Clay Rowland

Clay Rowland

Investment Associate atMission BioCapitalSan Francisco

Clay Rowland is an Investment Associate at Mission BioCapital in San Francisco, supporting new investments in therapeutics companies. He joined the firm in 2025, previously working at the T1D Fund and Syros Pharmaceuticals.

What Clay can write

Writes checks of$25K to $10M
Comes in atPre-seed, Seed, Series ACan lead the round
Ownership target7-10%At first check
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Mission BioCapital writes $25K to $10M checks, larger than 1% of firms in the atlas.

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Career

  1. Artisan Healthcare Consulting · consulting
  2. Syros Pharmaceuticals · corporate development
  3. T1D Fund · Associate
  4. Mission BioCapital · Investment Associate
    Now

Focus

therapeuticsearly-stagelife sciences

Education

Colby College, B.A.

Also at Mission BioCapital

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Questions

Who is Clay Rowland?

Clay Rowland is an Investment Associate at Mission BioCapital in San Francisco, supporting new investments in therapeutics companies. He joined the firm in 2025, previously working at the T1D Fund and Syros Pharmaceuticals.

How much does Clay Rowland invest?

Clay Rowland invests through Mission BioCapital, which writes checks of $25K to $10M at pre-seed, seed, series a.

How do I pitch Clay Rowland?

Email [email protected], the firm's inbox for founders, and name Clay in the subject. A warm intro from a founder Mission BioCapital backed works better.

What did Clay Rowland do before Mission BioCapital?

consulting at Artisan Healthcare Consulting; corporate development at Syros Pharmaceuticals; Associate at T1D Fund.

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