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Andy Schwab

Investor

Managing Partner at 5AM Ventures

San Francisco, California

Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M

About

Andy Schwab, who co-founded a life‑science firm, combines investment‑banking and biotech operating experience, was an early backer of prescription digital therapeutics like Pear Therapeutics, and created the 4:59 Initiative.

Invests in

BiotechHealthtechMedical Devices

Experience

  1. 5AM VenturesFounder and Managing Partnercurrent2002 — present
  2. Davidson CollegeMember Board of Trustees2016 — 2024Davidson, North Carolina, United States
  3. California Academy of SciencesBoard Trustee2015 — 2024San Francisco Bay Area
  4. National Venture Capital AssociationBoard Member2017 — 2021Washington, District of Columbia, United States
  5. Bay City Capital LLCPrincipal1999 — 2002
  6. Digital Gene TechnologiesVP, Business Development1998 — 1999
  7. Montgomery SecuritiesHealthcare Corporate Finance1994 — 1998

Education

  1. Davidson CollegeBS, Genetics & Ethics1989 — 1993
  2. Indian Hill High School1985 — 1989

Same school

Shared employers

Deals · 1

Camp4 Therapeutics CorpBoard seat

via 5AM Ventures · filed Oct 2021

Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.

Colleagues at 5AM Ventures

Network5

Investors connected to Andy in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.