Michael S. Kim

Founder & CEO atOctave Ventures LLCHenderson

Michael S. Kim founded Octave Ventures in 2018 to invest in biotech and deep tech. He has over 30 years of experience in principal investing and investment banking, and co-founded Evia Life Sciences.

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Career

  1. Merrill Lynch · mortgage trader
  2. Morgan Stanley · mortgage trader
  3. Octave Ventures (US) · Founder & CEO
    Now

Companies founded

Octave Ventures (US)Evia Life Sciences

Investments named in public bios

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Focus

biotechdeep techBiotech Therapeutics

Education

University of Chicago, B.A. in Economics

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Who is Michael S. Kim?

Michael S. Kim founded Octave Ventures in 2018 to invest in biotech and deep tech. He has over 30 years of experience in principal investing and investment banking, and co-founded Evia Life Sciences.

How much does Michael S. Kim invest?

Octave Ventures LLC has not reported a check size.

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What did Michael S. Kim do before Octave Ventures LLC?

mortgage trader at Merrill Lynch; mortgage trader at Morgan Stanley.

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