David Allison
InvestorManaging Director at Westlake Village BioPartners · Board director at Soteria Biotherapeutics
San Francisco Bay Area
Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M
About
Managing Director with over 15 years in healthcare investing, company formation, and translational research; previously a partner at 5AM Ventures and on investment teams at Versant Ventures, Split Rock Partners, and PTV Healthcare Capital. Holds a PhD in Bioengineering from Rice University.
Contact· self-published, not guessed
Board director at Soteria Biotherapeutics
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Soteria Biotherapeutics's investors · 1
Experience
- Westlake Village BioPartners®Managing Directorcurrent2023 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Borealis Biosciences, Inc.Board Membercurrent2024 — presentVancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Latigo Biotherapeutics, Inc.Board Member (Observer)current2023 — presentLos Angeles, California, United States
- Recludix PharmaBoard Membercurrent2023 — presentSan Diego, California, United States
- AllRock BioBoard Membercurrent2023 — presentBoston, Massachusetts, United States
- Neurogastrx, Inc.Board Member2017 — 2025Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- Impel PharmaceuticalsBoard Member2016 — 2024Seattle, Washington, United States
- Radionetics OncologyBoard Member2021 — 2023San Diego, California, United States
- InipharmBoard Member (Observer)2020 — 2023San Diego, California, United States
- Magnetic Insight, IncBoard Member2017 — 2023Alameda, California, United States
- 5AM VenturesPartner2016 — 2023San Francisco Bay Area
- Portal InstrumentsBoard Member2016 — 2023Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- CinCor Pharma, Inc.Board Member2019 — 2023Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- Crinetics PharmaceuticalsBoard Member (Observer)2015 — 2018
- Versant VenturesPrincipal2014 — 2016San Francisco, CA
- Split Rock PartnersPrincipal2009 — 2014Menlo Park, CA
- PTV Healthcare CapitalSenior Associate2006 — 2009Austin, Texas
- SurModicsResearch and Development Engineer2004Eden Prairie, MN
- Cleveland ClinicNSF Research Fellow2002Cleveland, Ohio
Skills & more
Strategy7Management4Strategic Planning2Venture Capital18Biotechnology13Life Sciences17Lifesciences12Start-ups4Biomaterials11Due Diligence9Product Development4Entrepreneurship3
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Mergers & AcquisitionsResearch and Development (R&D)Business DevelopmentFrom David's professional profile.
Deals · 4
Arpeggio BioBoard seat
via Westlake Village BioPartners · filed Nov 2025 · $35.3M raise
NeurogastrxBoard seat
via Westlake Village BioPartners · filed Jul 2021
Soteria BiotherapeuticsBoard seat
via Westlake Village BioPartners · filed May 2021 · $42.2M raise
Impel NeuropharmaBoard seat
via Westlake Village BioPartners · filed Apr 2021 · $1.9M raise
Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.
Colleagues at Westlake Village BioPartners
Anurag Agarwal
CEO & co-founder at Westlake Village BioPartners
Armando Alvarez
Finance Manager at Westlake Village BioPartners
Beth Seidenberg
Founding Managing Director at Westlake Village BioPartners
Brogan Perrelli
VP of Finance and Operations at Westlake Village BioPartners
Desmond Padhi
Operating Partner at Westlake Village BioPartners
Eric Kaufman
Vice President at Westlake Village BioPartners
Jennifer Kercher
General Counsel at Westlake Village BioPartners
Kelli McKeirnan
Director of Administration at Westlake Village BioPartners
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Daniel Estes
General Partner at Frazier Life Sciences
Desmond Padhi
Operating Partner at Westlake Village BioPartners
Jim Healy
Managing Partner at Sofinnova Ventures
Mira Chaurushiya
Managing Director at Westlake Village BioPartners
Sean Harper
Managing Partner at Westlake Village BioPartners
Investors connected to David in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is David Allison?
- Managing Director with over 15 years in healthcare investing, company formation, and translational research; previously a partner at 5AM Ventures and on investment teams at Versant Ventures, Split Rock Partners, and PTV Healthcare Capital. Holds a PhD in Bioengineering from Rice University.
- Where does David Allison work?
- David Allison is Managing Director at Westlake Village BioPartners and Board director at Soteria Biotherapeutics.
- What check size does David Allison write?
- David Allison typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
- What boards does David Allison sit on?
- David Allison holds tracked board seats at Arpeggio Bio, Impel Neuropharma, Neurogastrx, Soteria Biotherapeutics.
- Where did David Allison go to school?
- David Allison studied at Rice University (Ph.D., Bioengineering); University of Iowa (BSE, Biomedical Engineering).
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