Darshana Zaveri
Founder at Catalyst Health Ventures
Profile
Darshana is a Founder and Managing Partner of Catalyst Health Ventures (CHV).
She is actively involved in all aspects of fund management including investments and capital raising and has led several investments in the medical device, women’s health and diagnostics markets.
She led CHV’s investments in Augmenix (acquired by Boston Scientific), nVision Medical (acquired by Boston Scientific), Maxwell Health (acquired by SunLife), Aria CV, PanTher Therapeutics, AtaCor Medical, Instylla, and Avive.
She currently (or previously) represents CHV on the Boards of all companies.
Prior to joining CHV in 2007, Darshana was an Investigator at Vertex Pharmaceuticals, and an integral part of drug development programs in oncology, metabolic disease, and immunology.
Previously she worked at Genome Therapeutics, a Massachusetts-based biotechnology company and at the Dana Farber Cancer Institute and completed an internship at the United Nations.
She has authored several publications and scientific journal articles.
Darshana currently serves as an advisor of the Deshpande Center for Technological Innovation at MIT, (a foundation that helps MIT students and faculty commercialize breakthrough technologies and inventions), as a Board Director of Tie Boston (Boston chapter of The Indus Valley Entrepreneurs), and as a lead advisor to the Portfolia FemTech fund (an investment fund designed for women).
She also serves on the Board of Advisors of MedExec Women and serves on the investment committee of Amplify (an investment fund of the MassGeneral Brigham network).
Darshana received an M.P.A.
from Harvard University, an M.A.
in Cell and Molecular Biology from Boston University, and a B.S.
in Biochemistry from Bombay University in Bombay, India.
Darshana Zaveri active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
Catalyst Health Ventures
 Catalyst Health Ventures Investment ManagersFinance Catalyst Health Ventures (Catalyst Health Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2008 by Darshana Zaveri and Joshua S Phillips. The firm is Headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. | Founder | 2006-12-31 |
Aria CV, Inc.
 Aria CV, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Aria CV, Inc. develops medical devices. It designed to improve the lives of patients living with the disease of pulmonary hypertension. The company was founded by John Scandurra and Karl Vollmers in 20101 and is headquartered in St. Paul, MN. | Chairman | 2013-12-31 |
PanTher Therapeutics, Inc.
 PanTher Therapeutics, Inc. Medical/Nursing ServicesHealth Services PanTher Therapeutics, Inc. provides health care services for the treatment of inoperable locally advanced solid tumors. The firm designed its delivery method to eliminate the toxicity and debilitating side effects that chemo agents can produce when delivered systemically through traditional IV or oral administration. The company was founded by Laura Indolfi, Elazer R. Edelman and David T. Ting in May 2014 is headquartered in Cambridge, MA. | Director/Board Member | 2019-12-31 |
Avive Solutions, Inc.
 Avive Solutions, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Avive Solutions, Inc. operates as a healthcare technology firm. It develops a next generation automated external defibrillator and software solutions to help increase survival rates from Sudden Cardiac Arrest. The company was founded by Rory Beyer, Sameer Jafri, and Moseley Andrews in 2017 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Director/Board Member | 2022-01-31 |
Instilla Srl
 Instilla Srl Advertising/Marketing ServicesCommercial Services Instill Srl engages in software development and automation activities. It provides solutions for statistical analysis, machine learning and big data; conversion marketing, search engine optimization, and performance marketing; web development; and design thinking. The company was founded by Massimo Monzio Compagnoni, Filippo Bernasconi, Paolo Meola, and Federico Sordillo on January 30, 2015 and is headquartered in Milan, Italy. | Director/Board Member | 2019-12-31 |
AtaCor Medical, Inc.
 AtaCor Medical, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology AtaCor Medical, Inc. develops cardiac medical devices. The firm offers AtaCor pacing system. The company was founded by Rick Sanghera, Alan Marcovecchio, and Sean McGeehan in 2014 and is headquartered in San Clemente, CA. | Director/Board Member | 2019-12-31 |
New England Venture Capital Association, Inc.
 New England Venture Capital Association, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services New England Venture Capital Association, Inc. is a non-profit organization which operates as a catalyst, and advocate, and a resource for the innovation economy. The company is headquartered in Cambridge, MA. | Director/Board Member | 2023-01-10 |
Rejoni, Inc.
 Rejoni, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Rejoni, Inc. engages in the provision of biotechnology services. It focuses on developing products that improve the outcomes of minimally invasive and other gynecological surgical procedures. The company was founded in June 2020 and is headquartered in Bedford, MA. | Director/Board Member | 2022-11-30 |
Former positions of Darshana Zaveri
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Lantos Technologies, Inc.
 Lantos Technologies, Inc. Electronic Equipment/InstrumentsElectronic Technology Lantos Technologies, Inc. develops intra-aural 3D ear scanning systems for the custom earpiece market. Its technology enables audiologists to eliminate the uncomfortable, messy, and error-prone technique that used to generate impressions of the ear canal. The firm provides 3D scanner that measures ear canal shape and tissue compliance to produce a map of the ear canal. It also offers noise protection devices for military and industrial markets, and consumer audio earphones. The company is headquartered in Wilmington, MA. | Chief Executive Officer | 2020-07-01 |
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Training of Darshana Zaveri
| Harvard University | Graduate Degree |
| Boston University | Graduate Degree |
| University of Mumbai | Undergraduate Degree |
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| VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED | Health Technology |
| Private companies | 14 |
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Oscient Pharmaceuticals Corp.
