Sooah Cho
Partner, Health & PharmaTech at SignalFire
Sooah Cho
Partner, Health & PharmaTech at SignalFire
San Francisco, California
Overview
Work Experience
Partner, Health & PharmaTech
2023 - Current
-Building out our Health & Life Sciences Tech practice at SignalFire with my dream team and ready to roll up our sleeves at the earliest stages of your discovery, building, and scaling journey.
Judge & Mentor
2017
-Served as a judge and mentor for MassChallenge HealthTech & FinTech startups
Principal
2019 - 2023
-Partnered with B2B tech founders in HealthTech, FinTech, e-commerce from Pre-Seed to Series A, including fast growing life sciences tech products used for drug development by leading biopharma companies from R&D to commercial stages
Senior Product Manager
2018 - 2019
-Managed health plan operations technology product
Product Manager, Nationwide Rx Delivery & Virtual Care
2017 - 2018
-Launched CVS Health's prescription delivery and virtual care products nationwide
Rock Venture Partner
2016 - 2017
-Developed Digital Health investment theses on software technologies for payer, provider, & pharma -Led proactive deal sourcing and diligence on potential investment opportunities for the Double Impact Fund
Summer Investment Associate
2016 - 2016
-Collaborated with the team to source FinTech deals, perform due diligence, and monitor FinTech portfolio performance
Summer Associate
2015 - 2015
-Completed analysis on market trends, customers, and competitors to enable operational improvements for IFC's portfolio companies
Consultant (Michael Porter & Mark Kramer's Strategy Consulting Firm)
2011 - 2014
-Provided strategic and operational guidance for executive teams across various industries (i.e., healthcare, biopharma, med device, financial services, cybersecurity, energy) -Designed curriculum for the HBS executive education course (Purpose and Profit) and launched the Shared Value Initiative