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Shannon Bergstedt

Investor

Member, Investment Team at Foresite Capital

New York, New York

Writes $2M – $75M checks · typically $38.5M

About

Shannon Bergstedt is a member of the Investment Team at Foresite Capital, where she focuses on life sciences and healthcare technology. She previously spent six years at Verily (formerly Google Life Sciences) as a Business Development Lead, was on the founding team of Evidation Health, and held roles at GE Ventures, Kleiner Perkins, and CardioDx. She holds Bachelor's and Master's degrees from Stanford University and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

Invests in

BiotechDigital HealthHealthtech

Experience

  1. Foresite CapitalPartnercurrent2026 — presentNew York, New York
  2. Foresite CapitalDirector2025 — 2026New York, New York
  3. Foresite CapitalPrincipal & Venture Partner2022 — 2025New York, New York
  4. VerilyBusiness Development Lead2016 — 2022South San Francisco, CA
  5. Evidation HealthFounding Team2014 — 2016Menlo Park, CA
  6. Kleiner Perkins Caufield & ByersIntern2014Menlo Park, CA
  7. GE VenturesSummer Associate2013Menlo Park, CA
  8. CardioDxAssociate Product Manager2009 — 2012Palo Alto, CA

Education

  1. Harvard Business SchoolMaster of Business Administration (M.B.A.)
  2. Stanford UniversityMaster of Arts - MA, Organizational Behavior
  3. Stanford UniversityBachelor of Arts - BA, Human Biology. Minor in Spanish.

Skills & more

Start-ups35Biotechnology12Product Development17Product Launch3Commercialization9Program Management5GenomicsSalesProduct Management16Medical Devices1Product Marketing6Cross-functional Team Leadership7
+3 moreData AnalysisStrategyVenture Capital

Languages Spanish

From Shannon's professional profile.

Colleagues at Foresite Capital

Alex M. Azar II
Advisor at Foresite Capital
Alisa Mall
Partner at Foresite Capital
Amelia Stoj
CCO and Assistant General Counsel at Foresite Capital
Cindy Xiong
Investor at Foresite Capital
Collin Yang-Wong
Principal at Foresite Capital
Cynthia Carpenter
Executive Associate at Foresite Capital
Darren Haggerty
Operations Investment Analyst at Foresite Capital
Deepak Atri
Principal at Foresite Capital

Network1

Alexander Kölpin
Founder and Managing Director at Seed+Speed

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Frequently asked questions

Where does Shannon Bergstedt work?
Shannon Bergstedt is Member, Investment Team at Foresite Capital.
What does Shannon Bergstedt invest in?
Shannon Bergstedt invests in Biotech, Digital Health, Healthtech.
What check size does Shannon Bergstedt write?
Shannon Bergstedt typically writes checks of $2M – $75M.

Same school

Also attended Harvard Business School1,971

Brad GerstnerFounder & CEO of Altimeter Capital; architect of Invest America; BG2 co-hostAileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesJim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer CapitalTim DraperFounder of Draper AssociatesMike Maples JrCo-founding Partner at FloodgateMamoon HamidPartner at Kleiner Perkins

+ 1,965 more

Also attended Stanford University2,000

Peter ThielCo-founder & Partner at Founders FundReid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockDavid SacksCo-founder & General Partner at Craft Ventures; PCAST co-chair; former White House AI & crypto czarKeith RaboisManaging Director at Khosla VenturesGarry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorAlfred LinPartner at Sequoia Capital

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Shared employers

Also worked at Foresite Capital24

Victoria LewisVenture Professional at Medical Excellence CapitalChristine AylwardFounder & Managing Partner at Magnetic VenturesKunaal PatelInvestor at Acrew CapitalAustin Nalen SproleDirector at Wittington VenturesDeepak AtriPrincipal at Foresite CapitalLuke BagaasonDirector, Portfolio Valuation at Foresite Capital

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Also worked at Verily20

Abe MurrayGeneral Partner at AlleyCorpLinda AveyManaging Partner, Humain Ventures at AIFTom InselCo-Founder, Mindstrong, NIH at AIFVeda PatelInvestor at Conductive VenturesAkshay ChandranPlatform Operations Manager at SemperVirens Venture CapitalVikram BajajAdvisor at Foresite Capital

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Also worked at Evidation Health5

Adam SeabrookPartner at B4 CapitalDeborah KilpatrickHealth IT CEO, Evidation at Material ImpactAmy Belt RaimundoVice President and Managing Director at National Venture DevelopmentMichael BalmuthManaging Partner at SV Health InvestorsRowan ChapmanManaging Director at Johnson & Johnson Innovation – JJDC

Also worked at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers135

John DoerrChairman of Kleiner PerkinsMary MeekerFounder & General Partner at BONDAileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesMamoon HamidPartner at Kleiner PerkinsAlex TranInvestment Team at General CatalystJordan OrmontPartner, Talent at Menlo Ventures

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