Johnny Hu

Johnny Hu

Principal atMenlo VenturesFirm active Oct 9Seattle

Johnny Hu is a principal at Menlo Ventures investing in biotech and life science companies. He previously held roles at Longitude Capital and Omega Funds, focusing on early-stage biotech investments.

What Johnny can write

Writes checks of$1M to $30M+
Comes in atSeed, Series A, Series BCan lead the round
Ownership target7-10%At first check
Pitch pageSubmit on their siteThe firm asks founders to apply here.

Menlo Ventures writes $1M to $30M+ checks, larger than 83% of firms in the atlas.

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Career

  1. Omega Funds · associate
  2. Longitude Capital · vice president
  3. Menlo Ventures · principal
    Now

Investments named in public bios

Lexeo TherapeuticsEndeavor BiomedicinesOpna IOAmunix PharmaceuticalsNuvation Bio

Focus

biotechlife sciencenovel therapeuticsmedical outcomesgene editingplatform technologies

Education

Harvard University, Ph.D.University of Cambridge, M.Phil.Harvard, A.B., summa cum laude, in Chemical and Physical Biology

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Who is Johnny Hu?

Johnny Hu is a principal at Menlo Ventures investing in biotech and life science companies. He previously held roles at Longitude Capital and Omega Funds, focusing on early-stage biotech investments.

How much does Johnny Hu invest?

Johnny Hu invests through Menlo Ventures, which writes checks of $1M to $30M+ at seed, series a, series b.

How do I pitch Johnny Hu?

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What did Johnny Hu do before Menlo Ventures?

associate at Omega Funds; vice president at Longitude Capital.

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