Rob Hopfner
Rob Hopfner is a venture capital professional based in San Francisco. He currently serves as a Managing Director and Managing Partner at Pivotal firms.
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Pivotal bioVenture Partners writes $3M to $30M checks, larger than 93% of firms in the atlas.
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- DuPont / Merck Pharmaceuticals
- Bay City Capital · Managing Director
- Pivotal Life Sciences · Managing Director2017-null
- Pivotal bioVenture Partners (US) · Managing PartnerNow
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Who is Rob Hopfner?
Rob Hopfner is a venture capital professional based in San Francisco. He currently serves as a Managing Director and Managing Partner at Pivotal firms.
How much does Rob Hopfner invest?
Rob Hopfner invests through Pivotal bioVenture Partners, which writes checks of $3M to $30M at pre-seed, seed, series a, series b.
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A warm intro from a founder Pivotal bioVenture Partners backed works best. A short LinkedIn note with one line on traction is the next best route.
What did Rob Hopfner do before Pivotal bioVenture Partners?
DuPont / Merck Pharmaceuticals; Managing Director at Bay City Capital; Managing Director at Pivotal Life Sciences.
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