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Ezra Kucharz

Ezra Kucharz is the Chief Business Officer at DraftKings, where he is responsible for worldwide revenue and strategic partnerships. Prior to DraftKings, Ezra was President of Local Media Business and Special Advisor to the CEO at CBS and previously, Chief Operating Officer of an NBC subsidiary. Ezra is also currently an Adjunct Professor of Entrepreneurship at Duke University. Ezra holds a B.S. from Boston University and Masters Degrees from both Duke University and the University of Houston.

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  • Developed platform technology used to de-risk drug development in big pharma
  • Founding team member with UVA academic co-founders
  • VP Operations, building scalable infrastructure, laboratory/GLP process
  • Company raised $40M series A, 2021
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  • COO of  UVA spinout developing novel male contraceptive hydrogel product
  • Recruited top organic chemist as CTO
  • Founders fund-backed; Y-combinator
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  • COO of UVA spinout with novel portable lab research spectrometer
  • Recruited and advised CEO, supporting $1.3M seed round, 2021

Our Philosophy

Qui Decertat Succedit.

 — Those who fight succeed.

QDS Believes In:

  • dreaming big is the first step and then making your way through by thoughtfully navigating the obstacles.

  • smart work, strong teams and a sense of urgency are foundational for early startup success.

  • no one can do it alone and it matters who you surround yourself with.

  • small defeats cannot get in the way of opportunity for big wins.

  • perseverance, respect, and humility and showing up every day

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