Brian Mills

Brian Mills

Vice President atPivotal bioVenture PartnersSan Francisco

Brian Mills joined Pivotal Life Science's investment team in 2022. He previously worked as a research analyst at Jefferies and as a postdoctoral scholar at Stanford University.

What Brian can write

Writes checks of$3M to $30M
Comes in atPre-seed, Seed, Series A, Series BCan lead the round
Ownership target7-10%, 10-12%At first check
Pitch pageSubmit on their siteThe firm asks founders to apply here.

Pivotal bioVenture Partners writes $3M to $30M checks, larger than 93% of firms in the atlas.

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Career

  1. Stanford University · postdoctoral scholar
  2. Jefferies · research analyst
  3. Pivotal Life Science · Vice President
    2022
  4. Pivotal bioVenture Partners · Vice President
    Now

Focus

venture capital

Education

Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU), PhD in neuroscience

Also at Pivotal bioVenture Partners

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Questions

Who is Brian Mills?

Brian Mills joined Pivotal Life Science's investment team in 2022. He previously worked as a research analyst at Jefferies and as a postdoctoral scholar at Stanford University.

How much does Brian Mills invest?

Brian Mills invests through Pivotal bioVenture Partners, which writes checks of $3M to $30M at pre-seed, seed, series a, series b.

How do I pitch Brian Mills?

A warm intro from a founder Pivotal bioVenture Partners backed works best. A short LinkedIn note with one line on traction is the next best route.

What did Brian Mills do before Pivotal bioVenture Partners?

postdoctoral scholar at Stanford University; research analyst at Jefferies; Vice President at Pivotal Life Science.

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