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Kurt Sheline

Investor

Partner at Echo Health Ventures

Seattle, Washington

Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M

About

Kurt supports Echo Health Ventures across the investment process, from sourcing and evaluation to transaction management, and provides financial and market support for portfolio companies. He has held board and board-observer roles at numerous health companies and previously worked at Cascade Asset Management, Cascadia Capital, Pathway Capital Management, and Merrill Lynch; he holds an MBA from UC Berkeley and a bachelor's from Claremont McKenna College.

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Experience

  1. Echo Health VenturesPartnercurrent2022 — presentSeattle, WA
  2. Optura.AIBoard Observercurrent2026 — presentNashville, TN
  3. InStride HealthBoard Observercurrent2026 — presentBoston, MA
  4. Thyme CareBoard Observercurrent2024 — presentNashville, TN
  5. Strive HealthBoard Observercurrent2022 — presentDenver, CO
  6. CorticaBoard Observer2023 — 2026San Diego, CA
  7. Octave BioscienceBoard Observer2018 — 2025Menlo Park, CA
  8. Quartet HealthBoard Observer2020 — 2025New York, NY
  9. Cascade Asset Management CompanyVenture Capital2022Seattle, WA
  10. Scipher MedicineBoard Observer2021 — 2022Waltham, Massachusetts, United States
  11. Eleanor HealthBoard Member2019 — 2022Boston, MA
  12. Springbuk®Board Member2019 — 2022Indianapolis, IN
  13. Springbuk®Board Observer2018 — 2019Indianapolis, IN
  14. Echo Health VenturesPrincipal2018 — 2022Seattle, WA
  15. Echo Health VenturesSenior Associate2017 — 2018Seattle, WA
  16. GNS HealthcareBoard Observer2017 — 2022Boston, MA
  17. Circulation, Inc.Board Observer2017 — 2018Boston, MA
  18. Cascadia CapitalVice President | Healthcare Tech & Services2017Seattle, WA
  19. Cascadia CapitalSenior Associate | Healthcare Tech & Services2015 — 2016Seattle, WA
  20. Lighter CapitalSummer Associate | Technology2014Seattle, WA

Education

  1. University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of BusinessMaster of Business Administration (MBA)2013 — 2015
  2. Claremont McKenna CollegeB.A., Economics2004 — 2008

Skills & more

Venture Capital4Series 73Private Equity3Financial Modeling20Investment Banking11Mergers & Acquisitions14Capital Markets1Research3Financial Analysis9Valuation5Capital IQ1Mergers1
+9 moreAlternative InvestmentsCorporate FinanceDue DiligenceLBOBiotechnologyStrategyAnalysisInvestmentsBloomberg

From Kurt's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business489

Mark FiorentinoInvestor at Index VenturesRishi ModiInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Yibo NianInvestment Director at Intel CapitalZhenyu TangInvestment Director at Intel CapitalHariFellow at Clear VenturesDennisDirector of Trading at Pantera Capital

+ 483 more

Also attended Claremont McKenna College67

Lachlan MontgomerySenior Associate, Platform & Marketing at March Capital PartnersLindsay SlocumInvestor Relations Lead at ParadigmParis KokaInvestor at Serena VenturesAlexInvestor at Thomson Reuters VenturesArielle ZuckerbergGeneral Partner at Long Journey VenturesLogan SolomonExecutive Vice President, Business Development at K5 Global

+ 61 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Optura.AI1

Jon KaplanExecutive Venture Partner at Caduceus Capital Partners

Also worked at Cortica2

Michael WertManaging Director at Longitude CapitalAftab KheraniManaging Partner at Ajax Health

Also worked at Scipher Medicine5

Samir KaulInvestor at Khosla VenturesTodd SoneGeneral Partner at aMoonCamella WilsonPrincipal at Northpond VenturesOsnat HakimiPrincipal at aMoonAnna JeterChief Regulatory Officer & Co-Founder at AOA Dx

Also worked at Echo Health Ventures12

Rob CoppedgeChief Executive Officer at Echo Health VenturesDusty LiebManaging Partner & Head of Investments at Echo Health VenturesSuzanne McLemoreManaging Partner & Head of Echo Health Advisors at Echo Health VenturesTroy ArnoldPartner, Echo Health Advisors at Echo Health VenturesJessica A. Zeaske, PhD, MBAManaging Partner, Strategic Investment at Echo Health VenturesOmair AhmedPrincipal, Strategic Investment at Echo Health Ventures

+ 6 more

Investments

Board seats

ELEANOR HEALTH HOLDINGS, LLC

Per SEC Form D filings.

Colleagues at Echo Health Ventures

Amanda Johnson
Senior Analyst of Legal & Administration, Operations at Echo Health Ventures
Anahita Nakhjiri
Associate at Echo Health Ventures
Annie Weissbach
Senior Associate, Strategic Investment at Echo Health Ventures
Annika Van Gilder
Senior Associate, Echo Health Advisors at Echo Health Ventures
Bob Dolan
Managing Principal, Echo Health Advisors at Echo Health Ventures
David Goad
Senior Associate, Strategic Investment at Echo Health Ventures
David Weir
Executive Assistant, Echo Health Advisors at Echo Health Ventures
Dustin Duke
Controller, Operations at Echo Health Ventures

Network5

Anahita Nakhjiri
Associate at Echo Health Ventures
Anna Haghgooie
Managing Director at BlueCross BlueShield Venture Partners
Chad Byers
Co-Founder and General Partner at Susa Ventures
Dusty Lieb
Managing Partner & Head of Investments at Echo Health Ventures
Faraz Rahman
Associate at CVS Health Ventures

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