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Jun Deng

Partner at Joyance Partners

Palo Alto, California

Overview 

Jun Deng is a Venture Capital professional based in Palo Alto, California, currently serving as a Partner at Joyance Partners. With a background in Cell Biology and Genetics, Jun has made significant investments in companies like InformAI and holds board observer roles at C the Signs and Nymbl Science. Jun's career highlights include serving as a mentor at Endless Frontier Labs and as an investor at HealthTech Capital, showcasing expertise in healthcare and life sciences investments. Additionally, Jun's role as a Partner at Joyance Partners involves investing in startups in sectors like BioTech, Health IT, and AI in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Work Experience 

  • Partner

    2024 - Current

Ataraxia, an early stage fund manager focused on helping people live longer and live better.

  • Partner

    2018

    Investing in companies that, through science and tech, cultivate joy to improve the way we live.

We invest in companies that use science and technology to cultivate joy and improve how we live.

  • Investor

    2024

    The First & Only Employee Benefit Dedicated to Preventative Skin Health & Wellness.

  • Board Observer

    2023

  • Investor

    2019

    Acquired by 3D System (NYSE:DDD) https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20211027006115/en/Volumetric-to-Be-Acquired-by-3D-Systems-to-Advance-Tissue-and-Organ-Manufacturing

Volumetric is an advanced biomaterials and biofabrication company.

Raised $1,830,000.00 from Bioverge, Silicon Valley Syndicate Club, Social Starts, Network.VC, Joyance Partners, Sand Hill Angels, Harmonix Fund, Formic Ventures, David Hodge and TechU Ventures.

  • Investor

    2018

    Acquired by Reed Elsevier (NYSE: RELX) https://technical.ly/2021/12/03/osmosis-acquired-elsivier/

Osmosis empowers the clinicians and caregivers with the best learning experience.

Raised $6,650,000.00 from Bela Juju Ventures.

  • Investor

    2016

    Acquired by Element Biosciences

  • Investor

    2018

  • Investor

    2018

    Created a strategic partnership between Joyance and HealthTech Capital, optimizing investment opportunities Funded and mentored startups that decrease healthcare costs or empower the patients by leveraging data insights

HealthTech Capital is a group of private investors dedicated to funding and mentoring new HealthTech start ups

  • Investment Partner

    2018

    Tracks the social mobile technology is going to have its next big impact Named as the top VCs under 100M by Pitchbook

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