Number of Founded Organizations 5
CB Rank (Investor) 82,843
  • Primary Job Title Founder and CEO
  • Primary Organization 
    Codex Beauty
  • Investor Type  Investment Partner

Barb is currently a partner at Skymoon Ventures and CEO of Finesse Solutions, a company manufacturing sensor, hardware, and software solutions for life science applications. Barb was the CTO of Picarro, a company she founded in 1998. At Picarro, she was responsible for technology strategy, research, and business development, which led to a

solid-state Cyan laser product in 2003 and cavity ring-down spectroscopy products in 2004. Barb received both her Ph.D. (1998) and M.S.E.E. (1994) degrees in electrical engineering from Stanford University, and her BS (1993) in electrical engineering/applied mathematics from the University of Waterloo.

Number of Partner Investments 2
Announced Date  
Organization Name  
Investor Name  
Lead Investor  
Funding Round  
Money Raised  
Jun 3, 2019
Codex Beauty
Sekhmet Ventures
Yes
Series A - Codex Beauty
Feb 11, 2019
STAMBA
Sekhmet Ventures
Seed Round - STAMBA
Number of Current Jobs 5
Number of Past Jobs 2
Barbara A. Paldus has 5 current jobs including Managing Partner at Skymoon Ventures, Founder and CEO at Codex Beauty, and VP/GM Measurement and Control at Thermo Fisher Scientific. Additionally, Barbara A. Paldus has had 2 past jobs including CEO at Finesse Solutions.
Organization Name  
Title At Company  
Start Date  
End Date  
Finesse Solutions
CEOJul 2005Feb 14, 2017
Picarro
CTOMay 2001Jun 2005
Barbara A. Paldus studied at University of WaterlooStanford University, and Stanford University.
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