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Thomas Hawes

Investor

General Partner at Sandbox Clinical Ventures · Investor at Sandbox Industries

Austin, Texas, United States

Kauffman Fellow · Class 15

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About

Thomas Hawes is a General Partner at Sandbox Industries and Sandbox Clinical Ventures, where his work focuses on investing in and building digital health, medtech, and healthcare services companies, and is also affiliated with the Blue Venture Fund. He co-founded Upward Health, a care-at-home company for people with complex conditions, and serves on the boards of Octave Bioscience, Humata, and PinkDx, having previously held board or observer roles at companies including HeartFlow, Phreesia, and AbleTo. He holds a BA from Brigham Young University, an MD from New York Medical College, and an MBA from Harvard Business School, and is a Kauffman Fellow.

Experience

  1. Sandbox Industries and Sandbox Clinical VenturesGeneral Partnercurrent2008 — presentChicago, IL
  2. Blue Venture FundManaging Directorcurrent2008 — present
  3. Upward HealthCo-Founding Team and Board Membercurrent2017 — presentProvidence, Rhode Island Area
  4. Big HealthBoard Observercurrent2026 — present
  5. PinkDx, Inc.Board Membercurrent2025 — present
  6. Humata HealthBoard Membercurrent2024 — presentWinter Park, Florida, United States
  7. Octave BioscienceBoard Membercurrent2018 — presentMenlo Park, CA
  8. Onc.AIBoard Advisor / Investorcurrent2020 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  9. Heartflow, IncBoard Member / Investor2011 — 2025Redwood City, CA
  10. First DollarBoard Member2023 — 2024Austin, Texas, United States
  11. Owl InsightsBoard Member2020 — 2024Portland, Oregon, United States
  12. OncoHealthBoard Member2016 — 2022Miami/Fort Lauderdale Area
  13. HealthifyBoard Member / Observer2017 — 2021Greater New York City Area
  14. PatientcoBoard Member / Chair of the Board2012 — 2021Atlanta, GA
  15. Thrive Earlier Detection Corp.Board Observer2019 — 2021Greater Boston Area
  16. Verata HealthBoard Member2019 — 2020Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area
  17. AbleToBoard Member2014 — 2020Greater New York City Area
  18. PhreesiaBoard Member / Board Observer2011 — 2019
  19. ID ExpertsBoard Member2016 — 2017Portland, OR
  20. LumiataBoard Observer2014 — 2017
  21. Wellspring Healthcare - IndiaBoard Member2011 — 2016Mumbai, India
  22. NexidiaBoard Member2013 — 2016Atlanta, GA
  23. InVivoLinkBoard Member2012 — 2014Greater Nashville Area, TN
  24. Society of Kauffman FellowsKauffman Fellow (Class 15)2010 — 2012

Skills & more

Venture CapitalHealthcareEntrepreneurshipStart-upsProgram ManagementPrivate EquityMergersBusiness StrategyCorporate DevelopmentManagementMobile DevicesCommercialization
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Who is Thomas Hawes?
Thomas Hawes is a General Partner at Sandbox Industries and Sandbox Clinical Ventures, where his work focuses on investing in and building digital health, medtech, and healthcare services companies, and is also affiliated with the Blue Venture Fund. He co-founded Upward Health, a care-at-home company for people with complex conditions, and serves on the boards of Octave Bioscience, Humata, and PinkDx, having previously held board or observer roles at companies including HeartFlow, Phreesia, and AbleTo. He holds a BA from Brigham Young University, an MD from New York Medical College, and an MBA from Harvard Business School, and is a Kauffman Fellow.
Where does Thomas Hawes work?
Thomas Hawes is General Partner at Sandbox Clinical Ventures.
Where did Thomas Hawes go to school?
Thomas Hawes studied at Harvard Business School (MBA); Yale School of Medicine (PGY-1, Internal Medicine Residency Program); New York Medical College (M.D., Medicine).

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