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Anne DeGheest

Investor

Founder at Healthtech Capital · Mentor Capitalist, Investor & Corporate Advisor at Joyance Partners

West Coast US

About

Anne DeGheest is a healthcare executive, entrepreneur, and angel investor focused on the digital health sector. She founded MedStars in 1986, which works with corporations and entrepreneurs building life sciences companies, and in 2010 founded HealthTech Capital, an investor group funding and mentoring healthtech startups. She holds an MBA from Harvard and a Master's in Business Engineering from the University of Brussels.

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Invests in

BiotechDigital HealthHealthtech

Experience

  1. HealthTech CapitalFounder and Managing directorcurrent2010 — presentSilicon Valley
  2. MedStarsFounder and Managing Directorcurrent1986 — present
  3. https://adegheest.com/Artistcurrent2018 — present
  4. PMVInvestment Committeecurrent2017 — present
  5. Gordon and Betty Moore FoundationReviewer and Judge for the Moore Inventor Fellows2016 — 2025
  6. CareinSync CorporationChairperson2012 — 2014
  7. Canaan PartnersExecutive in Residence2012 — 2013Menlo Park
  8. Immersion CorporationBoard director2007 — 2012
  9. Catheter Connectionboard director2009 — 2011
  10. Life Science Angelsinvestor2005 — 2010
  11. medpoolCEO1998 — 2002
  12. institutional venture partnersEntrepreneur in residence1998 — 2000
  13. omnicellFounding VP Marketing1993 — 1997
  14. Advanced Sterilization Products (ASP)acting VP sales and marketing1990 — 1993
  15. Aspect Medicaladvisor1987 — 1993
  16. Pyxis/CareFusionadvisor1987 — 1989
  17. NellcorDirector of marketing1983 — 1987
  18. raychemmarketing manager1979 — 1983

Education

  1. Harvard Business SchoolMBA, Business1977 — 1979
  2. Stanford UniversityDirectors' College2010
  3. Université libre de BruxellesMS Solvay, Commercial engineering1972 — 1977

Skills & more

Marketing Strategy10Entrepreneurship99Venture Capital89Start-ups99Medical Devices39Healthcare34Business Strategy58New Business Development10Fundraising8Angel Investing29Strategic Planning20Business Planning40
+12 moreProduct DevelopmentStrategyMarketingManagementStrategic PartnershipsInvestmentsLeadershipBiotechnologySaaSManagement ConsultingMergers & AcquisitionsDue Diligence

Languages English · French

From Anne's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended Harvard Business School1,777

Brad GerstnerFounder & CEO of Altimeter CapitalAileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesJim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer CapitalTim DraperFounder of Draper AssociatesMike Maples JrCo-founding Partner at FloodgateMamoon HamidPartner at Kleiner Perkins

+ 1,771 more

Also attended Stanford University1,578

Peter ThielCo-founder & Partner at Founders FundReid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockDavid SacksCo-founder & General Partner at Craft Ventures; former White House AI & Crypto CzarKeith RaboisManaging Director at Khosla VenturesGarry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorAlfred LinPartner at Sequoia Capital

+ 1,572 more

Also attended Université libre de Bruxelles31

Anne PrignonInvestor at Inventures Investment PartnersGuillaume DeferMarketing Director at HeadlineDaniel GrossmannManaging Partner & Co-Founder at Kharis CapitalClaire MunckManaging Partner at ScaleFundBenoit DumontBoard Member at Zebra Impact VenturesPierre-Emmanuel StruyvenManaging Partner at Supernova Invest

+ 25 more

Shared employers

Also worked at HealthTech Capital4

Minnie SarwalVenture Advisor at Pier 70 VenturesSoyoung ParkGeneral Partner at 1004 Venture PartnersHobert WaiInvestor at Berkeley Angel NetworkAnke HuiskesManaging Partner at NP-Hard Ventures

Also worked at Immersion Corporation7

Danny GrantCTO and Founding Partner at InnovobotSteve BlankAuthor, Board Member, Former Tech Exec at Synapse PartnersDean ChangInterim Chief Innovation Officer, University of Maryland, College Park at University System of Maryland Momentum FundRobert LacroixSenior Partner and Chief Engineering Officer at InnovobotManuel CruzPartner, Chief Scientist and Head of HMI Lab at InnovobotPedro GregorioPartner, Head of Robotics Lab at Innovobot

+ 1 more

Also worked at omnicell5

Ren DuManaging Director at Heuristic Capital PartnersJorden WoodsManaging Partner at StarChain VenturesRobert NewellPartner, Investment & Screening at Reno Seed FundRakesh ApteVenture Partner at Fluent VenturesDavid BullerVenture Partner at Ascension

Also worked at raychem3

Brian JacobsVenture Capitalist Emergence, Moai Capital at AIFSteve GillanCOO and CFO at Blumberg CapitalKevin MeliaCFO at Storm Ventures

Colleagues at Healthtech Capital

Felix Nizet
Advisor at Healthtech Capital
Hana Besbes
Venture Partner at Healthtech Capital

Network4

Alejandro Guerrero
General Partner at Act One Ventures
Alireza Masrour
General Partner at Plug and Play Ventures
Felix Nizet
Advisor at Healthtech Capital
Michael Silton
General Partner at Act One Ventures

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