About
Ori Belson is a Principal at Sonder Capital who focuses on medical technology and AI-enabled healthcare investments. He has a background in both engineering and medicine, and works across venture investing and company building to develop clinical solutions. He earned a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Cornell University and an M.D. from the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, and was a Stanford Biodesign Innovation Fellow.
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechMedical Devices
Experience
- Sonder CapitalPrincipalcurrent2026 — present
- Sonder CapitalSenior Associate2025 — 2026San Carlos, California, United States
- Capelli Bio, Inc.Co-Foundercurrent2023 — present
- Cordance MedicalBoard Obsevercurrent2025 — presentMountain View, CA
- Private and Public Medical Device CompaniesConsultantcurrent2021 — presentPalo Alto, California, United States
- Stanford Byers Center for BiodesignStanford Biodesign Innovation Fellowcurrent2023 — presentPalo Alto, California, United States
- SANTÉConsultant2024
- SANTÉExtern2024
- Speak2 Systems Inc.Founder2018 — 2023Ithaca, New York Area
- Cornell University College of EngineeringKessler Fellow2018 — 2019
- Momentis Surgical™Summer Fellow2018Tel Aviv Area, Israel
- StrykerResearch and Development Engineering Intern2017Allendale, NJ
- TOM: Tikkun Olam MakersMember2017Greater New York City Area
- GE AviationMechanical Engineering Intern2016Cincinnati, Ohio
- INNOVATIVE DRIVE CORPORATIONMechanical Engineering Intern2014Redwood City, CA
Skills & more
Financial ModelingManagement ConsultingMarketingConsultingScientific AnalysisBiopharmaceuticalsMedtechMarket AnalysisProduct ManagementAnalyticsOperating RoomManufacturing1
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Cross-team CollaborationProblem SolvingStrategyCommunicationPublic SpeakingMatlabJavaSQLPowerpointExcelPythonAutodesk Fusion 360Languages English · Hebrew · Spanish
From Ori's professional profile.
Investments
Board seats
Cordance Medical
Per the firm's website.
Colleagues at Sonder Capital
Andy McGibbon
Operating Advisor at Sonder Capital
Andy Weiss
Operating Advisor at Sonder Capital
Colby Wood
Co-Founder and Partner at Sonder Capital
Dan Azagury
Clinical Advisor at Sonder Capital
Deborah Kilpatrick
Health IT CEO, Evidation at Material Impact
Fred Moll
Co-Founder and Partner at Sonder Capital
Grant Heidrich
Fund Advisor at Sonder Capital
Jay Watkins
Co-Founder and Partner at Sonder Capital
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Ori Belson?
- Ori Belson is a Principal at Sonder Capital who focuses on medical technology and AI-enabled healthcare investments. He has a background in both engineering and medicine, and works across venture investing and company building to develop clinical solutions. He earned a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Cornell University and an M.D. from the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, and was a Stanford Biodesign Innovation Fellow.
- Where does Ori Belson work?
- Ori Belson is Principal at Sonder Capital.
- What does Ori Belson invest in?
- Ori Belson invests in AI & Machine Learning, Digital Health, Healthtech, Medical Devices.
- What boards does Ori Belson sit on?
- Ori Belson holds tracked board seats at Cordance Medical.
- Where did Ori Belson go to school?
- Ori Belson studied at Stanford University (Postdoc, Bioengineering and Innovation); Technion - Israel Institute of Technology (Doctor of Medicine - MD, Medicine); Cornell University (Bachelor's degree, Mechanical Engineering).
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