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Heath Lukatch

Founder & Managing Partner at Red Tree Venture Capital

San Francisco, California

Overview 

Heath Lukatch is the Founder & Managing Partner at Red Tree Venture Capital in San Francisco, California. With a Ph.D. from Stanford University and a B.A. from the University of California, Berkeley, he has held leadership positions and served on the boards of various biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies, demonstrating expertise in venture capital, private equity, mergers, and strategic planning within the life sciences industry.

Work Experience 

  • Founder & Managing Partner

    2020 - Current

  • Board Member

    2024

  • Chairman of the Board

    2021

Acrigen Biosciences is dedicated to making gene editing safe.

Raised $1,225,000.00 from National Science Foundation and National Science Foundation.

  • Board Member

    2021

  • Chairman of the Board

    2020

Magnus Medical develops a closed-loop neuromodulation technology to effectively treat intractable neurological and psychiatric disorders.

Raised $25,000,000.00 from Red Tree Venture Capital and Jazz Venture Partners.

  • Board Member

    2018

Vaxcyte focuses on developing vaccines designed to prevent or treat some of the most common and deadly infectious diseases worldwide.

Raised $3,847,040,000.00 from CARB-X and CARB-X.

  • Board Observer

    2021 - 2024

Ceribell focuses on making electroencephalography accessible, efficient, and cost-effective.

Raised $171,000,000.00 from Ally Bridge Group, Red Tree Venture Capital, The Rise Fund, Longitude Capital, RA Capital Management and Redmile Group.

  • Board Member

    2023 - 2024

Bicara Therapeutics develops dual-action cancer therapies, combining targeted treatments with tumor modulators for enhanced impact.

Raised $313,000,000.00 from F-Prime Capital, Janus Henderson Investors, PremjiInvest, Piper Heartland Healthcare Capital, Bioqube Ventures, Omega Funds, The Rise Fund, Braidwell, RA Capital Management and Eight Roads Ventures.

  • Board Observer

    2022 - 2024

  • Board Member

    2021 - 2023

CARGO Therapeutics develops an adoptive cell therapy to benefit patients from potentially curative treatment options.

Raised $310,000,000.00 from Woodline Partners, Ally Bridge Group, Saturn V Capital, Novo Holdings, Perceptive Advisors, T. Rowe Price, Wellington Management, Third Rock Ventures, Opaleye Management and Samsara BioCapital.

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