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Michael Rome

Investor

Managing Director at Foresite Capital

Los Angeles, California

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

Experience

  1. Foresite CapitalManaging Directorcurrent2016 — present
  2. DAFNA Capital Management, LLCAnalyst2015 — 2016Los Angeles
  3. Vault PharmaScientist and Senior Scientist2014 — 2015Greater Los Angeles Area
  4. University of California, Los AngelesLab Assistant and Researcher2003 — 2006UCLA

Education

  1. CaltechDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Biochemistry
  2. UCLABS, Molecular

Skills & more

Project Management3Presentation Development3DCF Valuation2Equity Valuation2Business Valuation2Intellectual Property Valuation2Financial Modeling2Business Modeling2Biotechnology3Private Equity1Venture Capital1

From Michael's professional profile.

Deals · 3

Fl2021-001Board seat

via Foresite Capital · filed Mar 2021 · $60M raise

Theseus PharmaceuticalsBoard seat

via Foresite Capital · filed Feb 2021 · $22.1M raise

Kinnate BiopharmaBoard seat

via Foresite Capital · filed Dec 2019 · $74.5M raise

Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.

Colleagues at Foresite Capital

Alex M. Azar II
Advisor at Foresite Capital
Alisa Mall
Partner at Foresite Capital
Amelia Stoj
CCO and Assistant General Counsel at Foresite Capital
Cindy Xiong
Investor at Foresite Capital
Collin Yang-Wong
Principal at Foresite Capital
Cynthia Carpenter
Executive Associate at Foresite Capital
Darren Haggerty
Operations Investment Analyst at Foresite Capital
Deepak Atri
Principal at Foresite Capital

Network1

Carl Gordon
Managing Partner at OrbiMed

Investors connected to Michael in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.

Frequently asked questions

Where does Michael Rome work?
Michael Rome is Managing Director at Foresite Capital.
What check size does Michael Rome write?
Michael Rome typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.

Same school

Also attended Caltech135

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Also attended UCLA471

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Shared employers

Also worked at DAFNA Capital Management, LLC1

Michelle BelsonOffice Manager at Arrowroot Capital

Also worked at University of California, Los Angeles64

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