Jonathan Root is a General Partner at US Venture Partners (USVP). See sector focus and contact routes.
Jonathan Root is a General Partner at US Venture Partners (USVP), having joined the firm in 1995 as a Kauffman Fellow and rising to General Partner in 1997 after serving as an Assistant Professor of Neurology at Cornell Medical Center. He focuses on early-stage investments in biopharmaceuticals and medical devices, primarily within the San Francisco Bay Area, targeting Seed and Series A rounds. His typical investment check ranges from $2.0 million to $10.0 million, with a sweet spot around $6.0 million, and he frequently takes board seats in portfolio companies. Notable companies in his portfolio include Inari Medical, which he guided through a successful 2020 IPO, as well as Edgewise Therapeutics, Omada Health, and Ribon Therapeutics. Root holds an MD from the University of Florida and an MBA from Columbia, leveraging his clinical background in neurology to evaluate healthcare innovations. He serves on the investment advisory committee of Mission Bay Capital and previously chaired the Medical Industry Group of the National Venture Capital Association.
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