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Priscilla Sugianto

Investor at Vivo Capital

San Francisco, California

Overview 

Priscilla Sugianto is a Principal at Vivo Capital in San Francisco, with a background in both medicine and business from Stanford University and UCLA. She has served on the boards of multiple biotech companies and has extensive experience in private equity and life sciences investments. Priscilla's career highlights include her role as Principal at Vivo Capital, where she leverages her MD/MBA background to invest in and support innovative biotech companies, and her involvement as a board member in various promising biotech startups, showcasing her expertise in the field.

Work Experience 

  • Principal

    2020 - Current

    Vivo Capital is a $7B AUM healthcare-focused investment firm. We are currently investing out of 3 vehicles: our flagship fund IX (late-stage VC, growth, PE) of $1.6B, Innovation Fund II (VC) of ~$330M, and opportunity fund (long-only public vehicle) of $~700M.

Vivo is a global investment firm focused on healthcare with approximately $5.8 billion in AUM

  • Board Member

    2022

Inspirna is a biotechnology company developing drugs for the treatment of cancer.

Raised $144,596,738.00 from The New York City Investment Fund, Sixty Degree Capital, Sofinnova Partners, Dreavent 6, Novo Holdings, Sands Capital Ventures, Vivo Capital and Lepu Medical.

  • Board Member

    2024

  • Board Observer

    2023

  • Board Observer

    2021

  • Board Observer

    2022

Bonum Therapeutics creates a technology platform to treat a wide range of diseases.

Raised $93,000,000.00 from Roche Venture Fund, Digitalis Ventures, RiverVest, Vivo Capital, Codon Capital and 3×5 Partners.

  • Board Observer

    2021

  • Board Observer

    2020 - 2021

LENZ Therapeutics operates as an organization engaged in the late-stage clinical development of pharmaceuticals for the eyes.

Raised $217,399,989.00 from Ridgeback Capital, Alpha Wave Global, RTW Investments, RA Capital Management, Versant Ventures, Point72, Samsara BioCapital and Sectoral Asset Management.

  • Board Observer

    2018 - 2020

  • Assistant Vice President

    2017 - 2020

    CBC Group (fka C-Bridge Capital) is a healthcare-dedicated private equity firm with $4.7B of AUM focused on platform-building and buyout investment opportunities across three core areas: biopharma, medtech, and healthcare services. Its flagship strategy features an operationally intensive approach. Its representative investment, includes: I-Mab Biopharma (NASDAQ: IMAB), Everest Medicines (HKEX:1952.HK), among others. CBC also manages a complementary private credit strategy (Royalty Bridge Fund/RBF) dedicated to provide alternative non-dilutive financing to healthcare companies backed by royalties, revenue interest, and other cash flows generated by the sale of healthcare products and services. I was involved in the fund creation, strategy, fundraising, and initial capital deployment. Deals and boards involvement includes (but not limited to): - Everest Medicines (HKEX:1952.HK)- company creation/Series A and Series B. Board observer - AffaMed Therapeutics (Private)- company creation/ JV turned to licensing agreement with Samsung Bioepis/Series A and merger with EverInsight. Board observer - Graybug Vision (NASDAQ: GRAY)- $80M crossover. Boad observer - Paratek (NASDAQ: PRTK)- $60M royalty/credit deal

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