Partner at New Enterprise Associates (NEA)

Where does Tak Cheung work?

Tak Cheung is Founding Managing Partner at Astoria Health Investors.

What check size does Tak Cheung write?

Tak Cheung typically writes checks of $2M – $50M.

Where did Tak Cheung go to school?

Tak Cheung studied at Harvard Business School (Master of Business Administration (MBA), Business); UC Irvine (Doctor of Medicine (M.D.), Medicine); Caltech (Bachelor of Science (BS), Mechanical Engineering).

Tak Cheung

Investor

Founding Managing Partner at Astoria Health Investors

Menlo Park, California

Writes $2M – $50M checks · typically $25M

Find your path to Tak

460 people in our graph share verified history with Tak — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Crystal HuangunlockedTak: together at New Enterprise Associates (NEA) (2018–2021)

×9Tak: together at Harvard Business School

×2Tak: together at New Enterprise Associates (NEA)

Experience

Astoria Health InvestorsFounding Managing Partnercurrent2025 — present
Lexington Medical, Inc.Co-Foundercurrent2013 — present
New Enterprise Associates (NEA)Partner2018 — 2024Menlo Park, CA
Merieux Development Venture FundVenture Partner2016 — 2018
Bausch + LombVice President, Business Development2013
Edwards LifesciencesDirector, Business Development2008 — 2013Irvine, CA
Advanced Medical OpticsCorporate Development Manager2005 — 2008Santa Ana, CA

Skills & more

Medical Devices50Cross-functional Team Leadership29Commercialization28Product Launch21Acquisition Integration10Cardiology21Business Development51Surgery10Global Marketing15Capital Equipment2Competitive Analysis3Biomedical Engineering5

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Tak Cheung?: Partner at New Enterprise Associates (NEA)
Where does Tak Cheung work?: Tak Cheung is Founding Managing Partner at Astoria Health Investors.
What check size does Tak Cheung write?: Tak Cheung typically writes checks of $2M – $50M.
Where did Tak Cheung go to school?: Tak Cheung studied at Harvard Business School (Master of Business Administration (MBA), Business); UC Irvine (Doctor of Medicine (M.D.), Medicine); Caltech (Bachelor of Science (BS), Mechanical Engineering).

Founder mafias

Harvard Business School mafia892

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Tim DraperMBAFounded Draper Associates Mike Maples JrMBAFounded Pattern Breakers Hristo BorisovOPM Class 64Founded Payhawk Noubar AfeyanVisiting LecturerFounded ProFound Therapeutics +13 Wade MyersMBAFounded RealManage +6 Wade MyersMBAFounded RealManage +6

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Caltech mafia152

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Dario AmodeiProgress towards BSFounded Anthropic Fei-Fei LiDoctor of Philosophy - PhDFounded World Labs Bill GrossBachelor of Science (B.S.)Founded X1 +5 Chris VoigtPhDFounded Asimov +2 Gil ElbazBSFounded TenOneTen Ventures +1 Aditya RajagopalMaster of Science (MS)Founded Esperto Medical +1

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UC Irvine mafia101

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Jon O'BryanPhDFounded Blankethomes +2 Francis LarsonBAFounded Leif +1 Victor NogueraMechanical Engineering ThesisFounded Labsense +1 Henry KwonBachelor of Science - BSFounded Lyra +1 Casey SpencerFounded ItsWare +1 Amir HaghighatBachelor of ScienceFounded Baseten +1

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New Enterprise Associates (NEA) mafia14

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Sujay JaswaPrincipalFounded Superunlimited +2 Paul PalmieriVenture AdvisorFounded Incremental +1 Sheila Lirio MarceloVenture PartnerFounded Proof of Learn +1 Arjun AggarwalVenture Capital AssociateFounded Mandrel +1 David PaffenholzInternFounded Moonfare +1 Paul PalmieriVenture AdvisorFounded Incremental +1

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Edwards Lifesciences mafia5

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Terri BurkeVice President - Global Marketing and Business Development; Surgical Enablers ProgramFounded Protaryx Medical Todd BrintonChief Scientific Officer & Corporate Vice PresidentFounded Shockwave Medical Dustin ArmerSenior Manager, R&DFounded Renata Medical Enrico PasquinoSenior Director Clinical Programs EuropeFounded Aorticlab

Same school

Also attended Harvard Business School2,000

Brad GerstnerFounder & CEO of Altimeter Capital Aileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy Ventures Jim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer Capital Tim DraperFounder of Draper Associates Mike Maples JrCo-founding Partner at Floodgate Mamoon HamidPartner at Kleiner Perkins

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Also attended UC Irvine205

Christian BuergerPortfolio Development at Intel Capital Jonathan GiegCommunity Manager at Pantera Capital Ryan LaurinManaging Director at Marlin Equity Partners Christopher WestSenior Legal Counsel at Qualcomm Ventures Pascal KroteePrincipal, Ph.D. at RiverVest Venture Partners Zack IsaacsonVenture Partner at Rackhouse Venture Management Lp

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Also attended Caltech230

Shaun MaguirePartner at Sequoia Capital Dario AmodeiCo-founder & CEO of Anthropic Fei-Fei LiCo-founder & CEO of World Labs; Sequoia Professor of Computer Science at Stanford Scott BillerInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Seth LieblichInvestment Team at 8VC Susannah BarbeeVice President, Translational Immunology at Deerfield Management Company

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Shared employers

Also worked at Lexington Medical, Inc.2

Aaron SandoskiMCF Partner at SV Health Investors Roberto Saint-MaloAdvisor at Adara Ventures

Also worked at New Enterprise Associates (NEA)129

Scott SandellExecutive Chairman & Chief Investment Officer at NEA Crystal HuangInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Matt SacksInvestor at Lightbank Jai SajnaniInvestor at Khosla Ventures Ajay VasheeInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Micherice TaoInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)

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Also worked at Bausch + Lomb9

Ehsan SadriInvestor at Visionary Ventures Mike SchmidtGeneral Partner, President and Head of 82VS Boston at 82VS Ivy RossVenture Partner at Overwater Ventures Llc Dr. Ehsan SadriInvestment Committee at Visionary Ventures Dan WechslerCEO / Managing Partner at Blue Star Innovation Partners Tawni CranzOperating Partner at SignalFire

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Also worked at Edwards Lifesciences15

Kevin MorningstarGeneral Partner at Rockies Venture Adviser, Llc Xavier AvatChief Business Officer at Oncology Ventures Paul LaVioletteManaging Partner at SV Health Investors Terri BurkeSenior Partner at Intuitive Ventures Marietta WuManaging Director at Quan Capital Todd BrintonVenture Partner at Sonder Capital

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