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Michael Penn

Founding Partner, Health Equity Ventures

About

Michael Penn is a physician-scientist turned venture investor with an MD/PhD from UCSF and nearly a decade at Genentech before moving into venture capital, giving him an unusually deep combination of clinical, scientific, commercial pharma, and investing experience. He integrates modern neuroscience with mindful awareness and ancient wisdom practices into his strategy work through Health Equity Ventures' advisory arm, an uncommon cross-disciplinary approach among venture investors. Michael Penn is a physician-scientist turned venture investor with an MD/PhD from UCSF and nearly a decade at Genentech before moving into venture capital, giving him an unusually deep combination of clinical, scientific, commercial pharma, and investing experience. He integrates modern neuroscience with mindful awareness and ancient wisdom practices into his strategy work through Health Equity Ventures' advisory arm, an uncommon cross-disciplinary approach among venture investors.

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Investment focus

Stages
Pre-Seed
Seed
Series A
Sectors
Health
MedTech
SaaS
Data
Diversity focus
Under-represented founders

Investment details

Avg check size$50K - $250K
Can lead rounds
No
Geographies
USA