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Dennis McWilliams

Investor

Managing Director at Sante Ventures

Austin, Texas, United States

About

Dennis McWilliams combines visceral founder empathy—having shouldered financial risk and creatively financed Apollo Endosurgery through the 2008–09 crisis—with rare transparency about VC mechanics, LP expectations, and fund dynamics.

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Invests in

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDigital HealthEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechMedical Devices

Experience

  1. SANTÉManaging Directorcurrent2024 — presentAustin, Texas, United States
  2. SANTÉPartner2021 — 2024Austin, Texas, United States
  3. SANTÉVenture Partner2019 — 2021Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area
  4. Surgical Safety Technologies Inc.Board Membercurrent2023 — present
  5. BeeKeeperAIBoard Membercurrent2022 — present
  6. Apreo HealthBoard Membercurrent2022 — present
  7. RapidPulse, Inc.Board Membercurrent2021 — presentMiami, Florida, United States
  8. KēlaHealthBoard Membercurrent2020 — present
  9. Glyscend IncorporatedBoard Chaircurrent2019 — presentBoston, Massachusetts, United States
  10. SparkMed AdvisorsManaging Directorcurrent2018 — present
  11. Nirogy TherapeuticsBoard Member2020 — 2023
  12. Apollo EndosurgeryPresident and Chief Commercial Officer2014 — 2017Austin
  13. Apollo EndosurgeryCEO & Founder2005 — 2014Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area
  14. PTV SciencesEntrepreneur in Residence2005 — 2007
  15. Chrysalis BiotechnologyChief Operating Officer1996 — 2004
  16. IC2 InstituteStrategic Marketing Specialist1994 — 1996Austin, Texas, United States

Education

  1. Stanford UniversityMS, Engineering Management1993 — 1994
  2. The University of Texas at AustinBS, Aerospace Engineering1989 — 1993

Same school

Also attended Stanford University1,726

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

+ 1,720 more

Also attended The University of Texas at Austin278

Viswa SankaranarayananVenture Partner at Monta Vista CapitalTodd KleinManaging Partner, Revolution Growth at RevolutionSapna MehtaInvestor at RevolutionAaron LiuPrincipal at NorthzoneAndrew ScottSenior Finance Manager at GreycroftMichael HsuSenior Associate at Sapphire Ventures

+ 272 more

Shared employers

Also worked at SANTÉ13

Kevin LalandeFounding Managing Director and CIO at Sante VenturesDouglas FrenchFounding Managing Director at Sante VenturesJames EadieManaging Director at Sante VenturesLouis BockVenture Partner at Sante VenturesMichael GutbrodSenior Associate at Sante VenturesAuriel AugustPrincipal at Sante Ventures

+ 7 more

Also worked at Surgical Safety Technologies Inc.1

Bharat SrinivasaPrincipal at Amplitude Venture Capital

Also worked at Apollo Endosurgery3

Jack NielsenManaging Partner at Vivo CapitalMariel BolhouseFellow (Alumni) at Sante VenturesTyler MeltonFounder at Corveus Medical

Colleagues at Sante Ventures

Alana Horowitz
Senior Associate at Sante Ventures
Allie Knauer
Venture Fellow at Sante Ventures
Ashley Seehusen
Venture Partner at Sante Ventures
Auriel August
Principal at Sante Ventures
Auriel August, MD
Principal at Sante Ventures
Brandon Felkins
Venture Fellow (Alumni) at Sante Ventures
Brendan Boland
Venture Fellow at Sante Ventures
Brooke Jones
Head of Capital Formation at Sante Ventures