Tim Petersen

Founder & Managing Partner, Arboretum Ventures
Tim Petersen, chair of Michigan Venture Capital Association, helped turn Ann Arbor into a healthcare hub post‑Pfizer and focuses on capital‑efficient healthcare investing, favoring concise materials and OpenTable analogies.
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About Tim Petersen

Tim Petersen co-founded Arboretum Ventures with Jan Garfinkle and has been instrumental in building Michigan's venture capital ecosystem, serving as chair of the Michigan Venture Capital Association and helping transform Ann Arbor into a healthcare innovation hub after Pfizer's departure. He focuses on capital-efficient healthcare investing, often comparing healthcare IT companies to consumer internet successes like OpenTable to explain how workflow improvements can scale, and prefers concise materials over lengthy business plans when evaluating startups.

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Arboretum Ventures

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Medtech, Biotech, Health, Under-represented founders
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Series A - Series B+
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Arboretum Ventures is a $1B healthcare-focused venture capital fund headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan, that has deployed 76% of its capital into under-ventured markets over 20 years while maintaining 44% of active companies with female or minority leadership. The firm operates with a structured advisory board of senior healthcare operators including former Medtronic CEO Bill Hawkins and focuses exclusively on capital-efficient business models that improve patient outcomes and reduce healthcare costs across medical devices, life science tools, diagnostics, and tech-enabled care delivery.

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