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Clay Thorp

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General Partner at Hatteras Venture Partners
📍 Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States

Clay Thorp is a co-founder and General Partner at Hatteras Venture Partners, focusing on early-stage investments in biotech, medtech, and healthtech. With a history of co-founding eight life science companies, he holds a Masters from Harvard Kennedy School and a BA from UNC-Chapel Hill and serves on boards like Clearside Biomedical and GeneCentric Therapeutics.

Thorp is deeply committed to North Carolinas innovation and educational ecosystems. He serves on the board of the NC School of Science and Mathematics Foundation and is involved with UNC-Chapel Hills Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, actively fostering regional growth in the life sciences.

He frequently uses a branded mobile office, the "#HatteBUS, " to travel and meet with entrepreneurs, showcasing a unique approach to venture capital networking.

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Experience
29 Years
Current Role
General Partner
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States
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Early-Stage Investing
Co-founded and leads Hatteras Venture Partners, a firm focused on seed and early-stage investments in health innovation, demonstrating a commitment to nurturing new companies.
Life Science Ecosystems
Actively works to build and support the life science community in North Carolina through his firm's investments and various board memberships, including at UNC.
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Career

Work history

5-2000
General Partner
Hatteras Venture Partners
General Partner
BioVista Capital (now Hatteras BioCapital)
General Partner
Catalysta Partners
8-1996 - 7-2000
Director, Corporate Development
Novalon Pharmaceutical Corporation
Director of Corporate Development
Novalon Pharmaceuitcal Corp
In the press

Media appearances

Episode 28: Hatteras Venture Partners' Clay Thorp. Featured in Apple Podcasts
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Clay Thorp, Hatteras Venture Partners – VCIC. Featured in VCIC
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Education
1992 - 1994
Master’s Degree
Harvard Kennedy School
1986 - 1990
BA
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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