Harold Friedman
Director of Finance/CFO at Polaris Growth Management LLC
Network origin in Harold Friedman first degree
| Entity | Entity type | Industry | |
|---|---|---|---|
Tulane University (Louisiana)
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| College/University | Other Consumer Services | 128 |
VantagePoint Management, Inc.
 VantagePoint Management, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance VantagePoint Management, Inc. (VantagePoint) is a venture capital firm founded in 1996 by Alan Edward Salzman, James D. Marver. The firm is headquartered in Santa Barbara, California with additional office in Beijing, China.
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| Private Company | Investment Managers | 69 |
Polaris Growth Management LLC
 Polaris Growth Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Polaris Partners is an Independent Venture Capital firm founded in 1996 by Stephen D. Arnold, Jonathan A. Flint and Terrance G. McGuire. Polaris Partners is headquartered in Waltham.
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| Private Company | Investment Managers | 38 |
VIVE Venture Capital LLC
 VIVE Venture Capital LLC Investment ManagersFinance VIVE Venture Capital LLC (VIVE Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2017 by Jack Helfand. The firm is headquartered in Palo Alto, California.
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| Private Company | Investment Managers | 5 |
Acacia Venture Partners LLC
 Acacia Venture Partners LLC Investment ManagersFinance Founded in 1995, Acacia Venture Partners LLC is a venture capital firm headquartered in San Francisco, California.
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| Extinct | Investment Managers | 1 |
Chart of Companies connected to the second degree
Multi-company connection
Companies connected to Harold Friedman via their personal network
| Company | Sector | Related people | Main position |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of California, Berkeley | College/University | Graduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Doctorate Degree Doctorate Degree | |
| Stanford University | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Masters Business Admin | |
| Boston College | College/University | Graduate Degree Graduate Degree Undergraduate Degree | |
Harvard University
 Harvard University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Harvard University engages in the provision of teaching and research. It has twelve degree-granting Schools in addition to the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, offering a global education. The university was founded in 1636 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA. | College/University | Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin Doctorate Degree | |
| Babson College | College/University | Graduate Degree Graduate Degree Graduate Degree | |
| Harvard Business School | College/University | Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin | |
| Dartmouth College | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Graduate Degree | |
Jefferies LLC
 Jefferies LLC Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Jefferies LLC is a global investment bank and institutional securities firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1962 and is a subsidiary of Jefferies Group LLC, ultimately held by Jefferies Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: JEF). Jefferies provides corporate clients with research and execution services in equity, fixed income, and foreign exchange markets, as well as a full range of investment banking services such as underwriting, mergers and acquisitions, restructuring and recapitalization, and other advisory services, with all businesses operating in the Americas, Europe and Asia. | Investment Banks/Brokers | Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal | |
American Bar Association
 American Bar Association Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services American Bar Association provides legal services. It provides law school accreditation, continuing legal education, legal information and other services to assist legal professionals. The firm has members which include judges, court administrators, law professors, and non-practicing attorneys. The company was founded on August 21, 1878 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL. | Miscellaneous Commercial Services | Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal | |
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati PC
 Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati PC Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati PC provides legal services. Its services include corporate law and governance, public and private offerings of equity and debt securities, mergers and acquisitions, securities class action litigation, intellectual property litigation, antitrust counseling and litigation, joint ventures and strategic alliances, technology licensing and other intellectual property transactions, tax, and employee benefits and employment law. The company was founded in 1961 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA. | Miscellaneous Commercial Services | Corporate Officer/Principal General Counsel | |
Candesant Biomedical, Inc.
 Candesant Biomedical, Inc. Medical/Nursing ServicesHealth Services Candesant Biomedical, Inc. engages in the provision of healthcare medical services. It focuses on development of a novel treatment for the non-invasive treatment of excessive sweating or hyperhidrosis. The company was founded by Niquette Hunt and Jacob Waugh and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Medical/Nursing Services | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
Dewpoint Therapeutics, Inc.
