Michael Penn is a physician-scientist turned venture investor with an MD/PhD from UCSF and nearly a decade at Genentech before moving into venture capital, giving him an unusually deep combination of clinical, scientific, commercial pharma, and investing experience. He integrates modern neuroscience with mindful awareness and ancient wisdom practices into his strategy work through Health Equity Ventures' advisory arm, an uncommon cross-disciplinary approach among venture investors.
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Health, Under-represented founders, Medtech, SaaS, Data
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Health Equity Ventures is a double bottom line venture capital fund that specifically invests in healthcare solutions serving diverse and underserved populations, using health equity as the central investment filter rather than general healthcare innovation. The fund provides early-stage checks of $100K–$500K to pre-seed through Series A companies, positioning itself as an on-ramp for founders building health equity solutions who might otherwise struggle to access institutional capital.
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