Sean Harper
InvestorManaging Partner at Westlake Village BioPartners
Chicago, Illinois
Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M
About
Sean Harper combines a UCSF physician‑scientist background and experience as Amgen’s EVP of R&D and CMO—having overseen late‑stage development and regulatory interactions—to advise founders with an operator‑first, translational focus.
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningBiotechHealthtechMedical Devices
Experience
- Kin InsuranceCEO and Co Foundercurrent2016 — presentGreater Chicago Area
- Accion USABoard Member2014 — 2019Chicago
- 2CheckoutChief Product Officer2014 — 2015Chicago, IL
- GrouponDirector of Breadcrumb Payments (by Groupon)2012 — 2014Chicago and San Francisco
- FeeFighters.comFounder / CEO2009 — 2012Chicago
- Boston Consulting GroupConsultant2006 — 2010
- TSS-RadioCo-Founder2004 — 2010
- Longworth Venture PartnersAssociate2005 — 2006
- Boston Consulting GroupAssociate2003 — 2005
Education
- The University of Chicago Booth School of BusinessMBA, Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies2007 — 2009
- University of ChicagoAB, Economics1999 — 2003
- Marquette University High Schoolhigh school1995 — 1999
Skills & more
SaaS3Venture Capital24Investments4Entrepreneurship65Start-ups44E-commerce16Business Strategy15Management Consulting7Product Development9Product Management28Mergers2Entrepreneur2
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Business ModelingDue DiligenceBusiness DevelopmentMergers & AcquisitionsCompetitive AnalysisExecutive ManagementLead GenerationOnline AdvertisingPortfolio ManagementStrategyLeadershipCorporate DevelopmentFrom Sean's professional profile.
Colleagues at Westlake Village BioPartners
Anurag Agarwal
CEO & co-founder at Westlake Village BioPartners
Armando Alvarez
Finance Manager at Westlake Village BioPartners
Beth Seidenberg
Founding Managing Director at Westlake Village BioPartners
Brogan Perrelli
VP of Finance and Operations at Westlake Village BioPartners
David Allison
Managing Director at Westlake Village BioPartners
Desmond Padhi
Operating Partner at Westlake Village BioPartners
Eric Kaufman
Vice President at Westlake Village BioPartners
Jennifer Kercher
General Counsel at Westlake Village BioPartners
Network3
Abakar SaidovScout
Co-Founder & former CEO of Beamery
David Allison
Managing Director at Westlake Village BioPartners
Desmond Padhi
Operating Partner at Westlake Village BioPartners
Investors connected to Sean in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Sean Harper work?
- Sean Harper is Managing Partner at Westlake Village BioPartners.
- What does Sean Harper invest in?
- Sean Harper invests in AI & Machine Learning, Biotech, Healthtech, Medical Devices.
- What check size does Sean Harper write?
- Sean Harper typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
Founder mafias
University of Chicago mafia101
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Bobby PittmanMaster's degreeFounded Oathafrica +2Bharat KilaruBachelor of Arts (BA)Founded Verano Health +2Matt KrisiloffFounded Preventive +1Robby YungB.A. cum laudeFounded The Sandbox +1Alexis BorisyBachelor's degreeFounded Foundation Medicine +1Russ JohannessonABFounded Glooko +1
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The University of Chicago Booth School of Business mafia52
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Sean KendallFounded ロゴマーク：AIRNA +2David SteinbergMBAFounded Restorbio +1Russ JohannessonMBAFounded Glooko +1Mehul NariyawalaMBAFounded Matic Robots +1Jeffrey LiuMaster of Business Administration (M.B.A.)Founded Guavapass +1David Lieb1/2 MBAFounded Bump
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Accion mafia7
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Monica Brand EngelVice President, Product DevelopmentFounded Quona CapitalJonathan WhittleManaging Director, Frontier Investments GroupFounded Quona CapitalAakash ShahInvestorFounded NeonvestMichael SchleinCEOFounded AccionPaul BreloffFounder & Managing DirectorFounded ShortlistJulia ReichelsteinSummer Associate, Accion Venture LabFounded Vaulted Deep
Accion mafia4
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Marquette University High School mafia2
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Same school
Also attended The University of Chicago Booth School of Business476
Prashant ShahPartner at Monta Vista CapitalNoorPartner at Clear VenturesTinaInvestments & Portfolio Services Team Member at Clear VenturesKatrin GeyskensExecutive Director at Capricorn Venture PartnersBill PescatelloInvestor at LightbankGlebFounder and Managing Partner at iTech Capital
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Also attended University of Chicago336
Mark SusterManaging Partner at Upfront VenturesShardul ShahInvestor at Index VenturesSam BlackmanEntrepreneur in Residence at GV (Google Ventures)Clay FisherInvestor at Spark CapitalJonas CiplickasPrincipal at Scale Venture PartnersJulia Gonzalez SandersPartner and General Counsel at Crosslink Capital
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Also attended Marquette University High School3
Shared employers
Also worked at Kin Insurance10
Britt DannemanPrincipal at Alpha EdisonRobin GodenrathFounding Partner & Managing Director at PICUS CAPITALEmmalyn ShawCo-Founder & Managing Partner at Flourish VenturesTom SmithManaging Partner at Savano Capital PartnersCaribou HonigGeneral Partner at SemperVirens Venture CapitalAlexandre LazarowManaging Partner at Fluent Ventures
+ 4 more
Also worked at Accion USA43
Madeleine GoldbergInvestor at Lerer HippeauVikas RajCo-Founder & Managing Partner at ResilienceVCTahira DosaniCo-Founder & Managing Partner at ResilienceVCNathan KrishnamurthyPartner, Investments at Capital One VenturesMonica Brand EngelManaging Partner at Quona CapitalJonathan WhittleManaging Partner at Quona Capital
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Also worked at 2Checkout3
Also worked at Groupon91
Greg RudinBoard Partner at Menlo VenturesTed LeonsisFounder & Partner, Revolution Growth at RevolutionEric LefkofskyEntrepreneur & PhilanthropistJyri EngeströmPartner at Lifeline VenturesBria IulianoExecutive Assistant at Two Bear CapitalBrittanyInvestor at Backstage Capital
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