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Galym Imanbayev
InvestorPartner at Lightspeed Venture Partners · Board director at Frontera Health · Board director at Soda Health, Inc.
Palo Alto, California
Writes $3M – $20M checks · typically $15M
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About
Galym Imanbayev is a Partner at Lightspeed, which he joined in 2020, where he focuses on the health sector. He holds a dual MD/MBA from Stanford University School of Medicine and Graduate School of Business, and previously invested at Capricorn Healthcare & Special Opportunities across diagnostics, health IT, provider, and senior health markets. He has also spent time with Data Collective VC, Healthtech Capital, and Pear VC, and conducted research resulting in peer-reviewed papers in gene therapy, stem cell biology, and medical imaging.
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Invests in
BiotechDigital HealthHealthtech
Board director at Frontera Health
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Board director at Soda Health, Inc.
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Experience
- Lightspeed Venture PartnersPartnercurrent2020 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Stanford University School of MedicineAdjunct Professorcurrent2026 — presentStanford, CA
- Assort HealthBoard Membercurrent2025 — present
- FronteraBoard Membercurrent2023 — present
- Soda HealthBoard Membercurrent2023 — present
- FathomBoard Membercurrent2022 — present
- Ancora BiotechBoard Membercurrent2022 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- WheelBoard Membercurrent2023 — present
- Aledade, Inc.Board Observercurrent2023 — present
- AbridgeBoard Observer2024
- Stanford University Graduate School of BusinessStanford University Board of Trustees - Graduate Representative2018 — 2020
- Stanford University Graduate School of BusinessFellow at Pear VC2018 — 2019
- Stanford University School of MedicineFounder: ImpactMed2015 — 2020
- Stanford University School of MedicineResearch Assistant: US-Asia Technology Management Center2017 — 2018
- Stanford University School of MedicineScholar & Consulting Faculty: Stanford Medicine X2015 — 2018
- Capricorn Healthcare & Special OpportunitiesInvestor2013 — 2016Palo Alto, CA
- PwCHealth Industries Management Consulting2012 — 2013San Francisco, CA
- Stanford UniversityConsultant: Stanford Healthcare Consulting Group2012
- Stanford UniversityFounder: Rural Economic Development and Health Investment Initiative2010 — 2012
- Stanford UniversityResearch Assistant: Fan Yang Group2010 — 2011
- Oregon Health and Science UniversityResearch Apprentice: Cardiac Fluid Dynamics and Imaging Lab2006 — 2007Portland, Oregon Area
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LeadershipFundraisingEconomicsMarket ResearchValuationManagementLanguages English · Kazakh · Russian · Spanish
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Deals · 2
Frontera HealthBoard seat
via Lightspeed Venture Partners · filed Feb 2025 · $10M raise
Soda Health, Inc.Board seat
via Lightspeed Venture Partners · filed Dec 2024 · $54.2M raise
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Other disclosed investments
Led
HeartFlow
Board seats
Fathom
Investor
AbridgeAledadeAncora BiotechAssort HealthCPF Senior LivingEpic SystemsEvermoreFathomKirilys TherapeuticsTennrWheelZag Bio
Sources: the firm's website · SEC Form D filings · curated public sources.
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Galym Imanbayev?
- Galym Imanbayev is a Partner at Lightspeed, which he joined in 2020, where he focuses on the health sector. He holds a dual MD/MBA from Stanford University School of Medicine and Graduate School of Business, and previously invested at Capricorn Healthcare & Special Opportunities across diagnostics, health IT, provider, and senior health markets. He has also spent time with Data Collective VC, Healthtech Capital, and Pear VC, and conducted research resulting in peer-reviewed papers in gene therapy, stem cell biology, and medical imaging.
- Where does Galym Imanbayev work?
- Galym Imanbayev is Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners and Board director at Frontera Health and Board director at Soda Health, Inc..
- What does Galym Imanbayev invest in?
- Galym Imanbayev invests in Biotech, Digital Health, Healthtech.
- What check size does Galym Imanbayev write?
- Galym Imanbayev typically writes checks of $3M – $20M.
- What boards does Galym Imanbayev sit on?
- Galym Imanbayev holds tracked board seats at Fathom, Frontera Health, Soda Health, Inc..
- What companies has Galym Imanbayev invested in?
- Investments tracked here include HeartFlow, Abridge, Aledade, Ancora Biotech, Assort Health, CPF Senior Living, Epic Systems, Evermore, Fathom, Frontera Health, Kirilys Therapeutics, Tennr, and 2 more.
- Where did Galym Imanbayev go to school?
- Galym Imanbayev studied at Stanford University Graduate School of Business (Master of Business Administration - MBA); Stanford University School of Medicine (Doctor of Medicine - MD); Stanford University (Bachelor of Arts - BA, Economics).
- Does Galym Imanbayev lead rounds?
- Yes — Galym Imanbayev has led 1 tracked investment.
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