Bob More

Managing Director atAlta PartnersCalifornia

Bob More is a Managing Director at Alta Partners with over 30 years of experience in life sciences investing. He has held roles at Domain Associates, Frazier Healthcare Ventures, and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

What Bob can write

Writes checks of$1M to $30M
Comes in atSeed, Series A, Series BCan lead the round
Ownership target7-10%At first check
Best routeA warm introAsk a founder in their portfolio.

Alta Partners writes $1M to $30M checks, larger than 83% of firms in the atlas.

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Career

  1. Domain Associates
  2. Frazier Healthcare Ventures · General Partner
  3. Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation · Senior Advisor
  4. Alta Partners · Managing Director
    Now

Investments named in public bios

Kelonia TherapeuticsAffinivaxCartivaESP PharmaEsprit PharmaGlaukos CorporationIntraLaseNeotheticsNovaCardiaOceana TherapeuticsProxima TherapeuticsClovis OncologyEncoded GenomicsZeltiq AestheticsAmplitude TherapeuticseGenesis

Focus

life sciences

Education

Middlebury College, B.A.Darden School of Business Administration at the University of Virginia, M.B.A.

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Questions

Who is Bob More?

Bob More is a Managing Director at Alta Partners with over 30 years of experience in life sciences investing. He has held roles at Domain Associates, Frazier Healthcare Ventures, and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

How much does Bob More invest?

Bob More invests through Alta Partners, which writes checks of $1M to $30M at seed, series a, series b.

How do I pitch Bob More?

A warm intro from a founder Alta Partners backed works best.

What did Bob More do before Alta Partners?

Domain Associates; General Partner at Frazier Healthcare Ventures; Senior Advisor at Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

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