 Oscient Pharmaceuticals Corp. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Oscient Pharmaceuticals Corp. is a biopharmaceutical company that sells and markets products to community-based primary care physicians through its primary care sales force in the United States. It markets two products namely, ANTARA fenofibrate capsules, a cardiovascular product and FACTIVE gemifloxacin mesylate tablets, a fluoroquinolone antibiotic. It also has late-stage antibiotic candidate, Ramoplanin for the treatment of clostridium difficile-associated disease. The company was founded on May 09, 1961 and is headquartered in Waltham, MA. | Commercial Services |
Augmenix, Inc.
 Augmenix, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Augmenix, Inc. develops hydrogel technology to improve outcomes in radiation oncology and surgery. Its products include TraceIT Tissue Marker and SpaceOAR System, which is an absorbable hydrogel spacer that reduces radiation injury to the rectal wall in men undergoing prostate radiotherapy. The company was founded by Amarpreet S. Sawhney in 2008 and is headquartered in Bedford, MA. | Health Technology |
Lantos Technologies, Inc.
Lantos Technologies, Inc. Electronic Equipment/InstrumentsElectronic Technology Lantos Technologies, Inc. develops intra-aural 3D ear scanning systems for the custom earpiece market. Its technology enables audiologists to eliminate the uncomfortable, messy, and error-prone technique that used to generate impressions of the ear canal. The firm provides 3D scanner that measures ear canal shape and tissue compliance to produce a map of the ear canal. It also offers noise protection devices for military and industrial markets, and consumer audio earphones. The company is headquartered in Wilmington, MA. | Electronic Technology |
nVision Medical Corp.
 nVision Medical Corp. Hospital/Nursing ManagementHealth Services nVision Medical Corp. operates as a venture-backed medical device company. It develops a technology that can be used in the office of the gynecologist to diagnose the cause of infertility as well as ovarian cancer. The company was founded by Surbhi Sarna in January 2012 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Health Services |
Aria CV, Inc.
Aria CV, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Aria CV, Inc. develops medical devices. It designed to improve the lives of patients living with the disease of pulmonary hypertension. The company was founded by John Scandurra and Karl Vollmers in 20101 and is headquartered in St. Paul, MN. | Health Technology |
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Inc.
 Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Inc. Hospital/Nursing ManagementHealth Services Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Inc. provides treatment to cancer patients and also researches new cancer diagnostics, treatments, and preventions. The firm's patients receive treatment through its cancer centers operated with Brigham and Women's Hospital, Children's Hospital Boston, Massachusetts General Hospital, and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. The company was founded by Sidney Farber in 1947 and is headquartered in Boston, MA. | Health Services |
Catalyst Health Ventures
Catalyst Health Ventures Investment ManagersFinance Catalyst Health Ventures (Catalyst Health Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2008 by Darshana Zaveri and Joshua S Phillips. The firm is Headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. | Finance |
New England Venture Capital Association, Inc.
New England Venture Capital Association, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services New England Venture Capital Association, Inc. is a non-profit organization which operates as a catalyst, and advocate, and a resource for the innovation economy. The company is headquartered in Cambridge, MA. | Commercial Services |
DailyFeats, Inc.
 DailyFeats, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services DailyFeats, Inc. engages in the provision of a health-as-a-service platform. It offers an end-to-end operating system for benefits that includes a marketplace, a comprehensive benefits administration system, and a mobile platform where employees access everything benefits-related, navigate the healthcare system, and manage their health and wealth. The company was founded by Veer Gidwaney and Vinay Gidwaney on June 26, 2008 and is headquartered in Boston, MA. | Technology Services |
PanTher Therapeutics, Inc.
PanTher Therapeutics, Inc. Medical/Nursing ServicesHealth Services PanTher Therapeutics, Inc. provides health care services for the treatment of inoperable locally advanced solid tumors. The firm designed its delivery method to eliminate the toxicity and debilitating side effects that chemo agents can produce when delivered systemically through traditional IV or oral administration. The company was founded by Laura Indolfi, Elazer R. Edelman and David T. Ting in May 2014 is headquartered in Cambridge, MA. | Health Services |
Instilla Srl
Instilla Srl Advertising/Marketing ServicesCommercial Services Instill Srl engages in software development and automation activities. It provides solutions for statistical analysis, machine learning and big data; conversion marketing, search engine optimization, and performance marketing; web development; and design thinking. The company was founded by Massimo Monzio Compagnoni, Filippo Bernasconi, Paolo Meola, and Federico Sordillo on January 30, 2015 and is headquartered in Milan, Italy. | Commercial Services |
AtaCor Medical, Inc.
AtaCor Medical, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology AtaCor Medical, Inc. develops cardiac medical devices. The firm offers AtaCor pacing system. The company was founded by Rick Sanghera, Alan Marcovecchio, and Sean McGeehan in 2014 and is headquartered in San Clemente, CA. | Health Technology |
Avive Solutions, Inc.
Avive Solutions, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Avive Solutions, Inc. operates as a healthcare technology firm. It develops a next generation automated external defibrillator and software solutions to help increase survival rates from Sudden Cardiac Arrest. The company was founded by Rory Beyer, Sameer Jafri, and Moseley Andrews in 2017 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Health Technology |
Rejoni, Inc.
Rejoni, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Rejoni, Inc. engages in the provision of biotechnology services. It focuses on developing products that improve the outcomes of minimally invasive and other gynecological surgical procedures. The company was founded in June 2020 and is headquartered in Bedford, MA. | Health Technology |
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