Mike Van

Mike Van

Associate, Private Equity atSofinnova InvestmentsCalifornia

Mike Van is an Associate in Private Equity at Sofinnova, focusing on biopharmaceutical companies. He joined in 2022 as an Analyst and was promoted in 2024, with a PhD in Biology from Stanford.

What Mike can write

Writes checks of$10M to $30M
Comes in atSeries A, Series BCan lead the round
Ownership target7-10%At first check
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Sofinnova Investments writes $10M to $30M checks, larger than 97% of firms in the atlas.

Bars: how many firms report each check band. Highlighted: Sofinnova Investments.

Career

  1. Sofinnova · Analyst
    Now
  2. Sofinnova · Associate
    Now

Focus

biopharmaceutical companiesinvestmentsprivate equity

Education

Stanford University, PhD in BiologyUniversity of California, Davis, BS in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Also at Sofinnova Investments

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Who is Mike Van?

Mike Van is an Associate in Private Equity at Sofinnova, focusing on biopharmaceutical companies. He joined in 2022 as an Analyst and was promoted in 2024, with a PhD in Biology from Stanford.

How much does Mike Van invest?

Mike Van invests through Sofinnova Investments, which writes checks of $10M to $30M at series a, series b.

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

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