Dan Kidle
Director/Board Member at Flosonics Medical
Profile
Dan identifies promising investment opportunities across Arboretum’s sectors of interest, with particular emphasis on life science tools.
He also works closely with portfolio companies to support strategic decision-making, fundraising efforts, and financial analysis.
Dan currently serves as a board director for Jumpcode Genomics, Flosonics Medical, Akadeum Life Sciences, Enumera Molecular and BrightSpec.
Dan has played key roles in successful Arboretum investments, including serving on the board of IntelliCyt (acquired in 2016) and leading Arboretum’s investment, and serving as board chair for both Swift Biosciences (acquired in 2021) and Dropworks (acquired in 2021).
Additionally, Dan has supported investments including NeuMoDx, Strata Oncology, and SI-BONE.
Dan was a recipient of the National Venture Capital Association’s Rising Star Award in 2020.
Prior to joining Arboretum, Dan held corporate finance roles at Eli Lilly & Company, supporting the company’s U.S.
sales and marketing operations.
Dan currently serves on the Investment Advisory Board for the Michigan Biomedical Venture Fund at the University of Michigan.
Dan earned a BBA and MBA from the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan.
Dan Kidle active positions
Companies | Position | Start |
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Arboretum Ventures LLC
Arboretum Ventures LLC Investment ManagersFinance Arboretum Ventures LLC (Arboretum Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2002 by Jan L. Garfinkle and Tim B. Petersen. The firm is headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan. | Private Equity Analyst | 2010-12-31 |
Flosonics Medical
Flosonics Medical Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Flosonics Medical develops and operates medical software platform for the management of critically ill patients. The company was founded by Joe Eibl, Jon-Emile Kenny, Andrew Eibl, and Sachit Harish and is headquartered in Sudbury, Canada. | Director/Board Member | - |
BrightSpec, Inc.
BrightSpec, Inc. Electronic Equipment/InstrumentsElectronic Technology BrightSpec, Inc. designs, develops, and manufactures laboratory instrumentation equipment. The firm engages in the commercialization of products and technologies for the analysis of pharmaceutical and high value chemical compounds that affect human health and well-being. It provides K-Band BrightSpec Discovery, W-Band BrightSpec Discovery, BrightSpec One, and BrightSpec Chiral Broadband. The company was founded by Robert Lloyd, Matt Muckle, Dave McDaniel, and Justin Neill in 2012 and is headquartered in Charlottesville, VA. | Director/Board Member | 2022-11-30 |
Enumera Molecular, Inc.
Enumera Molecular, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Enumera Molecular, Inc. is a life science tools company based in Ann Arbor, MI. The company has developed a scalable biomolecule assessment platform that enables lower cost and rapid clinical liquid biopsy tests. The company was founded in 2022 by Matthew Cooper with the mission of transforming the field of clinical molecular testing to a simpler, more actionable tool for physicians to benefit patient care. | Director/Board Member | 2022-04-30 |
Akadeum Life Sciences, Inc.
Akadeum Life Sciences, Inc. Medical/Nursing ServicesHealth Services Akadeum Life Sciences, Inc. provides diagnostics services. The firm is developing a new product that uses BACS (buoyancy-activated cell sorting) to acquire target cells from biological samples by using tiny floating spheres called ?microbubbles? and disposable microbubble collectors. The company was founded by Brandon H. McNaughton and John Younger in March 2014 and is headquartered in Ann Arbor, MI. | Director/Board Member | 2021-08-31 |
JUMPCODE Genomics, Inc.
JUMPCODE Genomics, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Jumpcode Genomics, Inc. provides healthcare services. The company is headquartered in Carlsbad, CA. | Director/Board Member | 2020-11-30 |
Former positions of Dan Kidle
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Dropworks, Inc.
Dropworks, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Dropworks, Inc. develops automated platform for performing biological assays. The company was founded by Chris Perkins and Andrew Larsen and is headquartered in Phoenix, AZ. | Director/Board Member | 2021-10-30 |
Swift Biosciences, Inc.
Swift Biosciences, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Swift Biosciences, Inc. develops molecular biology reagents. It offers Next Generation Sequencing sample preparation for Illumina and Ion Torrent platforms. The firm?s products include Accel-NGS and Amplicon Panels and myT Primer. The company was founded by David C. Olson and Vladimir L. Makarov in February 2010 and is headquartered in Ann Arbor, MI. | Chairman | 2021-02-28 |
Essen Instruments, Inc.
