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Morgan Cheatham

InvestorFounder

Partner and Head of Healthcare and Life Sciences at Breyer Capital · Board director at ParcelBio · Board director at Folx

New York, New York, United States

30 Under 30 2023 · Venture Capital

About

Morgan leads healthcare and life sciences investing at Breyer Capital, spanning software, therapeutics, diagnostics, and AI. He previously spent nearly a decade at Bessemer Venture Partners backing companies like Abridge and Hinge Health, and holds a B.S. and M.D. from Brown University.

Board director at ParcelBioYC W24

Intro paths

YC

Morgan went through Y Combinator (Winter 2024) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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In turn, Morgan can intro founders to ParcelBio's investors below.

ParcelBio's investors · 10

468 CapitalBerlin · since 2026Breyer CapitalAustin · $500K – $10M checks · since 2026General CatalystSan Francisco · $30M checks · since 2026Lexi VenturesSan Francisco · since 2026MetaplanetTallinn · $500K – $10M checks · since 2026North South VenturesToronto · since 2026Ritual CapitalMenlo Park · $100K – $500K checks · since 2026Spacecadet VenturesKent County · $100K – $500K checks · since 2026Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2024ZAKA VCSan Francisco · since 2026

Co-founders at ParcelBio

DWDavid Weinberg
David WeinbergFounder
CCChris Carlson
Chris CarlsonFounder

Board director at Folx

Intro paths

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In turn, Morgan can intro founders to Folx's investors below.

Folx's investors · 9

7wire VenturesChicago · $100K – $5M checksBessemer Venture PartnersRedwood City · $5M – $100M checksBreyer CapitalAustin · $500K – $10M checks · since 2022Corewell Health VenturesGrand RapidsDefine VenturesSan Francisco · $750K – $6M checks · since 2021Foresite CapitalLarkspurHabitat PartnersNew YorkPolaris PartnersBoston · $500K – $5M checksSeae VenturesMiami

Co-founders at Folx

ABA.G. Breitenstein
A.G. BreitensteinFounder

Experience

  1. Breyer CapitalPartner and Head of Healthcare and Life Sciencescurrent2025 — present
  2. First Close PartnersLimited Partnercurrent2020 — presentNew York, New York, United States
  3. NEJM GroupNEJM AI Editorial Teamcurrent2023 — presentBoston, Massachusetts, United States
  4. Silver Beech Capital ManagementLimited Partnercurrent2023 — present
  5. Decoding BioCo-Founder2022 — 2026
  6. Bessemer Venture PartnersVice President2017 — 2025New York City Metropolitan Area
  7. National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)Clinical and Research Student2024Bethesda, Maryland, United States
  8. Forbes30U302023
  9. Goldman SachsInvestment Banking Analyst2016Greater New York City Area
  10. KyruusData Scientist2015 — 2016Greater Boston Area

Education

  1. Harvard Medical SchoolPediatrics, Genetics & Genomics Fellowship
  2. The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown UniversityDoctor of Medicine - MD
  3. Brown UniversityBachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Computational Decision Sciences
  4. Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology

Skills & more

Public Speaking45Entrepreneurship39Research45Data Science12Leadership14Medicine15Python11Machine Learning9SQL8Statistics10Healthcare17Neuroeconomics8
+12 moreTeam LeadershipQuantitative FinanceInvestingMicrosoft OfficeMedical EducationQuality ImprovementHealth Information SystemsPhysiciansPatient SafetyNeuroscienceHospitalsPublic Health

Languages Latin

From Morgan's professional profile.

Deals · 1

FolxBoard seat

via Breyer Capital · filed Oct 2022 · $30M raise

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

Other disclosed investments

Board seats

ParcelBio

Per SEC Form D filings.

Colleagues at Breyer Capital

Bret L. Bostwick
MD, FAAP, FACMG, Venture Advisor at Breyer Capital
Daniel Breyer
Investor and founder in San Francisco
George Sard
Investor at Breyer Capital
Jim Breyer
Founder & CEO of Breyer Capital
Leo Grady
CEO in Residence - Founder/CEO of Jona Health at Breyer Capital
Samuel J. Palmisano
Venture Advisor at Breyer Capital
Sophia Sun Zou
Partner at Breyer Capital
Ted Breyer
Partner at Breyer Capital

Frequently asked questions

Who is Morgan Cheatham?
Morgan leads healthcare and life sciences investing at Breyer Capital, spanning software, therapeutics, diagnostics, and AI. He previously spent nearly a decade at Bessemer Venture Partners backing companies like Abridge and Hinge Health, and holds a B.S. and M.D. from Brown University.
Where does Morgan Cheatham work?
Morgan Cheatham is Partner and Head of Healthcare and Life Sciences at Breyer Capital and Board director at ParcelBio and Board director at Folx.
What boards does Morgan Cheatham sit on?
Morgan Cheatham holds tracked board seats at Folx, ParcelBio.
Where did Morgan Cheatham go to school?
Morgan Cheatham studied at Harvard Medical School (Pediatrics, Genetics & Genomics Fellowship); The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University (Doctor of Medicine - MD); Brown University (Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Computational Decision Sciences).

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Also attended Harvard Medical School135

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Also attended The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University6

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Also attended Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology52

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Shared employers

Also worked at NEJM Group3

Stacey ChangVenture Partner at SeaX VenturesViviany TaquetiInvestor at Broadview VenturesDavid OuyangFounder at InVision Medical Technology

Also worked at Decoding Bio4

Ketan YerneniPrincipal at KdT VenturesAmee KapadiaInvestor at Alix VenturesPablo LubrothInvestor at Future Planet CapitalVarun AgarwalFounder at Envariant

Also worked at Bessemer Venture Partners147

Sarah TavelVenture Partner at BenchmarkHans TungManaging Partner at Notable CapitalByron DeeterPartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersJeremy LevinePartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersTrevor OelschigInvestment Team at General CatalystTiffany SpencerHead of Marketing at Menlo Ventures

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Also worked at National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)2

Mala BansalMBA Associate Intern at Rocana VenturesProf. Dr. Manop PithukpakornVenture Partner at SeaX Ventures