Tony M. Chou

General Partner atThe Vertical GroupNew Jersey

Tony M. Chou is a General Partner with over 15 years in healthcare as a cardiologist and executive. He held roles at Abbott Laboratories and UCSF, and currently leads Route 92 Medical.

What Tony can write

Writes checks of$250K to $10M
Comes in atPre-seed, Seed, Series A, Series BCan lead the round
Pitch pageSubmit on their siteThe firm asks founders to apply here.

The Vertical Group writes $250K to $10M checks, larger than 33% of firms in the atlas.

Bars: how many firms report each check band. Highlighted: The Vertical Group.

Career

  1. University of California, San Francisco · Director of the Adult Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory
  2. Abbott Laboratories · Vice President and General Manager of Vascular Closure
  3. The Vertical Group · General Partner
    Now
  4. Silk Road Medical · Chief Executive Officer
    2007-2010
  5. Route 92 Medical · CEO and Director
    2015-null

Companies founded

Route 92 MedicalSilk Road Medical

Investments named in public bios

Silk Road MedicalOutset MedicalSingular BioOmada HealthHingeLutonix

Focus

healthcaremedical devicesinterventional cardiologymedical device

Education

Case Western Reserve University, MDCarnegie Mellon University, BS in Physics and Electrical Engineering

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Who is Tony M. Chou?

Tony M. Chou is a General Partner with over 15 years in healthcare as a cardiologist and executive. He held roles at Abbott Laboratories and UCSF, and currently leads Route 92 Medical.

How much does Tony M. Chou invest?

Tony M. Chou invests through The Vertical Group, which writes checks of $250K to $10M at pre-seed, seed, series a, series b.

How do I pitch Tony M. Chou?

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What did Tony M. Chou do before The Vertical Group?

Director of the Adult Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory at University of California, San Francisco; Vice President and General Manager of Vascular Closure at Abbott Laboratories; Chief Executive Officer at Silk Road Medical; CEO and Director at Route 92 Medical.

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