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Witney Mckiernan

Principal at HealthQuest Capital

Menlo Park, California

Overview 

Witney McKiernan is a Principal at HealthQuest Capital and a Kauffman Fellow based in Menlo Park, California, with expertise in medical devices, clinical trials, and project management. With a background in nursing and a degree from Stanford University, McKiernan has held key roles at various companies, including Channel Medsystems, Inc., and has served on the boards of several organizations like Thirty Madison and RareCyte, Inc.

Work Experience 

  • Board Observer

    2024 - Current

  • Principal

    2022

HealthQuest Capital is a growth equity, private equity firm investing in commercial-stage companies across the healthcare industry

  • Board Observer

    2023

RareCyte is a life science research and diagnostic development company focused on characterizing and isolating rare cells in the blood.

Raised $96,000,000.00 from Agilent Technologies, GKCC, Ron Seubert, The Forest Road Company, Arboretum Ventures, F-Prime Capital, HealthQuest Capital, 5AM Ventures and Sheatree Capital.

  • Board Observer

    2023

Clearsense is a software company that provides healthcare analytics and data management solutions for patients and organizations.

Raised $125,488,667.00 from UPMC Enterprises, Health Catalyst Capital and HealthQuest Capital.

  • Kauffman Fellow

    2020

Co-investment VC firm supporting the mission of the Kauffman Fellows

  • Board Member

    2021 - 2022

Aerin Medical is a health technology company that develops therapeutic devices to improve nasal breathing.

Raised $190,474,998.00 from Questa Capital Management, OrbiMed, Ally Bridge Group and KCK.

  • Board Observer

    2020 - 2022

Revelle Aesthetics features a team of the brightest and most passionate minds in the medical device and aesthetics industries.

Raised $104,999,855.00 from Trinity Capital.

  • Principal

    2018 - 2022

KCK Medtech is a venture capital and private equity that specializes in financial and investment industry.

  • VP Marketing & Strategy

    2016 - 2019

  • Market Access & Strategy Consultant

    2013 - 2019

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