Beth Seidenberg is the Founding Managing Director of Westlake Village BioPartners and a former General Partner at Kleiner Perkins. She has invested in over 40 biotech companies since 2005 and serves on several public boards.

What Beth can write

Writes checks ofNot reported
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.

Career

  1. Amgen · chief medical officer and head of global development
  2. Merck Research Laboratories · leadership roles
  3. Bristol-Myers Squibb · leadership roles
  4. Kleiner Perkins · General Partner
  5. Westlake Village BioPartners · Founding Managing Director
    Now
  6. Merck Research Laboratories
  7. Bristol-Myers Squibb

Companies founded

Westlake Village BioPartners

Investments named in public bios

AcelyrinKyvernaProgynySagimetVera

Focus

biotechtherapeutic areasmodalities

Education

University of Miami School of Medicine, M.D.Barnard College, B.A. in Biology and AnthropologyJohns Hopkins UniversityGeorge Washington UniversityNational Institutes of Health

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Who is Beth Seidenberg?

Beth Seidenberg is the Founding Managing Director of Westlake Village BioPartners and a former General Partner at Kleiner Perkins. She has invested in over 40 biotech companies since 2005 and serves on several public boards.

How much does Beth Seidenberg invest?

Westlake Village BioPartners has not reported a check size. It invests at pre-seed, seed, series a, series b.

How do I pitch Beth Seidenberg?

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What did Beth Seidenberg do before Westlake Village BioPartners?

chief medical officer and head of global development at Amgen; leadership roles at Merck Research Laboratories; leadership roles at Bristol-Myers Squibb; General Partner at Kleiner Perkins; Merck Research Laboratories; Bristol-Myers Squibb.

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