Craig D. Frances

Craig D. Frances

Managing Director atSummit PartnersMenlo Park

Craig D. Frances is a Managing Director at Summit Partners, focusing on healthcare and life sciences. He joined in 2003 and has board experience with several companies, including BluePearl and HealthCare Partners.

What Craig can write

Writes checks of$10M to $30M+
Comes in atSeries BMostly follows a lead
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Career

  1. Summit Partners · Managing Director
    Now
  2. University of California, San Francisco · Chief Medical Resident

Investments named in public bios

BluePearl Veterinary ServicesHealthCare PartnersHealthline MediaIntegrated DNA TechnologiesIndependent VetcareMedSpring Urgent CareNational Veterinary AssociatesPhysicians FormulaSolutionreach

Focus

healthcarelife sciences

Education

Cornell University, BA in psychologyCornell University Medical College, MD

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Who is Craig D. Frances?

Craig D. Frances is a Managing Director at Summit Partners, focusing on healthcare and life sciences. He joined in 2003 and has board experience with several companies, including BluePearl and HealthCare Partners.

How much does Craig D. Frances invest?

Craig D. Frances invests through Summit Partners, which writes checks of $10M to $30M+ at series b.

How do I pitch Craig D. Frances?

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

What did Craig D. Frances do before Summit Partners?

Chief Medical Resident at University of California, San Francisco.

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