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Justin Waney

Justin Waney

Vice President, Structured Capital atRA Capital ManagementMassachusetts
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Justin Waney is a Vice President of Structured Capital at RA Capital Management, supporting sourcing, diligence, modeling, deal execution, and portfolio monitoring. He previously held roles at Sixth Street, CRG, and Piper Sandler.

What Justin can write

Writes checks of$3M to $30M+
Comes in atPre-seed, Seed, Series A, Series BCan lead the round
Ownership target7-10%At first check
Pitch pageSubmit on their siteThe firm asks founders to apply here.

RA Capital Management writes $3M to $30M+ checks, larger than 93% of firms in the atlas.

Bars: how many firms report each check band. Highlighted: RA Capital Management.

Career

  1. Piper Sandler · healthcare investment banker
  2. CRG · investment team
  3. Sixth Street · Vice President
  4. RA Capital Management · Vice President, Structured Capital
    Now
  5. RA Capital · Vice President, Structured Capital
    Now

Focus

healthcarelife sciencescreditequitystructured capitalcommercial-stage

Education

University of Chicago, BA in Economics

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Laura Tadvalkar
Laura TadvalkarManaging Director, Venture
Nandita Shangari
Nandita ShangariManaging Director, Venture
Peter Kolchinsky
Peter KolchinskyManaging Partner
Rajeev Shah
Rajeev ShahManaging Partner
Tess Cameron
Tess CameronManaging Director, Venture

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Pete Bastien
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Andrew Beebe
Andrew BeebeManaging Director, Obvious Ventures

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Questions

Who is Justin Waney?

Justin Waney is a Vice President of Structured Capital at RA Capital Management, supporting sourcing, diligence, modeling, deal execution, and portfolio monitoring. He previously held roles at Sixth Street, CRG, and Piper Sandler.

How much does Justin Waney invest?

Justin Waney invests through RA Capital Management, which writes checks of $3M to $30M+ at pre-seed, seed, series a, series b.

How do I pitch Justin Waney?

A warm intro from a founder RA Capital Management backed works best.

What did Justin Waney do before RA Capital Management?

healthcare investment banker at Piper Sandler; investment team at CRG; Vice President at Sixth Street.

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