Find your path to Sean
150 people in our graph share verified history with Sean — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Henri Pierre-JacquesunlockedSean: together at Movn Health (2022)
×2Sean: together at Babyscripts
×3Sean: together at Boston Consulting Group (BCG)
Sean: together at Movn Health
About
Sean Cheng invests at the intersection of medical devices, life sciences, and software, bringing over 15 years of strategic, technical, policy, and M&A experience from prior roles at Philips, the U.S. FDA CDRH, Boston Consulting Group, and several health tech startups. As a former Partner at Philips Ventures, his investments spanned areas including neurovascular and cardiology devices, patient monitoring, wearables, rehab, prenatal care, imaging, digital pathology diagnostics, and enterprise SaaS. He holds a PhD in Engineering from the University of Cambridge, with a focus on medical device design, and an undergraduate degree in Biomedical Engineering from Johns Hopkins University.
Contact· self-published, not guessed
Invests in
BiotechDigital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesSaaS
Experience
- Ascension VenturesManaging Directorcurrent2022 — presentBoston, Massachusetts, United States
- CardiacBoosterBoard Directorcurrent2024 — present
- TulaviBoard Directorcurrent2024 — present
- InstyllaBoard Directorcurrent2025 — present
- CSA Medical IncBoard Directorcurrent2025 — present
- Rejoni, IncBoard Directorcurrent2025 — present
- Movn HealthInvestor2022
- Spire HealthBoard Director2021 — 2022
- MIVI Neuroscience, IncBoard Director2021 — 2022
- CoLabsBoard Director2021 — 2022
- CoreMapBoard Observer2020 — 2022
- Caretaker Medical | Wireless Hemodynamic MonitoringBoard Observer2020 — 2022
- BioIntelliSense, IncInvestor2020 — 2022
- OrbitaBoard Director2020 — 2022
- PreciseDxBoard Observer2020 — 2022
- BabyscriptsBoard Observer2018 — 2022
- PhilipsPartner - Philips Ventures2017 — 2022
- PhilipsSenior Manager - Strategy, M&A and Partnerships2014 — 2017The Randstad, Netherlands
- Health Velocity CapitalSecondment2021
- Gilde HealthcareSecondment2019Cambridge, Massachusetts
- Boston Consulting Group (BCG)Management Consultant2012 — 2014London, United Kingdom
Skills & more
Biomedical Engineering61Bioengineering7Computational Modeling10Ventricular Assist Devices4Aerosol Science5Medical Devices27CFD22Matlab20LaTeX9Science12Strategy55R&D13
+12 more
Materials ScienceFluid MechanicsDry Powder InhalersNanotechnologyFortranModelingNumerical AnalysisMathematical ModelingManagementSimulationsStatisticsProgrammingLanguages Chinese · English · Italian
From Sean's professional profile.
Colleagues at Ascension Ventures
Ala Alenazi
Principal at Ascension Ventures
Brendan Salvino
Senior Investment Associate at Ascension Ventures
Daniel K Conner
Executive Officer at Ascension Ventures
Emily Kuhns
Finance Director at Ascension Ventures
Emma Steele
Partner at Ascension
Guneesh Batra
Investment Manager at Ascension Ventures
Jamie Wehrung
Chief Administrative Officer at Ascension Ventures
John Kuelper
Senior Managing Director at Ascension Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Sean Cheng?
- Sean Cheng invests at the intersection of medical devices, life sciences, and software, bringing over 15 years of strategic, technical, policy, and M&A experience from prior roles at Philips, the U.S. FDA CDRH, Boston Consulting Group, and several health tech startups. As a former Partner at Philips Ventures, his investments spanned areas including neurovascular and cardiology devices, patient monitoring, wearables, rehab, prenatal care, imaging, digital pathology diagnostics, and enterprise SaaS. He holds a PhD in Engineering from the University of Cambridge, with a focus on medical device design, and an undergraduate degree in Biomedical Engineering from Johns Hopkins University.
- Where does Sean Cheng work?
- Sean Cheng is Managing Director at Ascension Ventures.
- What does Sean Cheng invest in?
- Sean Cheng invests in Biotech, Digital Health, Healthtech, Medical Devices, SaaS.
- Where did Sean Cheng go to school?
- Sean Cheng studied at University of Cambridge (PhD, Engineering); The Johns Hopkins University (BSc Hons, Biomedical Engineering; Entrepreneurship and Management); University of Cambridge (Master of Philosophy, Biomedical & Electrical Engineering).
Same school
Also attended University of Cambridge1,601
Stewart ButterfieldCo-founder of Slack and FlickrDemis HassabisCo-founder & CEO of Google DeepMindNiko BonatsosFounder and Managing Partner of VerdictGeorgia StevensonInvestor at Index VenturesHannah SealInvestor at Index VenturesLeah von SiemensPartner at Manta Ray Ventures
+ 1,595 more
Also attended The Johns Hopkins University539
Dave JohnsonCo-founder & CEO of Dash BioNicole GaudelliEntrepreneur in Residence at GV (Google Ventures)Wes NicholsPartner at March Capital PartnersDemi ObayomiPrincipal at Sapphire VenturesJun JeonInvestor at Khosla VenturesNicole FraenkelInvestor at Khosla Ventures
+ 533 more
Also attended Harvard Business School2,000
Aileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesJim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer CapitalMike Maples JrCo-founding Partner at FloodgateNeeraj AgrawalGeneral Partner at Battery VenturesHristo BorisovCo-founder & CEO of PayhawkVictoria TreygerGeneral Partner at Felicis Ventures
+ 1,994 more
Shared employers
Also worked at CardiacBooster2
Also worked at CSA Medical Inc5
Also worked at Orbita5
Also worked at Philips263
Paul van OoikInvestment associate at NoaberLidwi van OsProgram & Office Support Officer at NoaberDaniel GrafGeneral Partner at redalpineRuben OsnabruggePartner & Chief Medical Officer at 415 CapitalNeelam DhawanTech Industry Trailblazer at SenseAI VenturesJoel CraterGeneral Partner at Cultivation Capital
+ 257 more