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Bill Welch

Investor

Venture Partner at Illuminate Ventures

San Diego, California

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

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205 people in our graph share verified history with Bill — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Roger KrakoffunlockedBill: together at Harvard Business School (1988)
×6Bill: together at Harvard Business School
×3Bill: together at University of California, Berkeley
×2Bill: together at Illuminate Ventures

Experience

  1. SkyDeck Associates LLCManaging Directorcurrent2010 — present
  2. Illumina VenturesVenture Partner2019 — 2025San Deigo, California
  3. Serimmune Inc.Board Member2019 — 2024Santa Barbara, California Area
  4. TrovagenePresident and Chief Executive Officer2016 — 2018Greater San Diego Area
  5. SequenomPresident and Chief Executive Officer2014 — 2015La Jolla, CA
  6. SequenomPresident and Chief Operating Officer2012 — 2014La Jolla, California
  7. SequenomSenior Vice President, Diagnostics2011 — 2012
  8. Monogram BiosciencesSenior Vice President, Chief Commercial Officer2005 — 2009
  9. La Jolla Pharmaceutical CompanyVice President, Sales and Marketing2001 — 2005
  10. Dade Behring MicroScanVice President, Global Marketing1999 — 2001
  11. Abbott LaboratoriesGeneral Manager1993 — 1999

Skills & more

Biotechnology39Personalized Medicine4Oncology15Clinical Trials5Clinical Development8Pharmaceutical Industry13FDA8Biopharmaceuticals17Commercialization27Technology Transfer6Medical Devices14Immunology6
+3 moreLifesciencesPMABusiness Alliances

From Bill's professional profile.

Colleagues at Illuminate Ventures

Cindy Padnos
Founder and Managing Partner at Illuminate Ventures
Cynthia Padnos
General Partner at Illuminate Ventures
Jennifer Savage
Partner at Illuminate Ventures

Network3

Ben Bayat
Managing Partner at NextGen Venture Partners
Cindy Padnos
Founder and Managing Partner at Illuminate Ventures
Jennifer Savage
Partner at Illuminate Ventures

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Bill Welch?
Venture Partner at Illuminate Ventures
Where does Bill Welch work?
Bill Welch is Venture Partner at Illuminate Ventures.
What check size does Bill Welch write?
Bill Welch typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
Where did Bill Welch go to school?
Bill Welch studied at Harvard Business School (MBA); University of California, Berkeley (BS, Chemical Engineering).

Founder mafias

Harvard Business School mafia892

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Tim DraperMBAFounded Draper AssociatesMike Maples JrMBAFounded Pattern BreakersHristo BorisovOPM Class 64Founded PayhawkNoubar AfeyanVisiting LecturerFounded ProFound Therapeutics +13Wade MyersMBAFounded RealManage +6Wade MyersMBAFounded RealManage +6

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Illumina Ventures mafia3

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

David R. WaltAdvisorFounded Sherlock Biosciences +4David JohnsonEntrepreneur In ResidenceFounded GigaGen

Illuminate Ventures mafia3

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Celeste FordAdvisory Council MemberFounded SvcAron SolbergVenture InternFounded Risotto

Same school

Also attended Harvard Business School2,000

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

+ 1,994 more

Also attended University of California, Berkeley2,000

Byron DeeterPartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersSteve WozniakCo-founder of AppleTony XuCo-founder & CEO of DoorDashAravind SrinivasCo-founder & CEO of Perplexity AIAli GhodsiCo-founder & CEO of DatabricksRyan PetersenFounder & CEO of Flexport

+ 1,994 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Illumina Ventures15

Charles White, Ph.D.Principal at Illumina VenturesDonal DelaneyChief Financial Officer at Illumina VenturesJessica WongController at Illumina VenturesYogesh KamraHead of Lab Operations (UK site) at Illumina VenturesRose LaiSenior Executive Assistant at Illumina VenturesMara AspinallCo-Founder and Executive Consultant at BlueStone Venture Partners

+ 9 more

Also worked at Sequenom7

Jay B. LichterManaging Partner at Avalon BioVenturesNola MastersonVenture Fund Partner at PortfoliaHyuk-Jeen SuhGeneral Partner at SkyRiver VenturesCharlie RodiFounder and CSO at RhoDxMichael TolentinoExecutive Officer, Director at Aviceda TherapeuticsAlex ZhavoronkovFounder & CEO at Insilico Medicine

+ 1 more

Also worked at Monogram Biosciences1

Genine WinslowFounder at Chameleon Biosciences

Also worked at Abbott Laboratories97

Daan BoekhoudtInvestment Analyst at Cottonwood Technology FundClaire YoonAssociate at Scale Venture PartnersMary PattonScientific Advisory Board at InnoCom Bio EquitiesJim CaggianoChief Executive Officer, Evolve Biologics at Two Bear CapitalLaura QuockCBO-in-Residence at Versant VenturesCharles BeyrouthyFounder & Managing Partner at Forma Prime

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