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Ben Scruggs

Ben Scruggs

Partner atHatteras Venture PartnersDurham, NC
Hatteras Venture Partners websiteFirm profile

Ben Scruggs is a Partner at Hatteras Venture Partners. He serves as the CEO and Chairman of Altis Biosystems and manages L2 Ventures.

What Ben can write

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

Hatteras Venture Partners writes $3M to $30M+ checks, larger than 93% of firms in the atlas.

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Career

  1. National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences · postdoctoral fellowship
  2. Hatteras Venture Partners · Principal
    Now
  3. Tune Therapeutics
  4. Hatteras Venture Partners · Partner
    Now
  5. Altis Biosystems · Chief Executive Officer and Chairman
  6. L2 Ventures · Manager

Investments named in public bios

Altis BiosystemsIMMvention TherapeutixVeralox TherapeuticsGeneCentric TherapeuticsDropworksQpex BiopharmaRodin Therapeutics

Focus

biotechnologylife science toolsbiopharmaceuticals

Education

Vanderbilt University, B.E. in Biomedical EngineeringWashington University in St. Louis, Ph.D. in Molecular Cell Biology

Also at Hatteras Venture Partners

Christy Shaffer
Christy ShafferGeneral Partner
Clay B. Thorp
Clay B. ThorpGeneral Partner
Douglas Reed
Douglas ReedGeneral Partner
John Crumpler
John CrumplerGeneral Partner
Kseniya Simpson
Kseniya SimpsonPartner
Lauren P. Flickinger
Lauren P. FlickingerPartner & Fund Manager
Graham Smith
Graham SmithAssociate

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Questions

Who is Ben Scruggs?

Ben Scruggs is a Partner at Hatteras Venture Partners. He serves as the CEO and Chairman of Altis Biosystems and manages L2 Ventures.

How much does Ben Scruggs invest?

Ben Scruggs invests through Hatteras Venture Partners, which writes checks of $3M to $30M+ at seed, series a, series b.

How do I pitch Ben Scruggs?

A warm intro from a founder Hatteras Venture Partners backed works best.

What did Ben Scruggs do before Hatteras Venture Partners?

postdoctoral fellowship at National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences; Tune Therapeutics; Chief Executive Officer and Chairman at Altis Biosystems; Manager at L2 Ventures.

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