Kevin Lalande
InvestorManaging Director at Sante Ventures
Austin, Texas
Writes $100K β $5M checks Β· typically $1.5M
FoundedSensorium Therapeutics
About
Kevin Lalande, a repeat founder and founding MD/CIO, is unusually hands-on in portfolio strategy, blending technical AI fluency with a focus on platform companies that change drug discovery risk-reward.
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningBiotechEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechMedical Devices
Experience
- SANTΓManaging Directorcurrent2007 β present
- Austin VenturesPrincipal2000 β 2007
- McKinsey & CompanyBusiness Analyst1997 β 1999
Education
- Harvard Business SchoolMBA, MBA1999 β 2001
- Stanford UniversityGraduate Certificate, Artificial Intelligence2017 β 2019
Skills & more
Venture Capital79Private Equity31Investments34Entrepreneurship25Medical Devices7Start-ups85Healthcare15Management20Strategic Partnerships9Corporate Development17M&A experience1Finance10
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Business StrategyDue DiligenceCompetitive AnalysisCorporate FinanceMergers & AcquisitionsCommercializationStrategyFinancial ModelingBusiness DevelopmentAngel InvestingBiotechnologyLifesciencesFrom Kevin's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended Harvard Business School1,818
Brad GerstnerFounder & CEO of Altimeter CapitalAileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesJim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer CapitalTim DraperFounder of Draper AssociatesMike Maples JrCo-founding Partner at FloodgateMamoon HamidPartner at Kleiner Perkins
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Also attended Stanford University1,726
Peter ThielCo-founder & Partner at Founders FundReid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockDavid SacksCo-founder & General Partner at Craft Ventures; former White House AI & Crypto CzarKeith RaboisManaging Director at Khosla VenturesGarry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorAlfred LinPartner at Sequoia Capital
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Shared employers
Also worked at Austin Ventures17
Chad HerrinInvestor at Aspect VenturesZaz FloreaniVenture Partner at FirstMile VenturesMike DoddGeneral Partner at Silverton PartnersRajeev BatraInvestor at Mayfield FundVenu ShamapantFounding Partner at LiveOak VenturesKrishna SrinivasanFounding Partner at LiveOak Ventures
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Also worked at McKinsey & Company1,203
Jim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer CapitalAnn Miura-KoCo-founding Partner at FloodgateJeremy LiewPartner at Lightspeed Venture PartnersMike SpeiserManaging Director at Sutter Hill VenturesJeremy LevinePartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersFabrice GrindaCo-founder & Managing Partner at FJ Labs
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Colleagues at Sante Ventures
Alana Horowitz
Senior Associate at Sante Ventures
Allie Knauer
Venture Fellow at Sante Ventures
Ashley Seehusen
Venture Partner at Sante Ventures
Auriel August
Principal at Sante Ventures
Auriel August, MD
Principal at Sante Ventures
Brandon Felkins
Venture Fellow (Alumni) at Sante Ventures
Brendan Boland
Venture Fellow at Sante Ventures
Brooke Jones
Head of Capital Formation at Sante Ventures
Network3
Auriel August
Principal at Sante Ventures
Derek Dedeker
Associate at Sante Ventures
Eric Epstein
Principal at Sante Ventures
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