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John Cassidy

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Partner, EMEA at SoftBank Vision Fund

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About

John Cassidy is a Partner and Head of Life Sciences at SoftBank Investment Advisers. He focuses on venture capital investments in private therapeutics, tools, and diagnostics companies across Europe and North America.

Experience

  1. SoftBank Investment AdvisersPartner, Head of Life Sciencescurrent2026 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
  2. SoftBank Investment AdvisersInvestment Director, Head of Life Sciences2024 — 2026London Area, United Kingdom
  3. SoftBank Investment AdvisersInvestment Director, Life Sciences & HealthTech2021 — 2024Greater London, England, United Kingdom
  4. ElevateBioBoard Membercurrent2026 — present
  5. Arsenal Biosciences, Inc.Board Membercurrent2026 — present
  6. Neuron23Board Membercurrent2024 — present
  7. CMR SurgicalBoard Membercurrent2022 — present
  8. Ventus TherapeuticsBoard Membercurrent2022 — present
  9. PlexiumBoard Observercurrent2025 — present
  10. PlexiumInvestorcurrent2022 — present
  11. Leyden LabsInvestorcurrent2021 — present
  12. ProximieInvestorcurrent2022 — present
  13. Big HealthBoard Member2022 — 2025
  14. Twelve BioBoard Member2020 — 2021
  15. Stipe TherapeuticsBoard Member2019 — 2021
  16. DepixusBoard Observer2020 — 2021
  17. Quench BioBoard Observer2018 — 2021
  18. Arix Bioscience plcPrincipal2018 — 2021Greater London, England, United Kingdom
  19. Imara Inc.Board Observer2019 — 2020
  20. L.E.K. ConsultingConsultant2014 — 2018London, Greater London, United Kingdom

Skills & more

Protein-protein InteractionsProtein ChemistryBiochemistryNeuroscienceBiotechnologyProtein AssaysCell BiologyLaboratory SkillsQuantitative ResearchTime ManagementReport WritingImmunology
+10 moreMolecular BiologyResearchManagement ConsultingLife SciencesMarket ResearchProblem SolvingStrategyAnalysisAnalytical SkillsManagement

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Colleagues at SoftBank Vision Fund

Aaron Wong
Director, Americas at SoftBank Vision Fund
Alex Clavel
CEO, SoftBank Investment Advisers at SoftBank Vision Fund
Alex Fortmuller
Director, Americas at SoftBank Vision Fund
Amanda Sanchez-Barry
Managing Partner, General Counsel at SoftBank Vision Fund
Amit Lubovsky
Director, Americas at SoftBank Vision Fund
Angela Du
Partner, Americas at SoftBank Vision Fund
Brett Rochkind
Managing Partner, Americas at SoftBank Vision Fund
Cecilia Chen
Partner, Asia at SoftBank Vision Fund

Frequently asked questions

Who is John Cassidy?
John Cassidy is a Partner and Head of Life Sciences at SoftBank Investment Advisers. He focuses on venture capital investments in private therapeutics, tools, and diagnostics companies across Europe and North America.
Where does John Cassidy work?
John Cassidy is Partner, EMEA at SoftBank Vision Fund.
Where did John Cassidy go to school?
John Cassidy studied at UCL (Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Neuroscience); Imperial College London (BSc, Biochemistry).

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