Matthew Rizzo

General Partner atOrbiMedNew York

Matthew Rizzo is a General Partner at OrbiMed. He manages the firm's royalty and credit opportunities team and has a background in pharmaceutical licensing and healthcare strategy.

What Matthew can write

Writes checks of$1M to $30M+
Comes in atSeed, Series A, Series BCan lead the round
Ownership target7-10%At first check
Email the firm[email protected]The firm's own inbox for founders.

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

Bars: how many firms report each check band. Highlighted: OrbiMed.

Career

  1. GSK · global commercial strategy
  2. Fortress Investment Group · life sciences investing
  3. Ikaria · responsible for pharmaceutical licensing and acquisitions
  4. OrbiMed · General Partner
    Now

Focus

healthcarelife sciencesstructured creditroyalty

Education

Duke University, M.B.A.

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Who is Matthew Rizzo?

Matthew Rizzo is a General Partner at OrbiMed. He manages the firm's royalty and credit opportunities team and has a background in pharmaceutical licensing and healthcare strategy.

How much does Matthew Rizzo invest?

Matthew Rizzo invests through OrbiMed, which writes checks of $1M to $30M+ at seed, series a, series b.

How do I pitch Matthew Rizzo?

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

What did Matthew Rizzo do before OrbiMed?

global commercial strategy at GSK; life sciences investing at Fortress Investment Group; responsible for pharmaceutical licensing and acquisitions at Ikaria.

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