Accelerating Innovations in Skin Health
About Us
Gore Range Capital is focused on investments in early-stage skin health businesses.
Our approach is simple: we invest in what we know. Over the course of our respective careers the Gore Range team has built domain expertise and extensive networks across multiple areas of healthcare. Through Gore Range Capital we are channeling our capabilities to focus on our largest organ and the most visible manifestation of who we are - the skin.
At Gore Range, we blend the hands-on approach of operationally focused private equity with the early-stage guidance needed in venture capital. We were formed in 2015 with the goal of partnering with industry pioneers, working closely with portfolio companies to bring skin health innovations to market. To accomplish this mission, we leverage our team of experienced healthcare investors, leaders, and practitioners to bring strategic, financial, and scientific expertise to our investments.
Investment Team
Ethan Rigel
Managing Partner
Ting Pau Oei
Venture Partner
Humberto Antunes
Partner
Chidi Nwankpa, MD, MBA
Principal
Frank DeBernardis
Operating Partner
John Freidman
Senior Advisor
Lloyd Appel
Chief Financial Officer
Scientific Advisory Board
Darrell Rigel, MD, FAAD, SM
Advisory Board Chair
Joel L. Cohen, MD, FAAD
Scientific Advisor
Gary Goldenberg,
MD, FAAD
Scientific Advisor
Lawrence Kauvar, PhD
Scientific Advisor
April W. Armstrong,
MD, FAAD, MPH
Scientific Advisor
Seemal R. Desai,
MD, FAAD
Scientific Advisor
Robert Moccia
Scientific Advisor
Neal Bhatia, MD, FAAD
Scientific Advisor
Aaron S. Farberg,
MD, FAAD
Scientific Advisor
Herbert F. Gretz, MD
Scientific Advisor
Paresh C. Shah, MD
Scientific Advisor
Our Focus: Skin Health
The skin is our largest organ and skin health lies at the intersection of a wide range of diseases and health conditions including: inflammatory, autoimmune, infectious, and lifestyle diseases, microbiome dysbiosis, and mental health.
In addition to its role in key biological functions, our most visible organ greatly influences our quality of life as it is the most important determinant of human appearance and identity.
We recognize the important role skin plays in our overall health and wellness. At Gore Range we are dedicated to finding new treatments for dermatological conditions as well as new technologies and techniques to help individuals achieve their skin health goals.
Investment Ecosystem
Innovation Competition
As part of our commitment to investing in and supporting the growth of innovative skin health competitions, Gore Range Capital partners with DermX Media Group, a leader in dermatology education, to host the Skin Health Innovation Competition in the Fall Clinical Dermatology Conferences.
This competition provides an opportunity for companies developing novel solutions for maintaining the health of our body's largest organ, the skin, to showcase their exciting innovations. The finalists are invited to present to a panel of expert judges and audience members, which include providers in the fields of clinical dermatology, aesthetic medicine, plastic surgery, and other aspects of skin health, and executive leaders of pharmaceutical, medical devices, diagnostic, and IT companies. The winners are announced during the conferences to a live audience.
