Mike Dial

UNC/NC State Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering Industry Advisory Board

2024 - Current

General Partner

2009

Hatteras Venture Partners is a venture capital firm based in Durham, NC. With over two decades of experiences as early stage VC company builders, we have constructed a risk-mitigated, replicable, value creation model. The cutting-edge technologies we invest in span the continuum of healthcare, ranging from novel, transformative therapeutics to enabling, disruptive technologies, including biopharmaceuticals, medical devices, diagnostics, healthcare IT, and related industry sectors.

Professor of the Practice

2017

Fund Manager

2016

CRV helps foster innovation at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill by combining great technology with the right strategy, team and critical early-stage capital http://www.crvfund.com

VP and Relationship Manager

2007 - 2009

• Responsible for sourcing, structuring, and negotiating debt deals for life science-focused venture capital firms/funds and for managing the loan portfolio. • Assisted regional offices as a scientific resource during the due diligence process. • Maintained existing relationships with venture capital partners on East Coast. • Assisted in Venture Exchange, matching life science companies with investors. • Lead team interaction with operation and product groups and serve as a resource for associates. • Determined appropriate plans of action for deteriorating credits, coordinating those plans with Senior Credit Officers. • Conducted due diligence on potential life science/technology deals. • Underwrote LP investments for venture capital firms.

Laboratory Research Specialist

2001 - 2002

Research Chemist

2000 - 2001