About
A principal leading healthcare and biotech investments and overseeing social, brand and press, and co-heading the NYC office. She co-founded FLIK, later worked at On Deck, and holds an MBA from Columbia and a medical sciences degree from Western University.
Experience
- Draper AssociatesPrincipalcurrent2025 β presentNew York, United States
- Draper AssociatesInvestor2024 β 2025New York, United States
- The Principal ClubCo-Creatorcurrent2026 β present
- SOSVInvestor (MBA Associate) | IndieBio NY2024New York, United States
- SwitchAdvisor | Director, Strategy & Expansion2022 β 2023Los Angeles, California, United States
- FLIK (Acquired by Rumor Avenue)Co-founder | Strategy & Partnerships Partner2021 β 2023
- FLIK (Acquired by Rumor Avenue)Co-founder | CEO at FLIK2019 β 2021
- OutpaceHead of Community Growth2022 β 2023
- On DeckLongevity Biotech & Special Projects2021 β 2022
- LOI - League of InnovatorsLabs Batch 3 - Founder2019Vancouver, Canada Area
- NEXT CanadaEntrepreneur - Next 36 2019 Cohort2019Toronto, Canada Area
- BumbleCampus Director Manager2018 β 2019London, Canada Area
- National Basketball League of CanadaMedia Intern - London Lightning2018 β 2019London, Ontario, Canada
- Northam BeveragesBrand Ambassador & Content Creator - Hey Y'all Iced Tea2017 β 2019Canada
- BC Children's Hospital, VancouverResearch Assistant - Gastroenterology Department2018Vancouver, Canada Area
- The University of British ColumbiaResearch Assistant - Neuroimaging Laboratory2017Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Imperial College LondonResearch Assistant - Infectious Diseases Lab2015London, England, United Kingdom
Skills & more
Leadership48Creativity Skills12Teamwork7Team Leadership4Management6Public Speaking7Start-up Ventures6Startups5Portfolio Management4Venture Capital1Early Stage Investment1Research Skills3
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Laboratory SkillsProduct LaunchStrategic PartnershipsExpansion StrategyGrowth InitiativesGrowthCommunity ManagementOperationsAccount ManagementInfluencer MarketingSalesPartnershipsLanguages Cantonese Β· English Β· French Β· Mandarin Β· Spanish
From Michelle's professional profile.
Colleagues at Draper Associates
Addie Bonifas
Chief of Staff at Draper Associates
Andy Tang
Partner at Draper Associates
Asra Nadeem
Startup Education Advisor at Draper Associates
Collin West
Data Advisor at Draper Associates
James Walker
Principal at Draper Associates
Karina Armstrong
Assistant Controller at Draper Associates
Lord Aamer Sarfraz
Venture Partner at Draper Associates
Matt Harris
Investment Team at Draper Associates
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Michelle Kwok?
- A principal leading healthcare and biotech investments and overseeing social, brand and press, and co-heading the NYC office. She co-founded FLIK, later worked at On Deck, and holds an MBA from Columbia and a medical sciences degree from Western University.
- Where does Michelle Kwok work?
- Michelle Kwok is Principal at Draper Associates.
- Where did Michelle Kwok go to school?
- Michelle Kwok studied at Columbia Business School (Master of Business Administration - MBA); Western University (Bachelor of Science, Major in Medical Sciences); Crofton House School.
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Also attended Columbia Business School668
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Also attended Western University194
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Shared employers
Also worked at Draper Associates17
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Also worked at On Deck165
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Also worked at LOI - League of Innovators9
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Also worked at NEXT Canada23
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