COVID-19 Separating Fact from Fiction: Special Guest Dr. Carrie Mantha

Dr. Carrie Mantha returns to the podcast to help us separate fact from fiction on all things CoVID-19.

Dr. Carrie Mantha is the managing director of Aporia Capital, a Nordic focused life science venture fund based in Oslo, Norway. She is an experienced investor, serial entrepreneur, and trusted advisor with a passion for bringing paradigm-changing technologies to life.

A scientist by education and physician by training, Dr. Mantha previously lead public and private market healthcare investments for the Galleon Group, a $14 billion global asset manager. Over the course of her career, she has directed billions of dollars of investment capital into cutting-edge biotechnology and medical device companies.

Dr. Mantha first began leading efforts to modernize medicine and improve health care through technology as a youngest ever member of the Board of Governors of Florida's state medical association, where she piloted initiatives using data analytics and innovative frameworks to help the state's highest need patients. After earning an MBA and working on Wall Street, she built and launched tech companies focused on optimizing operational efficiency and non-invasive continuous data capture.

Dr. Mantha's strategic vision and experience in therapeutic development led her to become an advisor to life science companies, investors, and healthcare organizations around the world. Translating a background in drug development, data science, and operational strategy across industries, she now advises and invests in early stage companies across the life science and technology spectrum.