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Paul Walker

Paul Walker

Partner, Co-Head of Healthcare atNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)Firm active Oct 6Menlo Park, CA
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Paul Walker is a Partner and co-head of healthcare investing at NEA, which he joined in 2008. He previously worked at MPM Capital and Franklin Templeton.

What Paul can write

Writes checks of$1M to $30M+
Comes in atPre-seed, Seed, Series A, Series BCan lead the round
Ownership target7-10%At first check
Best routeA warm introAsk a founder in their portfolio.

New Enterprise Associates (NEA) writes $1M to $30M+ checks, larger than 83% of firms in the atlas.

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Career

  1. Franklin Templeton · portfolio manager
  2. MPM Capital · General Partner
  3. Franklin Templeton Investments · portfolio manager
  4. New Enterprise Associates · Partner, Co-Head of Healthcare
    Now

Investments named in public bios

AVEOACADADXNAKTXAUPHCTICCASCCELCCSBRERYPGERNGOSSIMMUInfinity PharmaceuticalsINFIITMN

Focus

healthcarebiotechlife sciencespublic marketsseed/earlybiopharmaceutical

Education

UC San Diego, BS in biochemistry and cell biologyUniversity of California at San Diego, BS in Biochemistry and Cell Biology

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Arjun Jain
Arjun JainPartner
Blake Wu
Blake WuPartner
Danielle Lay
Danielle LayPartner

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Questions

Who is Paul Walker?

Paul Walker is a Partner and co-head of healthcare investing at NEA, which he joined in 2008. He previously worked at MPM Capital and Franklin Templeton.

How much does Paul Walker invest?

Paul Walker invests through New Enterprise Associates (NEA), which writes checks of $1M to $30M+ at pre-seed, seed, series a, series b.

How do I pitch Paul Walker?

A warm intro from a founder New Enterprise Associates (NEA) backed works best.

What did Paul Walker do before New Enterprise Associates (NEA)?

portfolio manager at Franklin Templeton; General Partner at MPM Capital; portfolio manager at Franklin Templeton Investments.

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