for the treatment of major depressive disorder and bipolar depression. The company was founded by Daphne Zohar, Steven Marc Paul, Andrew Miller, Eric Elenko and Nessan Bermingham in 2010 and is headquartered in Boston, MA. | Founder | 2009-12-31 |
Knode, Inc.
Knode, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Knode, Inc. develops and delivers web-based life science solutions for accessing experts and their content. It offers solutions for project team formation, post-merger integration, collaborations, business development, and decision-making applications. The firm provides services to pharmaceutical companies, academic institutions and researchers. The company was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in Boston, MA. | Director/Board Member | - |
Commense, Inc.
Commense, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Part of PureTech Health Plc, Commense, Inc. provides biotechnical research services. The private company is based in Boston, MA. Edward J. Stewart has been the CEO of the company since 2018. | Director/Board Member | - |
Appeering, Inc.
Appeering, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Appeering, Inc. develops a web-based social application. The company was founded by Joshua Fertik and Oren Kagan in 2011 and is headquartered in Boston, MA. | President | - |
Mandara Sciences LLC
Mandara Sciences LLC Medical/Nursing ServicesHealth Services Mandara Sciences LLC provides academic research on food to improve health and prevent diseases. It works in partnership with food industry and academic partners. The company was founded in 2010 by Daphne Zohar and is located in Boston, MA. | Founder | 2009-12-31 |
Libra Biosciences, Inc.
Libra Biosciences, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Libra Biosciences, Inc. focuses on development of novel diagnostic, therapeutic and consumer products. Its products based on the exciting, emerging field of the human microbiome. It is a leveraging cutting-edge microbiome insights to advance novel therapeutics and diagnostics in areas including metabolism, infectious disease, and epithelial disorders. The company was founded by Daphne Zohar in 2009 and is headquartered in Boston, MA. | Founder | 2011-09-18 |
Follica, Inc.
Follica, Inc. Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Follica, Inc. develops therapies for hair follicle disorders. The firm provides an out-patient therapy coupled with an at-home system for the treatment of androgenetic alopecia (hair loss) and medical device development fields to develop and commercialize its product platform. The company was founded by Rox R. Anderson, George Cotsarelis, Vera Price, Daphne Zohar, David Steinberg, and Bernat Olle in 2006 and is headquartered in Boston, MA. | Founder | 2005-12-31 |
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Training of Daphne Zohar
Northeastern University | Undergraduate Degree |
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Linked companies
Listed companies | 2 |
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ENDRA LIFE SCIENCES INC. | Health Technology |
PURETECH HEALTH PLC | Health Technology |
Private companies | 18 |
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Satori Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Satori Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Satori Pharmaceuticals, Inc. developed therapeutics for alzheimer's disease. The firm's drug candidates selectively modulated gamma secretase, the enzyme generating the neurotoxic peptides that form amyloid beta plaques the signature of this debilitated disease. The company was founded by Mark A. Findeis and Dennis J. Selkoe in 2005 and was headquartered in Cambridge, MA. | Health Technology |
Biotechnology Innovation Organization
Biotechnology Innovation Organization Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Biotechnology Innovation Organization is the world's biotechnology organization, providing advocacy, business development and communications services for more than 1,200 members worldwide. BIO members are involved in the research and development of innovative healthcare, agricultural, industrial and environmental biotechnology technologies. Corporate members range from entrepreneurial companies developing a first product to Fortune 100 multinationals. also represent state and regional biotech associations, service providers to the industry and academic centers. | Commercial Services |
Solace Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Solace Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Solace Pharmaceuticals, Inc. develops therapies for the treatment of neuropathic pain. It offers therapies for neuropathic and inflammatory pain. It offers discovery and development of innovative therapies for pain through in-house drug discovery and development programs as well as through selected partnerships. The company was founded in March 2006 by Allan Basbaum, Bruce Bean, Joyce Deleo and Tony Yaksh and is headquartered in Boston, MA. | Health Technology |
Tal Medical, Inc.
Tal Medical, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Tal Medical, Inc. operates as a clinical stage medical device company. It develops novel, non contact, neuromodulatory devices for the treatment of psychiatric and neurological disorders. The firm focuses on the development of LFMS for the treatment of major depressive disorder and bipolar depression. The company was founded by Daphne Zohar, Steven Marc Paul, Andrew Miller, Eric Elenko and Nessan Bermingham in 2010 and is headquartered in Boston, MA. | Health Technology |
Puretech Health LLC
Puretech Health LLC Investment ManagersFinance Puretech Health LLC (PureTech Ventures) is a venture capital subsidiary of PureTech Health Plc founded in 2000 by Daphne Zohar, Robert Langer and Ben Shapiro. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. | Finance |
Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research
Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research provides research and technology services. Its services include biomedical, genomics, and genetics for students. The company was founded by Edwin C. Whitehead in 1982 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA. | Commercial Services |
Follica, Inc.
