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Mike Cunningham

Partner at Optum Ventures

Boston, Massachusetts

Overview

Work Experience

  • Partner

    2023 - Current

    Investing in and supporting innovative healthcare entrepreneurs and their companies. I'm excited to be supporting all of our teams and working directly with CareBridge, Diameter Health (acquired by Availity), Endear, Future, Humata, Main Street, Rethink, Rinse, Synapticure, Tilda, and Vesta along with several others that will be announced soon.

  • Principal

    2019 - 2023

  • Leadership Council Member

    2015 - 2021

  • Principal

    2014 - 2019

    Mike invested in, and partnered with, passionate entrepreneurs to redefine legacy industries such as healthcare. Mike also helped manage several of the firm's funds and their 30+ active portfolio companies at any given time. Over the years, Mike made many investments, was involved with 10 company boards, and helped facilitate numerous successful exits.

  • Transaction Advisory Services Group

    2012 - 2014

    Consulted companies of various sizes, from Fortune 500's to startups.

  • Professor Assistant - Mathematics Department

    2009 - 2012

    Professor’s assistant for a number of the math classes including Chaos, Fractals and Dynamics and Calculus.

  • Investment Analyst

    2012 - 2012

    Screened, assessed and presented potential investments to the firm’s Investment Committee. Performed attribution analyses and back tested potential investment strategies in relation to the efficient frontier.

  • Consulting Intern

    2011 - 2011

    Litigation consulting group

  • Financial Consulting Intern

    2011 - 2011

    Assisted with investment research, portfolio allocations and client relations.

  • Actuarial Analyst Intern

    2010 - 2010

    Performed statistical, risk, and competitive analyses to assist with the launch of a new underwriting model.

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