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Ellen DaSilva

InvestorFounder

Scout at Sequoia Capital

New York, New York

Writes $5K – $50K checks · typically $25K

FoundedSummer Health

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About

Ellen DaSilva is the SVP of Partnerships and Commercial Strategy at Doctronic, where she oversees B2B efforts following the company's acquisition of Summer Health, which she founded and led as CEO. Previously, she held the position of Head of Business Development at hims&hers and worked in business operations at Twitter and at Barclays Capital. DaSilva holds an MBA with Distinction from Harvard Business School, where she was a partner at Rough Draft Ventures, and serves as a Sequoia Scout; she is also a co-author of "Pitching & Closing: Everything You Need To Know About Business Development, Partnerships, and Making Deals that Matter."

Experience

  1. DoctronicSVP, Partnerships and Commercialcurrent2026 — presentNew York, United States
  2. Summer HealthFounder, CEO2021 — 2026New York, United States
  3. Sequoia CapitalScout2020 — 2025San Francisco Bay Area
  4. hims & hersHead of Strategic Partnerships2020 — 2021
  5. hims & hersDirector, Business Development2018 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
  6. GC Venture FellowsPartner2016 — 2019Boston, MA, San Francisco
  7. TwitterManager, Business Operations2012 — 2016San Francisco Bay Area
  8. BarclaysAnalyst, Equity Syndicate2010 — 2012New York, NY

Skills & more

Financial Modeling15Valuation12Equities13Financial Analysis8Data Analysis7Twitter9Bloomberg5Social Media11Venture Capital5Private Equity4Outstanding verbal3Politics1
+8 moreCapital MarketsSeries 7AnalyticsInvestment BankingCompetitive AnalysisSpicesHumorDonuts

Languages Mandarin

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Investments

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Vive

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Colleagues at Sequoia Capital

Abhishek Malani
Investor at Sequoia Capital
Alex Moore
Senior Director, Content at Sequoia Capital
Alex Nanda
Partner at Sequoia Capital
Alfred Lin
Partner at Sequoia Capital
Anas Biad
Partner at Sequoia Capital
Andreas Weiland
Principal Designer at Sequoia Capital
Andrew Reed
Investor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)
Andrew Reed
Partner at Sequoia Capital

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Anas Biad
Partner at Sequoia Capital
Andrew Reed
Partner at Sequoia Capital
Bill Coughran
Partner at Sequoia Capital

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Ellen DaSilva?
Ellen DaSilva is the SVP of Partnerships and Commercial Strategy at Doctronic, where she oversees B2B efforts following the company's acquisition of Summer Health, which she founded and led as CEO. Previously, she held the position of Head of Business Development at hims&hers and worked in business operations at Twitter and at Barclays Capital. DaSilva holds an MBA with Distinction from Harvard Business School, where she was a partner at Rough Draft Ventures, and serves as a Sequoia Scout; she is also a co-author of "Pitching & Closing: Everything You Need To Know About Business Development, Partnerships, and Making Deals that Matter."
Where does Ellen DaSilva work?
Ellen DaSilva is Founder of Summer Health and Scout at Sequoia Capital.
What check size does Ellen DaSilva write?
Ellen DaSilva typically writes checks of $5K – $50K.
What companies did Ellen DaSilva found?
Ellen DaSilva founded Summer Health.
What companies has Ellen DaSilva invested in?
Investments tracked here include Vive.
Where did Ellen DaSilva go to school?
Ellen DaSilva studied at Harvard Business School (Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) with Distinction); Brown University (Bachelor of Arts, English Literature); Horace Mann School (High School).

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