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Michael Rome

Managing Director & Head of Therapeutics Investing at Foresite Capital

Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

Overview 

Michael Rome is the Managing Director & Head of Therapeutics Investing at Foresite Capital in Los Angeles, with a Ph.D. from Caltech and a background in biotechnology. He has successfully invested in notable companies like Alumis and Kinnate Biopharma, specializing in stages such as Series B and sectors like BioTech and Digital Health. Rome's career highlights include serving on the boards of companies like CG Oncology and Avenzo Therapeutics, as well as making strategic investments in innovative biotech companies like Nurix Therapeutics and XinThera.

Work Experience 

  • Managing Director

    2016 - Current

Foresite Capital is a healthcare and life sciences investment firm.

  • Board Member

    2023

  • Board Observer

    2023

CG Oncology is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of oncolytic immunotherapies to combat cancer.

Raised $317,570,000.00 from Foresite Capital, TCG Crossover, RA Capital Management, Longitude Capital, Janus Henderson Investors, Malin Corporation, Acorn Bioventures, Avidity Partners, Biotechnology Value Fund and Ally Bridge Group.

  • Board Member

    2022

Avenzo Therapeutics specializes in the development of oncology therapies for cancer treatment.

Raised $731,850,004.00 from New Enterprise Associates, Deep Track Capital, TF Capital, SR One, Foresite Capital, Lilly Asia Ventures, Delos Capital, Quan Capital, OrbiMed and Sofinnova Investments.

  • Board Member

    2018

Kinnate Biopharma develops precision oncology therapeutics to treat patients with genomically-defined cancers.

Raised $194,500,000.00 from Vida Ventures, Fidelity, RA Capital Management, Foresite Capital, Leerink Partners, Logos Capital, Venrock Healthcare Capital Partners, Nextech Invest, Boxer Capital and OrbiMed.

  • Board Member and Observer

    2021

Alumis is a precision medicines company.

  • Board Member

    2020

Remix Therapeutics is a biotechnology company that is working on developing small molecule medicines.

Raised $211,000,000.00 from Surveyor Capital, The Column Group, Atlas Venture, Alexandria Venture Investments, Casdin Capital, ARCH Venture Partners, Foresite Capital, WTT Investment and Willett Advisors LLC.

  • Board Member

    2021 - 2023

  • Board Observer

    2021 - 2022

Affinivax is a biopharmaceutical company developing vaccines that target infectious diseases.

Raised $377,487,455.00 from CARB-X.

  • Board Observer

    2018 - 2019

    Co-led series D financing

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