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Sean Cheng

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Managing Director at Ascension Ventures

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

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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.

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Invests in

BiotechDigital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesSaaS

Experience

  1. Ascension VenturesManaging Directorcurrent2022 — presentBoston, Massachusetts, United States
  2. CardiacBoosterBoard Directorcurrent2024 — present
  3. TulaviBoard Directorcurrent2024 — present
  4. InstyllaBoard Directorcurrent2025 — present
  5. CSA Medical IncBoard Directorcurrent2025 — present
  6. Rejoni, IncBoard Directorcurrent2025 — present
  7. Movn HealthInvestor2022
  8. Spire HealthBoard Director2021 — 2022
  9. MIVI Neuroscience, IncBoard Director2021 — 2022
  10. CoLabsBoard Director2021 — 2022
  11. CoreMapBoard Observer2020 — 2022
  12. Caretaker Medical | Wireless Hemodynamic MonitoringBoard Observer2020 — 2022
  13. BioIntelliSense, IncInvestor2020 — 2022
  14. OrbitaBoard Director2020 — 2022
  15. PreciseDxBoard Observer2020 — 2022
  16. BabyscriptsBoard Observer2018 — 2022
  17. PhilipsPartner - Philips Ventures2017 — 2022
  18. PhilipsSenior Manager - Strategy, M&A and Partnerships2014 — 2017The Randstad, Netherlands
  19. Health Velocity CapitalSecondment2021
  20. Gilde HealthcareSecondment2019Cambridge, Massachusetts
  21. Boston Consulting Group (BCG)Management Consultant2012 — 2014London, United Kingdom

Skills & more

Biomedical Engineering61Bioengineering7Computational Modeling10Ventricular Assist Devices4Aerosol Science5Medical Devices27CFD22Matlab20LaTeX9Science12Strategy55R&D13
+12 moreMaterials ScienceFluid MechanicsDry Powder InhalersNanotechnologyFortranModelingNumerical AnalysisMathematical ModelingManagementSimulationsStatisticsProgramming

Languages Chinese · English · Italian

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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).

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