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Michael Yang
InvestorOperating Partner at Artis Ventures · Board director at Clearcover
Palo Alto, California
Writes $5M – $25M checks
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About
Operating Partner with a career in pharmaceutical leadership, including President of CNS and Immunology at Janssen, Chief Commercial Officer at ACADIA Pharmaceuticals, and President and CEO of ViaCyte, which he led through its acquisition by Vertex Pharmaceuticals.
Contact· self-published, not guessed
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechHealthtechSaaS
Board director at Clearcover
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Clearcover's investors · 14
500 GlobalPalo Alto · $150K checks · since 2017American Family VenturesBoston · $250K – $10M checksBetter Tomorrow VenturesSan Francisco · $500K – $4M checksEldridgeNew York · since 2021Equal VenturesNew York · $1M – $2M checks · since 2021Fort Ross VenturesHerzliya · since 2021Geodesic CapitalSilicon ValleyGreycroft PartnersNew York · since 2017Hyde Park AngelsChicagoIA Capital GroupNew YorkLightbankChicago · $500K – $5M checks · since 2021OMERS VenturesToronto · $5M – $25M checks · since 2019R136 VenturesWoodside · $2M – $20M checksSixty Degree CapitalNorth York · since 2021
Co-founders at Clearcover
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Kyle NakatsujiFounder
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Derek BrighamFounder
Experience
- OMERS VenturesSenior Managing Partner2019 — 2025Palo Alto, CA
- Comcast VenturesManaging Director2009 — 2018Palo Alto, CA
- YahooVice President/General Manager2005 — 2008Sunnyvale, CA
- Atlas VenturePrincipal2002 — 2005Waltham, MA
- ZapletSenior Director1999 — 2002Redwood Shores, CA
- AOLManager, Business Affairs1998 — 1999Dulles, VA and Mountain View, CA
- AT KearneyAssociate1993 — 1996Chicago, IL
Skills & more
Start-ups80Venture Capital56Strategic Partnerships50Strategy13
From Michael's professional profile.
Investments
Led
Landed
Investor
BecomeKorbit
Per curated public sources.
Colleagues at Artis Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Michael Yang?
- Operating Partner with a career in pharmaceutical leadership, including President of CNS and Immunology at Janssen, Chief Commercial Officer at ACADIA Pharmaceuticals, and President and CEO of ViaCyte, which he led through its acquisition by Vertex Pharmaceuticals.
- Where does Michael Yang work?
- Michael Yang is Operating Partner at Artis Ventures and Board director at Clearcover.
- What does Michael Yang invest in?
- Michael Yang invests in AI & Machine Learning, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Healthtech, SaaS.
- What check size does Michael Yang write?
- Michael Yang typically writes checks of $5M – $25M.
- What companies has Michael Yang invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Landed, Become, Korbit.
- Where did Michael Yang go to school?
- Michael Yang studied at Harvard Business School (Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)); The Wharton School (Bachelor’s Degree, Economics).
- Does Michael Yang lead rounds?
- Yes — Michael Yang has led 1 tracked investment.
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Also worked at Yahoo561
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