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
Optum Ventures provides capital and strategic guidance to startup companies solving health care's pressing challenges.
Ambassador
2021
BHCHP is a healthcare community that provides healthcare services, programs and medicines to homeless individuals.
Raised $432,000.00 from CDA Foundation and AmeriCorps Public Allies.
Leadership Council Member
2015 - 2021
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute is a center dedicated to carrying out adult and pediatric cancer treatment activities and advanced research.
Raised $67,079,019.00 from Llama, Hyundai Hope On Wheels, Hyundai Hope On Wheels, Break Through Cancer, Paula and Rodger Riney Foundation, Massachusetts Life Sciences Center and Massachusetts Life Sciences Center.
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.
PJC is an early-stage venture capital firm with a focus on enterprise, consumer, and artificial intelligence.
Transaction Advisory Services Group
2012 - 2014
Consulted companies of various sizes, from Fortune 500's to startups.
Ernst & Young is a provider of assurance, tax, transaction and advisory services.
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.
Peak Financial Management is an investment management company.
Consulting Intern
2011 - 2011
Litigation consulting group
StoneTurn is a global advisory firm assisting companies on regulatory, risk and compliance issues, investigations, and business disputes.
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.
Plymouth Rock Assurance Corp. offer its customers a higher level of service and a more innovative set of products and features.