Essen Instruments, Inc. Electronic Equipment/InstrumentsElectronic Technology Essen Instruments, Inc. engages in the development and manufacture of cell and bead based screening solutions. It offers phenotypic drug discovery, antibody discovery and in vitro toxicity testing. The firm’s proprietary technologies, instrumentation, assays and software products address the pervasive need to provide turnkey solutions that increase productivity in pharmaceutical, biotechnology and life science research. The company’s products are used in biologics discovery, small molecules, in vitro tox and cellular research antibody applications. The company was founded by R. Terry Dunlay, Larry A. Sklar, and Bruce S. Edwards in 2006 and is headquartered in Ann Arbor, MI. | Director/Board Member | 2016-05-31 |
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Training of Dan Kidle
University of Michigan | Masters Business Admin |
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ELI LILLY AND COMPANY | Health Technology |
Private companies | 9 |
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Arboretum Ventures LLC
Arboretum Ventures LLC Investment ManagersFinance Arboretum Ventures LLC (Arboretum Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2002 by Jan L. Garfinkle and Tim B. Petersen. The firm is headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan. | Finance |
Essen Instruments, Inc.
Essen Instruments, Inc. Electronic Equipment/InstrumentsElectronic Technology Essen Instruments, Inc. engages in the development and manufacture of cell and bead based screening solutions. It offers phenotypic drug discovery, antibody discovery and in vitro toxicity testing. The firm’s proprietary technologies, instrumentation, assays and software products address the pervasive need to provide turnkey solutions that increase productivity in pharmaceutical, biotechnology and life science research. The company’s products are used in biologics discovery, small molecules, in vitro tox and cellular research antibody applications. The company was founded by R. Terry Dunlay, Larry A. Sklar, and Bruce S. Edwards in 2006 and is headquartered in Ann Arbor, MI. | Electronic Technology |
Swift Biosciences, Inc.
Swift Biosciences, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Swift Biosciences, Inc. develops molecular biology reagents. It offers Next Generation Sequencing sample preparation for Illumina and Ion Torrent platforms. The firm?s products include Accel-NGS and Amplicon Panels and myT Primer. The company was founded by David C. Olson and Vladimir L. Makarov in February 2010 and is headquartered in Ann Arbor, MI. | Health Technology |
Flosonics Medical
Flosonics Medical Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Flosonics Medical develops and operates medical software platform for the management of critically ill patients. The company was founded by Joe Eibl, Jon-Emile Kenny, Andrew Eibl, and Sachit Harish and is headquartered in Sudbury, Canada. | Technology Services |
BrightSpec, Inc.
BrightSpec, Inc. Electronic Equipment/InstrumentsElectronic Technology BrightSpec, Inc. designs, develops, and manufactures laboratory instrumentation equipment. The firm engages in the commercialization of products and technologies for the analysis of pharmaceutical and high value chemical compounds that affect human health and well-being. It provides K-Band BrightSpec Discovery, W-Band BrightSpec Discovery, BrightSpec One, and BrightSpec Chiral Broadband. The company was founded by Robert Lloyd, Matt Muckle, Dave McDaniel, and Justin Neill in 2012 and is headquartered in Charlottesville, VA. | Electronic Technology |
Enumera Molecular, Inc.
Enumera Molecular, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Enumera Molecular, Inc. is a life science tools company based in Ann Arbor, MI. The company has developed a scalable biomolecule assessment platform that enables lower cost and rapid clinical liquid biopsy tests. The company was founded in 2022 by Matthew Cooper with the mission of transforming the field of clinical molecular testing to a simpler, more actionable tool for physicians to benefit patient care. | Health Technology |
Akadeum Life Sciences, Inc.
Akadeum Life Sciences, Inc. Medical/Nursing ServicesHealth Services Akadeum Life Sciences, Inc. provides diagnostics services. The firm is developing a new product that uses BACS (buoyancy-activated cell sorting) to acquire target cells from biological samples by using tiny floating spheres called ?microbubbles? and disposable microbubble collectors. The company was founded by Brandon H. McNaughton and John Younger in March 2014 and is headquartered in Ann Arbor, MI. | Health Services |
JUMPCODE Genomics, Inc.
JUMPCODE Genomics, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Jumpcode Genomics, Inc. provides healthcare services. The company is headquartered in Carlsbad, CA. | Commercial Services |
Dropworks, Inc.
Dropworks, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Dropworks, Inc. develops automated platform for performing biological assays. The company was founded by Chris Perkins and Andrew Larsen and is headquartered in Phoenix, AZ. | Technology Services |
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