 Dewpoint Therapeutics, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Dewpoint Therapeutics, Inc. develops drugs. The company is headquartered in Boston, MA. | Pharmaceuticals: Major | Director/Board Member Chairman | |
| University of California, Los Angeles | College/University | Graduate Degree Undergraduate Degree | |
| Yale University | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Graduate Degree | |
| PANDION THERAPEUTICS, INC. | Biotechnology | Chairman Chief Executive Officer | |
InnoPath Software, Inc.
 InnoPath Software, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services InnoPath Software, Inc. provides mobile device management solutions to wireless carriers and mobile device manufacturers. It offers ActiveCare, which enables operators to update, troubleshoot, configure, and secure phones over-the-air. The company was founded by Stephen Artim in 1999 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA. | Packaged Software | Chief Executive Officer Director/Board Member | |
| CYCLERION THERAPEUTICS, INC. | Pharmaceuticals: Major | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
H.I.G. Growth Partners LLC
 H.I.G. Growth Partners LLC Investment ManagersFinance H.I.G. Growth Partners LLC (High Growth Partners) is a private equity/venture capital firm, a subsidiary of H.I.G. Ventures LLC founded in 1993 by Sami W. Mnaymneh and Anthony A. Tamer. H.I.G. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California. | Investment Managers | Corporate Officer/Principal Private Equity Analyst | |
Pandion Operations, Inc.
 Pandion Operations, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Pandion Operations, Inc. develops drugs for autoimmune, inflammatory, and transplant indications. The company was founded by Anthony J. Coyle, Jo Viney, Alan Crane, and David Sachs in 2017 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA. | Miscellaneous Commercial Services | Founder Chief Executive Officer | |
Lux Capital Group LLC
 Lux Capital Group LLC Investment ManagersFinance Lux Capital Group LLC (Lux Capita Group) is a venture capital firm founded in 2000 by Peter Hebert and Josh Wolfe. The firm is headquartered in New York with an additional office in Menlo Park, California. | Investment Managers | Private Equity Investor Director of Finance/CFO | |
| Harvard Medical School | College/University | Director/Board Member Doctorate Degree | |
Living Proof, Inc.
 Living Proof, Inc. Household/Personal CareConsumer Non-Durables Living Proof, Inc. manufactures and supplies hair care products. Its products include shampoos, conditioners, styling treatments, overnight products, styling creams and mousses, nourishing creams, styling sprays, thickening mousses, thickening creams, root lifting sprays, mask treatments. The company was founded by Robert S. Langer, Jon Flint, Amir Nashat, Ward Stegernoek, Mitch DeRosa, and Daniel Anderson in September 2004 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA. | Household/Personal Care | Chief Executive Officer Founder | |
Duke University
 Duke University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Duke University is an academic university that offers undergraduate, graduate and professional programs. It also has publications and research services. The university was founded in 1838 and is headquartered in Durham, NC. | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Corporate Officer/Principal | |
Icelandic Provisions, Inc.
 Icelandic Provisions, Inc. Food DistributorsDistribution Services Icelandic Provisions, Inc. engages in the provision of dairy products. Its products include traditional Skyr, Krimi Skyr, and fruit and nuts Skyr. The company was founded by Gregg Rubin, Terrance G. McGuire and Jonathan A. Flint in 2013 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Food Distributors | Founder Founder | |
Blue Rabbit Ventures, Inc.
