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Braidwell
Braidwell LP is an SEC-registered investment adviser in Stamford, CT, registered since 2022.
Braidwell
Braidwell LP is an SEC-registered investment adviser in Stamford, CT, registered since 2022. The firm manages approximately $5.0 billion in regulatory assets. It has 32 employees and 19 investment advisers.
General information
Firm type
Asset Manager
Year founded
—
AUM
Undisclosed
Location
Region
North America
Country
United States
City
Stamford
Corporate office
West Conshohocken, PA, United States
Additional offices
New York · San Francisco · Stamford · Cambridge · Boston · London · Redwood City · Minneapolis · Brussels · Bangalore
Principals
Alex Karnal
Chief Investment Officer, Partner, Co-Founder
Brian Kreiter
Chief Executive Officer, Partner, Co-Founder
Sector focus
Frequently asked questions
Who runs investment decisions at Braidwell?
Alex Karnal, the firm's Chief Investment Officer and co-founder, leads the investment team. He was previously a Partner, Managing Director, and Co-Portfolio Manager at Deerfield Management from 2005 until 2021, where he helped establish Deerfield's Cure innovation campus. His background spans capital markets and structured products from earlier tenure at Merrill Lynch.
How is Braidwell structured — is it a hedge fund, a venture firm, or a single-family office?
Braidwell operates as an asset manager with a hybrid mandate, deploying capital across public and private healthcare markets. The firm states it provides flexible capital at all stages of company development and at all parts of the capital structure. It is not structured as a single-family office; the founding team includes a career investment professional from Deerfield and the former COO of Bridgewater Associates.
Does Braidwell accept outside limited-partner capital?
Braidwell has not publicly disclosed a fund structure, AUM figure, or specific investor base, which is consistent with a proprietary partnership model. The firm's website describes serving 'partners' and does not advertise specific vehicles, commitment minimums, or disclosure documents typical of an open-ended fund or a series of blind-pool venture funds currently in market.
What distinguishes Braidwell's investment process from other healthcare managers?
The firm embeds medical scientists, biostatisticians, data scientists, and financial structurers inside a single investment team, rather than outsourcing scientific diligence to external consultants or maintaining separate public and private investment committees. Brian Kreiter's operational infrastructure background at Bridgewater Associates and Alex Karnal's two decades of healthcare portfolio construction at Deerfield combine investing experience with institutional operating discipline.
Which geographies does Braidwell cover?
Braidwell lists offices in West Conshohocken, New York, San Francisco, Stamford, Cambridge, Boston, Minneapolis, Redwood City, London, Brussels, and Bangalore, establishing a presence in US East and West Coast innovation clusters, a European axis through London and Brussels, and an Asia-facing hub in Bangalore. This geography maps to sourcing in both US and European life-sciences ecosystems.
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