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Adam Kaye

Adam Kaye

Senior Managing Director and Partner, Structured Capital atRA Capital ManagementMassachusetts
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Adam Kaye is a Senior Managing Director and Partner of Structured Capital at RA Capital Management, focusing on credit and structured capital for commercial stage healthcare and life sciences companies. He has over 20 years of experience in credit and equity investing.

What Adam can write

Writes checks of$3M to $30M+
Comes in atPre-seed, Seed, Series A, Series BCan lead the round
Ownership target7-10%At first check
Pitch pageSubmit on their siteThe firm asks founders to apply here.

RA Capital Management writes $3M to $30M+ checks, larger than 93% of firms in the atlas.

Bars: how many firms report each check band. Highlighted: RA Capital Management.

Career

  1. ThinkEquity Partners · healthcare investment banker
  2. New Leaf Venture Partners
  3. New Health Capital Partners
  4. Hayfin Capital Management · Managing Director
  5. Sixth Street Partners · Managing Director
  6. RA Capital Management · Senior Managing Director and Partner, Structured Capital
    Now
  7. New Leaf Venture Partners
  8. New Health Capital Partners

Focus

creditstructured capitalhealthcarelife sciencesequity investing

Education

New York University, Master of Science in BiologyEmory University’s Goizueta Business School, Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance and Consulting

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Peter Kolchinsky
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Rajeev Shah
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Tess Cameron
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Brigid O'BrienManaging Partner, Planetary Health

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Who is Adam Kaye?

Adam Kaye is a Senior Managing Director and Partner of Structured Capital at RA Capital Management, focusing on credit and structured capital for commercial stage healthcare and life sciences companies. He has over 20 years of experience in credit and equity investing.

How much does Adam Kaye invest?

Adam Kaye invests through RA Capital Management, which writes checks of $3M to $30M+ at pre-seed, seed, series a, series b.

How do I pitch Adam Kaye?

A warm intro from a founder RA Capital Management backed works best.

What did Adam Kaye do before RA Capital Management?

healthcare investment banker at ThinkEquity Partners; New Leaf Venture Partners; New Health Capital Partners; Managing Director at Hayfin Capital Management; Managing Director at Sixth Street Partners; New Leaf Venture Partners; New Health Capital Partners.

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