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Sharon Stevenson

Investor

Co-Founder, Managing Director, Venture Partner at Okapi Venture Capital

Laguna Beach, California, United States

Writes $750K – $3M checks · typically $500K

About

Co-founder of Okapi in 2005, Sharon leads the firm's life science investments and previously was a principal at Domain Associates and an executive at SkinMedica and Volcano Therapeutics. She holds DVM, PhD, and MBA degrees and was formerly a tenured professor at Case Western Reserve.

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Invests in

AI & Machine LearningConsumerEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaS

Experience

  1. UCLA Law Master of Legal StudiesGraduate Studentcurrent2026 — presentUCLA
  2. Okapi Venture CapitalCo-founder and Managing Directorcurrent2005 — presentLaguna Beach, CA
  3. CaringInfo.org a Program of the Alliance for Care at HomeProgram Manager2020 — 2025
  4. Bellwether Care, Inc.Founder and President2016 — 2025Laguna Beach, CA
  5. SkinMedicaSenior VP, Technology2003 — 2004
  6. Domain AssociatesPrincipal2000 — 2003
  7. NeoCyte Joint VentureExecutive Director1997 — 2000
  8. CWRU Department of OrthopaedicsAssociate Professor1985 — 1997

Education

  1. UCLA ExtensionCertificate, Patient Advocacy2014 — 2016
  2. University of California, DavisPhD, Comparative Pathology
  3. The Ohio State UniversityDVM Summa cum Laude, MS Pathology
  4. UCLA Anderson School of ManagementMBA
  5. University of California, Los Angeles - School of LawMast of Legal Studies, Public Interest

Skills & more

Pharmaceutical Industry1Strategy8Venture Capital20Start-ups20Corporate Development8Medical Devices3Lifesciences5Venture Financing5Healthcare4Biotechnology3FDAEntrepreneurship15
+8 moreCommercializationInvestmentsAngel InvestingDue DiligenceMergers & AcquisitionsTechnology TransferExecutive ManagementLife Sciences

From Sharon's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended UCLA Extension16

Nikolai RiiberInvestor at InvestinorAmarit CharoenphanInvestor at NZVCJessica VargasExecutive Assistant at Griffin Gaming PartnersNick SeraydarianManaging Director at SG Credit PartnersIoana LascuInvestment Analyst at MZK FMPhillip CaputoChief Financial Officer at Disruptive

+ 10 more

Also attended University of California, Davis120

Charles CallSLP & Venture Partner at Cottonwood Technology FundDavid PhuController at Felicis VenturesBryan EglanDirector of Business Development at Menlo VenturesScott MaxwellInvestor at OpenView Venture PartnersMasoud AdinaHead of Compliance at GreycroftAva EitzenPortfolio Support at 8VC

+ 114 more

Also attended UCLA Anderson School of Management181

David Clark GuillermoInvestments at Impact America FundDana MoralyPartner; Chief Financial & Administrative Officer at March Capital PartnersJed LeidheiserPartner at March Capital PartnersShahin FarshchiPartner at Lux CapitalJennifer SavagePartner at Illuminate VenturesAlbert WangSenior Director at Qualcomm Ventures

+ 175 more

Also attended University of California, Los Angeles - School of Law26

Az VirjiGeneral Counsel at Marlin Equity PartnersMatthew StepkaManaging Partner at Machina VenturesDana PollickGeneral Counsel at K5 GlobalMai AlashgarChief Legal Officer at SVCZach Bratun-GlennonGeneral Partner at Gradient VenturesVivian LovettHead of Legal at Samsung Next

+ 20 more

Shared employers

Also worked at SkinMedica1

Graham AndersonGeneral Partner at EuclidSR Partners

Deals · 2

BioTrace MedicalBoard seat

via Okapi Venture Capital · filed Mar 2021 · $16.3M raise

Focal TherapeuticsBoard seat

via Okapi Venture Capital · filed Jan 2017 · $48.9K raise

Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.

Colleagues at Okapi Venture Capital

Marc Averitt
Co-Founder, Managing Director at Okapi Venture Capital