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Rebecca Woodcock

Investor

Principal at Yamaha Motor Ventures

San Francisco, California

Writes $500K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M

About

Rebecca Woodcock is a former founder and long-time investor in health technology with nine years of investment experience and five years of board service. She previously served as Investment Principal at Yamaha Motors Ventures and Venture Partner at 500 Startups, where she led over 40 health tech investments across digital health, insurance, care delivery, and therapeutics. Woodcock founded CakeHealth, which exited in 2015 after raising venture capital to develop healthcare expense tracking tools, and has mentored approximately 1,000 entrepreneurs globally on fundraising and go-to-market strategy.

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Experience

  1. GoodpathMember Board of Directors2022 — 2024United States
  2. C. Light Technologies, Inc.Board Observer2021 — 2024San Francisco Bay Area
  3. Yamaha Motor VenturesPrincipal2019 — 2024San Francisco Bay Area
  4. svexaMember Board of Directors2023 — 2024United States
  5. loop+Member Board of Directors2019 — 2022Australia
  6. Roam RoboticsBoard Observer2019 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
  7. 500 StartupsMentor2019 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
  8. 500 StartupsVenture Partner2015 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
  9. Commonwealth VenturesMentor2019 — 2021
  10. CakeHealthFounder2011 — 2016
  11. IpsosMarket Research Manager2007 — 2011
  12. Seagate TechnologyMarket and Competitive Intelligence Analyst2005 — 2007
  13. TL Bio-PhotonicsMarketing Research Associate2003
  14. Adspace NetworksMarketing Research Consultant2002

Education

  1. Harvard Business School OnlineOther; Certificate in Organizational Leadership
  2. Harvard Business School OnlineOther, Certificate in Leadership Principles
  3. University of California, Berkeley - School of LawExecutive Education, Venture Capital Unlocked Deal Camp2018
  4. Santa Clara UniversityBS, Marketing2000 — 2003

Skills & more

startups2Early-Stage Startups2Venture Capital2Business Transformation1Project Portfolio Management1Portfolio Management1Board of Directors1Competitive Analysis29Start-ups82Analytics32Competitive Intelligence19Market Research50
+12 moreQualitative ResearchEntrepreneurshipBusiness StrategyConsumer BehaviourOnline AdvertisingMergers & AcquisitionsCross-functional Team LeadershipProduct LaunchinvestorAnalysisStrategyManagement

Languages English

  • VC University Online — VC University

From Rebecca's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended Harvard Business School Online109

MariaInvestor at InvestinorOliver MarquesPartner, Capital Formation at March Capital PartnersJohn DemeterInvestor at Khosla VenturesJeff RoseAdvisor at AI CapitalTrevor EcklerAnalyst at Volition CapitalCharles BeyrouthyFounder & Managing Partner at Forma Prime

+ 103 more

Also attended University of California, Berkeley - School of Law72

Deborah CarrilloPartner + General Counsel at Menlo VenturesBrenden GlapionCorporate Counsel at GreycroftBrad WeirickPartner & General Counsel at March Capital PartnersErica SunFinance/Legal/IR at 8VCUri GreenwaldInvestor at Khosla VenturesBen HinshawDeputy General Counsel at Paradigm

+ 66 more

Also attended Santa Clara University113

Viviana FagaGeneral Partner at Felicis VenturesKirsten MelloPartner + Chief Financial Officer at Menlo VenturesRasmus AreskougInvestor at DN CapitalJohn TorreyVenture Partner at Madrona Venture GroupTim HaleyCo-Founder at Redpoint VenturesSarah LucasManaging General Partner at Lucas Venture Group

+ 107 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Goodpath1

Angela MalinovitchSeae Ventures Fellow at Seae Ventures

Also worked at svexa1

Bill PowellManaging Director, Black Lab Sports at Stadia Ventures

Also worked at Roam Robotics1

George KellermanGeneral Partner at Yamaha Motor Ventures

Also worked at 500 Startups128

Kaz TeradaVenture Advisor at Monta Vista CapitalChristal NgAssociate at Golden Gate VenturesDemi ObayomiPrincipal at Sapphire VenturesGbenga AjayiPartner, Head of Africa and Middle East at QED InvestorsJustin LedbetterChief Operating Officer, Marlan Space at Cortado VenturesDannyInvestor at MGV.VC

+ 122 more

Colleagues at Yamaha Motor Ventures

Anish Patel
CIO & COO at Yamaha Motor Ventures
Daniel Barth
Principal at Yamaha Motor Ventures
George Kellerman
General Partner at Yamaha Motor Ventures
Hajime Aota
Chairman at Yamaha Motor Ventures
Junko Van Norman
Chief of Staff at Yamaha Motor Ventures
Kei Onishi
Chairman at Yamaha Motor Ventures
Keita Nakanishi
CEO at Yamaha Motor Ventures
Masa Shinomiya
Senior Mechanical Engineer at Yamaha Motor Ventures

Network1

Crystal McKellar
Managing Director at Mithril Capital Management

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