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Emir Sandhu

Emir Sandhu

Managing Director atThe Blue Venture FundSan Francisco Bay Area
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Dr. Emir Sandhu is a Managing Director at the Blue Venture Fund, focusing on healthcare services and medical technologies. He serves on multiple boards and previously co-founded OpenBiome.

What Emir 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.

The Blue Venture Fund writes $1M to $30M checks, larger than 83% of firms in the atlas.

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Career

  1. Google
  2. OpenBiome
  3. Blue Venture Fund · Managing Director
    Now
  4. OpenBiome
  5. Google
  6. Stanford University School of Medicine · adjunct faculty in Diagnostic Radiology
  7. Sandbox Clinical Ventures · Partner
    2019-null

Companies founded

OpenBiome

Investments named in public bios

Exai BioSomatusOnc.AIUltromicsNoctrixOctave BioscienceOwl HealthThrive Earlier DetectionPicassoMDHeartFlowLimber HealthSonarMDCirrusMD

Focus

healthcare servicesmedical technologiesdevicesdiagnosticsai

Education

Harvard Medical School, MDHarvard Business School, MBAUniversity of North Carolina, BA in EconomicsStanford UniversityMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

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Matt Downs
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Tom Hawes
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Kelly Carlquist
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John H. Friedman
John H. FriedmanFounder & Managing Partner, Easton Capital
Stephen Knight
Stephen KnightSenior Managing Partner, F-Prime Capital

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Questions

Who is Emir Sandhu?

Dr. Emir Sandhu is a Managing Director at the Blue Venture Fund, focusing on healthcare services and medical technologies. He serves on multiple boards and previously co-founded OpenBiome.

How much does Emir Sandhu invest?

Emir Sandhu invests through The Blue Venture Fund, which writes checks of $1M to $30M at seed, series a, series b.

How do I pitch Emir Sandhu?

A warm intro from a founder The Blue Venture Fund backed works best.

What did Emir Sandhu do before The Blue Venture Fund?

Google; OpenBiome; OpenBiome; Google; adjunct faculty in Diagnostic Radiology at Stanford University School of Medicine; Partner at Sandbox Clinical Ventures.

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