# Reetika Bhardwaj

> Reetika Bhardwaj is a Series A investor at Dolby Family Ventures backing Pharmaceutical. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Dolby Family Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dolby-family-ventures)
- Location: San Francisco, United States
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Jan 2026
- Lead investor: 67%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/reetika-bhardwaj
- Website: https://x.com/reebhar

Reetika Bhardwaj is a Series A investor at Dolby Family Ventures in San Francisco focused on Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology. Reetika Bhardwaj is based out of San Francisco, California, and is the Principal of Dolby Family Ventures and Board of Directors of MindImmune Therapeutics. Reetika Bhardwaj attended the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pharmaceutical | 3 | 100% |
| Biotechnology | 2 | 67% |
| Health Care | 1 | 33% |
| Neuroscience | 1 | 33% |
| Therapeutics | 1 | 33% |

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 2 | 67% |
| Series B | 1 | 33% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 2 | 67% |
| Germany | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Exciva | exciva is a Provider of targeted drug rescue program intended to involve pharmaceutical research and development based in Heidelberg, Germany. The company's program has been formulated for developing symptomatic and disease-modifying treatments, therapies, cures, prophylactics, supplements, formulations and methods of making and using suchcompositions, enabling the healthcare industry to access their program for rescuing and reusing approved drugs for new indications and new uses. | $62.2M | Series B | Jan 20, 2026 |  |
| MindImmune Therapeutics | MindImmune Therapeutics is a pharmaceutical company developing first-in-class drugs that target the immune system to treat diseases of the central nervous system, including Alzheimer’s and Huntington’s disease, pain, and psychiatric disorders. It is increasingly clear that the central nervous system and the immune system are intimately integrated.Consequently, immune system dysfunction is a critical, often causative, factor in brain dysfunction. MindImmune scientists are at the forefront in recognizing the therapeutic opportunities in targeting the immune system to treat brain disease. MindImmune is based in Kingston, RI and is building an affiliation with the George & Anne Ryan Institute for Neuroscience at the University of Rhode Island to leverage the rapidly expanding Rhode Island ecosystem of academic neurosciences resources to advance its drug development programs. | $15.2M | Series A | Nov 24, 2025 |  |
| Pretzel Therapeutics | Pretzel was founded by some of the world’s foremost academics in mitochondrial biology, and we benefit from the leadership of accomplished experts in drug discovery, drug development, and company formation. Our name is inspired by the focal point of our science, the mitochondrion, whose highly folded inner membrane is one of many fascinatingfeatures that make it unlike any other organelle in the body. | $72.5M | Series A | Sep 12, 2022 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Andera Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/edmond-de-rothschild-investment-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Gimv](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gimv) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Google Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/google-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Mubadala Capital Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mubadala-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Angelini Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/angelini-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Cambridge Innovation Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cambridge-innovation-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Dolby Family Ventures

VC Fund · San Francisco, United States

Dolby Family Ventures is an early stage venture firm focused on building great technology companies. They partner with best-in-class innovators and strong investment syndicate partners at the seed stage of a company’s development. Unlike many seed investors, They intend to continue to invest across future rounds in our successful portfoliocompanies.

5 contacts available at Dolby Family Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Andrew Krowne | Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andrew-krowne |
| David Dolby | CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/david-dolby |
| Kavan Canekeratne | Associate; Associate | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kavan-canekeratne |
| Pascal Levensohn | Senior Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/pascal-levensohn |
| Reetika Bhardwaj | Principal | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/reetika-bhardwaj |

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## FAQ

### What does Reetika Bhardwaj invest in?

Reetika Bhardwaj invests primarily in Pharmaceutical, Biotechnology and Health Care startups, most often at Series A and Series B stage. Most of the 3 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 Reetika Bhardwaj last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Reetika Bhardwaj closed in Jan 2026. Shizune tracks 3 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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