Sherry Chao

Sherry Chao

Partner atGVBay Area

Sherry Chao is an investing partner at GV focusing on life sciences. She previously worked in private equity at Goldman Sachs and as a cancer immunology researcher at the Broad Institute.

What Sherry can write

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

GV writes $10M to $30M+ checks, larger than 97% of firms in the atlas.

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Career

  1. Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard · cancer immunology researcher
  2. Goldman Sachs · private equity investor
  3. GV · investing partner
    Now
  4. GV · Partner
    Now

Investments named in public bios

Merida BiosciencesMetseraSanta Ana Bio

Focus

life sciences

Education

Harvard University, Ph.D. in computational biologyHarvard Business School, MBAHarvard College, BA in economics

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Questions

Who is Sherry Chao?

Sherry Chao is an investing partner at GV focusing on life sciences. She previously worked in private equity at Goldman Sachs and as a cancer immunology researcher at the Broad Institute.

How much does Sherry Chao invest?

Sherry Chao invests through GV, which writes checks of $10M to $30M+ at seed, series a, series b.

How do I pitch Sherry Chao?

A warm intro from a founder GV backed works best.

What did Sherry Chao do before GV?

cancer immunology researcher at Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard; private equity investor at Goldman Sachs.

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