Edwin de Graaf
Managing Partner
Edwin de Graaf is founder and managing partner of Gilde Healthcare. Edwin joined Gilde in 1997 following a career of 3 years as a tax consultant with Coopers & Lybrand (now PwC). He is co-responsible...
Karthik Bolisetty
Senior Associate - Healthtech
Venture&Growth
Venture&Growth
Karthik Bolisetty joined Gilde Healthcare in 2023 in the Boston office and focuses on Healthtech.
Prior to joining Gilde, Karthik was on the investment team at Northpond Ventures, where he focused primarily on investments in life science tools and molecular diagnostics companies. He started his career in venture capital at Longitude Capital, focusing on medical device investments. He began his career at Lazard, where he worked in M&A advisory and served clients across therapeutics, medical devices, life science tools, and diagnostics.
He has a B.A. in biology and B.S. in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania. Karthik is a US citizen.
Mika Nishimura
Operational Partner
Mika is a commercialization executive with extensive leadership experience in conceiving, planning, and launching disruptive medical technologies in 50 markets across North America, EMEA, Asia-Pacific, and Latin America. She has an exceptional track record of...
Geoff Pardo
General Partner Healthtech
Venture&Growth
Venture&Growth
Geoff Pardo joined Gilde Healthcare in 2011 as a Partner working out of the office in Boston/Cambridge, MA and is focusing on Gilde's investments in North America. He led the investments in Ablative Solutions, Inari...