Matt Eckler

Matt Eckler

Principal, Public Investing atSamsara BioCapitalCalifornia

Matt Eckler is a principal, Public Investing at Samsara BioCapital, which invests at seed, series a, series b in life sciences, with checks of $10M to $30M.

What Matt can write

Writes checks of$10M to $30M
Comes in atSeed, Series A, Series BCan lead the round
Ownership target5-7%At first check
Email the firm[email protected]The firm's own inbox for founders.

Samsara BioCapital writes $10M to $30M checks, larger than 97% of firms in the atlas.

Bars: how many firms report each check band. Highlighted: Samsara BioCapital.

Career

  1. RBC Capital Markets · investment role
  2. GMT Capital · investment role
  3. ArrowMark Partners · investment role
  4. RBC Capital Markets · Vice President and Senior Biotech Analyst
  5. Samsara BioCapital · Principal
    Now

Focus

healthcare investingpublic equityscientific researchgeneticsneurosciencebiotechnology

Education

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, BS in BiologyUC Santa Cruz, PhD in Molecular BiologyUC San Diego, postdoctoral work in neuroscienceUniversity of California, Santa Cruz, Ph.D. in molecular biology

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Who is Matt Eckler?

Matt Eckler is a principal, Public Investing at Samsara BioCapital, which invests at seed, series a, series b in life sciences, with checks of $10M to $30M.

How much does Matt Eckler invest?

Matt Eckler invests through Samsara BioCapital, which writes checks of $10M to $30M at seed, series a, series b.

How do I pitch Matt Eckler?

Email [email protected], the firm's inbox for founders, and name Matt in the subject. A warm intro from a founder Samsara BioCapital backed works better.

What did Matt Eckler do before Samsara BioCapital?

investment role at RBC Capital Markets; investment role at GMT Capital; investment role at ArrowMark Partners; Vice President and Senior Biotech Analyst at RBC Capital Markets.

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