Galym Imanbayev
InvestorFounderPartner at Lightspeed Venture Partners · Board director at Frontera Health, Inc. · Board director at Soda Health, Inc.
Palo Alto, California
Writes $3M – $20M checks · typically $15M
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.
Invests in
BiotechDigital HealthHealthtech
Board director at Frontera Health, Inc.
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Frontera Health, Inc.'s investors · 2
Co-founders at Frontera Health, Inc.
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Amol DeshpandeExecutive Officer, Director
Board director at Soda Health, Inc.
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Soda Health, Inc.'s investors · 3
Co-founders at Soda Health, Inc.
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Robert Alan KnightExecutive Officer, Director
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Christopher Elliot BrownExecutive Officer
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Jared DaumanExecutive Officer
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James Daryl RisingerExecutive Officer, Director
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
Education
- Stanford University Graduate School of BusinessMaster of Business Administration - MBA2018 — 2020
- Stanford University School of MedicineDoctor of Medicine - MD2015 — 2020
- Stanford UniversityBachelor of Arts - BA, Economics2008 — 2012
- Lake Oswego High School2004 — 2008
Skills & more
Mergers & Acquisitions25Financial Modeling23Management Consulting19Business Strategy13Data Analysis31Due Diligence6Financial Analysis4Venture Capital4Strategy8Research21Start-ups3Healthcare4
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LeadershipFundraisingEconomicsMarket ResearchValuationManagementLanguages English · Kazakh · Russian · Spanish
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Deals · 2
Frontera Health, Inc.Board 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
Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.
Colleagues at Lightspeed Venture Partners
Aaron Batalion
General Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners
Adam Goldberg
Investments at Standard Crypto
Aditya Sharma
Partner, Growth Equity - India & Asia - Pacific at Lightspeed Venture Partners
Akshay Bhushan
Venture Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners
Alexander Schmitt
Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners
Anoushka Vaswani
Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners
Antoine Moyroud
Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners
Arif Janmohamed
Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners
Network10
Arif JanmohamedScout
Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners
Brian HollinsScout
Founder at Collide Capital
Chase Ross EmanuelScout
Investor at Expa
Chris AltchekScout
Scout at Lightspeed Venture Partners
Justin OverdorffScout
Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners
Aaron Batalion
General Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners
Adam Goldberg
Investments at Standard Crypto
Adrian Radu
Investor at Khosla Ventures
Alexander Schmitt
Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners
Chris Schaepe
Angel
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Frequently asked questions
- Where does Galym Imanbayev work?
- Galym Imanbayev is Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners and Founder at Frontera Health, Inc. and Founder 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 companies did Galym Imanbayev found?
- Galym Imanbayev founded Frontera Health, Inc., Soda Health, Inc..
- Does Galym Imanbayev lead rounds?
- Yes — Galym Imanbayev has led 1 tracked investment.
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