# David Donabedian

> David Donabedian is a Series A investor at KALA BIO backing Biotechnology and Life Science. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [KALA BIO](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kala-pharmaceuticals)
- Location: Boston, United States
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Feb 2025
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-donabedian-73050a/

David Donabedian is a Series A investor at KALA BIO in Boston focused on Biotechnology and Life Science. David Donabedian is based out of Boston, Massachusetts and is the Co-Founder and Senior Advisor of Newleos Therapeutics. David previously worked at DEM Biopharma as a Co-founder, Start-up CEO and Sr. Advisor. David Donabedian attended the University of Massachusetts, Lowell.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Biotechnology | 2 | 100% |
| Life Science | 1 | 50% |
| Neuroscience | 1 | 50% |
| Pharmaceutical | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Newleos Therapeutics | Newleos Therapeutics is a biotech startup dedicated to producing safer and more effective neuroscience medicines. | $93.5M | Series A | Feb 13, 2025 |  |
| DEM BioPharma | DEM BioPharma is an immuno-oncology company that is working to eradicate cancer by targeting novel innate immune system checkpoints. | $70M | Series A | Jun 23, 2022 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Alexandria Venture Investments](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alexandria-venture-investments) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Alta Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alta-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Arkin Bio Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/arkin-bio-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Astellas Venture Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/astellas-venture-management) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [DCVC Bio](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dcvc-bio) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Emerson Collective](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/emerson-collective) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About KALA BIO

VC Fund · Waltham, United States

Kala Pharmaceuticals is developing novel treatments for diseases that affect mucosal tissues. The company's proprietary mucus penetrating particle technology dramatically improves drug distribution and pharmacokinetics by uniformly coating the mucosal surface with biocompatible, drug-loaded particles. Kala's formulations achieve high,sustained local drug concentrations with reduced systemic exposure and are delivered in a patient-friendly format. The company's research efforts have demonstrated successful in vivo proof-of-concept in mucosal organs such as the respiratory tract, eye, and cervicovaginal tract, enabling diverse product opportunities that target significant clinical unmet need. Kala is focused on advancing an internal pipeline of products through human proof-of-concept while establishing R&D collaborations with select partners to improve products in their pipelines.

5 contacts available at KALA BIO.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Bennett Shapiro | Scientific Advisors | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dr-bennett-shapiro |
| David Donabedian | Board of Directors | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/david-donabedian |
| David Donabedian, PhD | Board of Directors | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/david-h-donabedian |
| Andrea Franz | Chief Financial Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andrea-franz |
| Gregory D. Perry | Audit Committee Chairman | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gregory-d-perry |

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## FAQ

### What does David Donabedian invest in?

David Donabedian invests primarily in Biotechnology, Life Science and Neuroscience startups, most often at Series A stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did David Donabedian last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for David Donabedian closed in Feb 2025. Shizune tracks 2 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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