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Jeffrey Bird
InvestorFounder and Managing Director at Bluebird Ventures · Managing Director at Sutter Hill Ventures · Investor and Board Member at Helix
Palo Alto, California
Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M
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About
Jeffrey Bird, MD, PhD, founded and leads Bluebird Ventures and previously spent nearly 20 years as a Managing Director at Sutter Hill Ventures investing in early-stage life sciences. He has served as an investor, CEO, and board member across companies including Verinata Health, GRAIL, Forty Seven, and Portola, and earlier held a 12-year operating career at Gilead Sciences; he holds a bachelor's, MD, and PhD in Cancer Biology from Stanford.
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Deals · 10
ProcyrionSolo GP
via Bluebird Ventures · filed Feb 2024
Kriya TherapeuticsSolo GP
via Bluebird Ventures · filed Jun 2021
Nutcracker TherapeuticsSolo GP
via Bluebird Ventures · filed Sep 2020
Epirium BioSolo GP
via Bluebird Ventures · filed Dec 2019
Forty Seven IncSolo GP
GrailSolo GP
MedikineSolo GP
Portola PharmaceuticalsSolo GP
HelixSolo GP
Verinata HealthSolo GP
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Other disclosed investments
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Forty SevenLeyden LabsXoft
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Jeffrey Bird?
- Jeffrey Bird, MD, PhD, founded and leads Bluebird Ventures and previously spent nearly 20 years as a Managing Director at Sutter Hill Ventures investing in early-stage life sciences. He has served as an investor, CEO, and board member across companies including Verinata Health, GRAIL, Forty Seven, and Portola, and earlier held a 12-year operating career at Gilead Sciences; he holds a bachelor's, MD, and PhD in Cancer Biology from Stanford.
- Where does Jeffrey Bird work?
- Jeffrey Bird is Founder and Managing Director at Bluebird Ventures and Managing Director at Sutter Hill Ventures and Investor and Board Member at Helix.
- What check size does Jeffrey Bird write?
- Jeffrey Bird typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
- What companies has Jeffrey Bird invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Forty Seven, Leyden Labs, Portola Pharmaceuticals, Procyrion, Xoft.