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Jun Jeon

Principal at Khosla Ventures

San Francisco Bay Area

Overview 

Jun Jeon is a Principal and Investor at Khosla Ventures, specializing in healthcare, biology, and technology sectors. With a Doctor of Medicine from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and experience as a Co-Founder of Penn Bio Launch, Jun has a strong background in healthcare innovation and venture capital. Jun has made significant contributions to the startup ecosystem, co-founding Penn Bio Launch and Nucleate, and currently plays a vital role in identifying and investing in promising companies at Khosla Ventures.

Work Experience 

  • Principal

    2023 - Current

  • Investor

    2021 - 2023

    Partnering with entrepreneurs to build impactful, enduring companies.

Khosla Ventures provides venture assistance to entrepreneurs in AI, sustainability, enterprise, consumer, health and frontier technologies.

Raised $1,500,000.00 from Raj Sareen.

  • Venture Fellow

    2021 - 2021

    Computational bio + lab-enabling technologies + healthcare / investing + ideating NewCo

AlleyCorp is an early stage venture fund and incubator that founds and funds transformative companies, primarily in New York.

  • New Product Opportunities

    2021 - 2021

    Looking at the intersection of biology and commercial impact

Octant Bio is a developer of synthetic technology used to improve health and treat disease.

Raised $115,000,000.00 from What If Ventures, Allen & Company, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Andreessen Horowitz, Fifty Years, Catalio Capital Management, Bioverge and Flucas Ventures.

  • Fellow / AVP of Startup Sourcing

    2020 - 2021

    Private equity fund in cybersecurity / managed IT services (healthcare focused)

A highly competitive leadership development program comprised of exceptional graduate students at top universities

  • Co-Founder / Co-Managing Director

    2020 - 2021

    bio-launch.com - later became Nucleate Philly Accelerating biotech venture formation from the ground up at the Unversity of Pennsylvania.

  • Co-Managing Director and Co-founder of Philadelphia Chapter

    2021 - 2021

    Penn Bio Launch became Nucleate Philly Founding Co-Managing Directors with Eric and Sireesh, and oversaw leadership transition to the new org

a collaborative venture program enabling the formation of biotechnology companies addressing climate & sustainability challenges

  • Business Development

    2020 - 2020

    Leveraging pharmacy infrastructure towards new growth opportunities.

Oshi Health is a digital health platform that provides personalized support and resources for people with digestive health conditions.

Raised $119,500,000.00 from Takeda Digital Ventures, Bessemer Venture Partners, CVS Health Ventures, Frist Cressey Ventures, Flare Capital Partners and Oak HC/FT.

  • Healthcare Private Equity Intern

    2020 - 2020

    • Roll-up acquisitions in private healthcare practices

  • Project Manager

    2016 - 2020

    • [EHR/eCRF data management] Phase 3 Remdesivir (COVID19 anti-viral) clinical trial at Penn • [Project lead] Cochlear implant candidacy evaluation process quality improvement • [Project lead] Brain tumor labeling with fluorescent dye for accurate resection

Penn Medicine is the medical school that provides medical research and education services to students.

Raised $70,900,000.00 from Warren Alpert Foundation, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health and National Institutes of Health.

  • Immuno-Oncology and RNA Interference (MRSP Fellow)

    2019 - 2020

    • Highly selective NIH-hosted research program for 50 medical students from across the US. • Focus on novel cancer therapeutics discovery pipeline, large genomic data analysis, immunotherapy, and hearing research.

National Institutes of Health is a biomedical research facility that focuses on biomedical and health-related research.

Raised $5,000,000.00 from National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.

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