 Blue Rabbit Ventures, Inc. Agricultural Commodities/MillingProcess Industries Part of Wedgewood Village Pharmacy LLC, Blue Rabbit Ventures, Inc. provides veterinary services. The company is based in Portland, ME. The company was founded by Benjamin J. Shaw. Benjamin J. Shaw has been the CEO since incorporation. Blue Rabbit Ventures was acquired by Wedgewood Village Pharmacy LLC on June 14, 2023. | Agricultural Commodities/Milling | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
| ACUSPHERE, INC. | Pharmaceuticals: Major | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
| Hobart & William Smith Colleges | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree | |
| University of Iowa | College/University | Graduate Degree Graduate Degree | |
| ALIMERA SCIENCES, INC. | Pharmaceuticals: Major | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
University of Southern California
 University of Southern California Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services University of Southern California is a private research university that mainly offers undergraduate, graduate & other higher education. The university was founded in 1880 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA. | College/University | Graduate Degree Undergraduate Degree | |
| Louisiana State University | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree | |
| Louisiana State Bar Association | Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal | ||
| University of Oxford | College/University | Graduate Degree Graduate Degree | |
LSU Foundation
 LSU Foundation Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Founded in 1960, the LSU Foundation is a nonprofit, tax-exempt foundation composed of business, professional and civic leaders. The Foundation manages most of the investments and serves as trustee for most of the endowed funds and other private assets contributed for the benefit of the University. | Investment Trusts/Mutual Funds | Director/Board Member Corporate Officer/Principal | |
Olivo Laboratories LLC
 Olivo Laboratories LLC Medical/Nursing ServicesHealth Services Olivo Laboratories LLC provides solutions to skin-related medical problems through proprietary biomaterials technologies. Its platform technology consists of a tunable polysiloxane-based material that mimics youthful skin and can be engineered to provide a variety of targeted properties, including elasticity, breathability, invisibility, water resistance, protection. The company was founded by Robert S. Langer Jr. and Richard Rox Anderson and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA. | Medical/Nursing Services | Chief Executive Officer Chief Executive Officer | |
| IRONWOOD PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | Pharmaceuticals: Major | Director/Board Member Chairman | |
| DNIB UNWIND INC | Biotechnology | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
Adnexus
 Adnexus Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Adnexus engages in the development of Adnectins biologics and medicines in the United States. The company was founded by Frank D. Lee on September 16, 2002 and is headquartered in Waltham, MA. | Pharmaceuticals: Major | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
Robert W. Baird & Co., Inc. (Broker)
 Robert W. Baird & Co., Inc. (Broker) Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Robert W. Baird & Co., Inc. (Broker) (Baird-Broker) is the broker-dealer division of Robert W. Baird & Co., Inc., an investment bank and financial services company headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The firm was founded in 1919 and is ultimately owned by Baird Financial Group, Inc. Baird-Broker offers a full suite of comprehensive trading services for institutional clients. | Investment Banks/Brokers | Analyst-Equity Analyst-Equity | |
Hydra Biosciences, Inc.
 Hydra Biosciences, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Hydra Biosciences, Inc. develops pharmaceutical products. It is focused in major therapeutic areas, which include pain, inflammation, renal, anxiety, and pulmonary diseases. The company was founded by Laurie Bartlett Keating, Dean Y. Li, David E. Clapham, and Mark T. Keating in 2001 and is headquartered in Belmont, MA. | Pharmaceuticals: Major | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
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. | Miscellaneous Commercial Services | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
Satellite Biosciences, Inc.
 Satellite Biosciences, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Satellite Biosciences, Inc. is a company based in Cambridge, MA that is focused on developing innovative regenerative medicine solutions to tackle some of the most challenging diseases. The company's mission is to create a new category of regenerative medicine called Tissue Therapeutics. The company was founded by Sangeeta N. Bhatia, Christopher S. Chen, and Arnav Chhabra. David Lennon has been the CEO of the company since 2021. | Biotechnology | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member |
Statistics
International
| United States | 49 |
| Hong Kong | 2 |
| United Kingdom | 2 |
Sectoral
| Consumer Services | 17 |
| Health Technology | 12 |
| Finance | 9 |
| Commercial Services | 5 |
| Technology Services | 4 |
Operational
| Director/Board Member | 358 |
| Corporate Officer/Principal | 194 |
| Private Equity Investor | 86 |
| Undergraduate Degree | 85 |
| Chief Executive Officer | 57 |
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| Terry McGuire | 54 |
| Amir Nashat | 51 |
| Amy Schulman | 45 |
| Dave Barrett | 29 |
| Alan Crane | 29 |
| Frank Baldino | 23 |
| Diana Purcel | 22 |
| Thomas A. Bevilacqua | 22 |
| Brian E. Chee | 22 |
| James Burke | 20 |
| Steve Jarmel | 19 |
| Jon Flint | 19 |
| Daniel Tarman | 19 |
| Bryce Youngren | 18 |
| Jim Woolsey | 17 |
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