Welcome To Early Charm Ventures
A Startup Studio founded in 2012 in Baltimore that converts science to business.
We specialize in taking brilliant scientific discoveries made at universities and turning them into companies focused on growth. We don't chase quick exits. We build companies that create sustainable value. Our best successes come from teaming with entrepreneurial-minded
faculty who are rooted in materials science, imaging, aquaculture, research tools and more.
We don't write checks just to show up for board meetings. We are the management team, the operators and the entrepreneurs.
We show up to the labs and offices every day to do the heavy lifting.
Ultimately, we bring to the table our deep experience co-founding companies with leading researchers. With these exceptional people
and their ideas, we partner with them to advance or even create whole new industries.
We specialize in taking brilliant scientific discoveries made at universities and turning them into companies focused on growth. We don't chase quick exits. We build companies that create sustainable value. Our best successes come from teaming with entrepreneurial-minded
faculty who are rooted in materials science, imaging, aquaculture, research tools and more.
We don't write checks just to show up for board meetings. We are the management team, the operators and the entrepreneurs.
We show up to the labs and offices every day to do the heavy lifting.
Ultimately, we bring to the table our deep experience co-founding companies with leading researchers. With these exceptional people
and their ideas, we partner with them to advance or even create whole new industries.
Founding Partners
Ken Malone
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Kelli Booth
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Co-Founding Researchers
Dr. James West Professor Electrical and Computer Engineering Johns Hopkins University |
Dr. Alex MacKerell Professor Pharmacy U. of Maryland, Baltimore |
Dr. Hadley Sikes Assistant Professor Chemical Engineering Massachusetts Institute of Technology 
Dr. J. Paige Buchanan Associate Professor Chemistry University of Southern Mississippi 
Dr. Vikram Vakharia Professor The Institute of Marine and Environmental Technology |
Dr. Robert Cammarata Professor Materials Science Johns Hopkins University 
Dr. Yun-Hua Shih Professor Physics U. of Maryland, Baltimore County |
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Venture Partners
Dr. Scott Gaboury, Chemistry
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Dr. Steve Farias, Materials Science
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Kevin Barnes, Engineering Design
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Mihir Pershad, Biochemistry
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Dr. Suzan Shahrestani, Fisheries Science
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Dr. Olgun Guvench, Medicinal Chemistry
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Development Partners
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Associates
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Maëlle Pasquiou
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Ken Berlack
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Phil DiMuro
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Portfolio
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8 Market Place, Suite 300
Baltimore, MD 21202 |
