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Mike Pellini

General Partner atSection 32California
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Mike Pellini is a General Partner at S32. He previously served as CEO of Foundation Medicine and President and COO of Clarient.

What Mike can write

Writes checks of$1M to $10M
Comes in atSeed, Series AMostly follows a lead
Best routeA warm introAsk a founder in their portfolio.

Section 32 writes $1M to $10M checks, larger than 83% of firms in the atlas.

Bars: how many firms report each check band. Highlighted: Section 32.

Career

  1. Clarient · President and COO
  2. Foundation Medicine · CEO
  3. S32 · General Partner
    2017-null
  4. Section 32 · General Partner
    Now

Investments named in public bios

Incendia TherapeuticsNusanoTwinStrand Genomicsnetwork.bioNucle.aiDelve BioThrive Earlier DetectionTango TherapeuticsAdaptive BiotechnologiesSingular Genomics

Focus

personalized medicinecancer

Education

Boston College, BADrexel University, MBAJefferson Medical College, MD

Also at Section 32

Andrew ConradGeneral Partner
Andy HarrisonGeneral Partner, CEO
Bill MarisGeneral Partner, Founder
Bayan AlizadehPartner
Derrick ChowPartner
Wesley TilluPartner

Partners like Mike

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Alexander HarstrickManaging Partner, Co-Founder, J2 Ventures
Aaron Holiday645 Ventures
Jinlin WangPartner, Foothill Ventures
Aviram JenikGeneral Partner, Rabbit Ventures
Wally WangFounding Partner, SAV (Scale Asia Ventures)

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One email when Mike's firm raises a fund, adds a partner or shows new activity.

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Questions

Who is Mike Pellini?

Mike Pellini is a General Partner at S32. He previously served as CEO of Foundation Medicine and President and COO of Clarient.

How much does Mike Pellini invest?

Mike Pellini invests through Section 32, which writes checks of $1M to $10M at seed, series a.

How do I pitch Mike Pellini?

A warm intro from a founder Section 32 backed works best.

What did Mike Pellini do before Section 32?

President and COO at Clarient; CEO at Foundation Medicine; General Partner at S32.

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