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Darren M. Black

Darren M. Black

Managing Director atSummit PartnersBoston
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Darren M. Black joined Summit Partners in 2013, focusing on healthcare and life sciences. He previously held roles at SV Life Sciences, co-founded ClinCare and PharmaStar, and consulted at Accenture.

What Darren can write

Writes checks of$10M to $30M+
Comes in atSeries BMostly follows a lead
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Summit Partners writes $10M to $30M+ checks, larger than 97% of firms in the atlas.

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Career

  1. Accenture · healthcare consultant
  2. ClinCare · Cofounder and President
  3. PharmaStar · Cofounder and President
  4. SV Life Sciences · Managing Partner
  5. Summit Partners
    Now
  6. Summit Partners · Managing Director
    Now

Companies founded

ClinCarePharmaStar

Investments named in public bios

Earned WealthFortis Life SciencesInnovaCare PartnersLeon Medical CentersLifeStance HealthParadigm OutcomesRIS RxSound PhysiciansTurningPoint Healthcare SolutionsUS Health PartnersU.S. Renal CareVaxCareVeranexAbode HealthcareABILITY NetworkAdvance Health

Focus

healthcare serviceshealthcare information technologypharmaceutical serviceshealthcarelife sciences

Education

Harvard College, AB in governmentWharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, MBA

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Craig D. Frances
Craig D. FrancesManaging Director
David W. Averett
David W. AverettManaging Director
Johannes N. Grefe
Johannes N. GrefeManaging Director
John R. Carroll
John R. CarrollManaging Director
Leonard C. Ferrington
Leonard C. FerringtonManaging Director

Partners like Darren

At firms with a similar stage, sector and check size.

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Francesco Draetta
Francesco DraettaManaging Director, Omega Funds
Effie EpsteinGeneral Partner, Sound Ventures
Roger Hurwitz
Roger HurwitzManaging Partner, Volition Capital
Anand Daniel
Anand DanielPartner, Accel
Aaron WeinerCoatue

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Questions

Who is Darren M. Black?

Darren M. Black joined Summit Partners in 2013, focusing on healthcare and life sciences. He previously held roles at SV Life Sciences, co-founded ClinCare and PharmaStar, and consulted at Accenture.

How much does Darren M. Black invest?

Darren M. Black invests through Summit Partners, which writes checks of $10M to $30M+ at series b.

How do I pitch Darren M. Black?

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

What did Darren M. Black do before Summit Partners?

healthcare consultant at Accenture; Cofounder and President at ClinCare; Cofounder and President at PharmaStar; Managing Partner at SV Life Sciences.

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