Follica, Inc. Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Follica, Inc. develops therapies for hair follicle disorders. The firm provides an out-patient therapy coupled with an at-home system for the treatment of androgenetic alopecia (hair loss) and medical device development fields to develop and commercialize its product platform. The company was founded by Rox R. Anderson, George Cotsarelis, Vera Price, Daphne Zohar, David Steinberg, and Bernat Olle in 2006 and is headquartered in Boston, MA. | Consumer Services |
Enlight Biosciences LLC
Enlight Biosciences LLC Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Enlight Biosciences LLC develops research tools for drug discovery and development. It offers patient-centric platforms that may impact all aspects of the connected health ecosystem from patient engagement and experience, to patient-focused research and development. The company was founded by Raju S. Kucherlapati, David Steinberg, Rakesh Kumar Jain, H. Robert Horbitz, and Sanjiv Sam Gambhir in July 2008 and is headquartered in Boston, MA. | Health Technology |
Karuna Therapeutics, Inc.
Karuna Therapeutics, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Karuna Therapeutics, Inc. operates as a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company. engages in business of research and development of therapies utilizing muscarinic cholinergic receptors to treat psychosis and cognitive impairment in numerous central nervous system disorders. The company was founded by Andrew Miller, Eric Elenko, and Peter Jeffrey Conn in July 2009 and is headquartered in Boston, MA. | Health Technology |
Vedanta Biosciences, Inc.
Vedanta Biosciences, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Vedanta Biosciences, Inc. develops microbial therapies that address the human immune system. It engages in the development of a new class of drugs that work by modulating the human microbiome, with an initial emphasis in autoimmune and inflammatory diseases. The company was founded by Ruslan Medzhitov, Alexander Rudensky, Brett Finlay, Kenya Honda, Dan Littman, Bernat Olle and David Steinberg in 2010 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA. | Health Technology |
Libra Biosciences, Inc.
Libra Biosciences, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Libra Biosciences, Inc. focuses on development of novel diagnostic, therapeutic and consumer products. Its products based on the exciting, emerging field of the human microbiome. It is a leveraging cutting-edge microbiome insights to advance novel therapeutics and diagnostics in areas including metabolism, infectious disease, and epithelial disorders. The company was founded by Daphne Zohar in 2009 and is headquartered in Boston, MA. | Health Technology |
Mandara Sciences LLC
Mandara Sciences LLC Medical/Nursing ServicesHealth Services Mandara Sciences LLC provides academic research on food to improve health and prevent diseases. It works in partnership with food industry and academic partners. The company was founded in 2010 by Daphne Zohar and is located in Boston, MA. | Health Services |
Appeering, Inc.
Appeering, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Appeering, Inc. develops a web-based social application. The company was founded by Joshua Fertik and Oren Kagan in 2011 and is headquartered in Boston, MA. | Technology Services |
Akili Interactive Labs, Inc.
Akili Interactive Labs, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Akili Interactive Labs, Inc. develops therapeutic mobile video games. It also develops platform technology that test and enhance the cognitive abilities through a video game. The company was founded by Adam Gazzaley, Daphne Zohar, Daphne Bavelier, and Eddie Martucci in 2011 and is headquartered in Boston, MA. | Technology Services |
Knode, Inc.
Knode, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Knode, Inc. develops and delivers web-based life science solutions for accessing experts and their content. It offers solutions for project team formation, post-merger integration, collaborations, business development, and decision-making applications. The firm provides services to pharmaceutical companies, academic institutions and researchers. The company was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in Boston, MA. | Commercial Services |
Commense, Inc.
Commense, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Part of PureTech Health Plc, Commense, Inc. provides biotechnical research services. The private company is based in Boston, MA. Edward J. Stewart has been the CEO of the company since 2018. | Commercial Services |
The Sync Project, Inc.
The Sync Project, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services The Sync Project, Inc. develops a platform to scientifically measure and harness music to improve health. The company was founded by Marko Ahtisaari, Ketki Karanam and Yadid Ayzenberg and is headquartered in Boston, MA. | Technology Services |
resTORbio, Inc.
resTORbio, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology resTORbio, Inc. is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company. The firm engages in the development and commercialization of medicines for aging-related diseases and conditions. It offers an immunotherapy under the TORC1 program. The company was founded by Chen Schor and Joan Mannick on July 5, 2016 and is headquartered in Boston, MA. | Health Technology |