Michael K. Kaplan, Altos Health

Michael K. Kaplan is the Founder and Managing Director of Altos Health Management, a venture capital firm in Los Altos. See sector focus and contact routes.

About Michael K. Kaplan

Michael K. Kaplan is the Founder and Managing Director of Altos Health Management, a venture capital firm in Los Altos, CA, with thirty years of healthcare experience as both an operating executive and investor. Prior to founding Altos in 2009, he was a Partner at Three Arch Partners, where he led investments in or served on the boards of 18 portfolio companies focused on life sciences and healthcare services. His investment thesis centers on healthcare service and medical device companies, with past deals spanning sectors that included acquisitions by major firms like Johnson & Johnson and Abbott. While specific check sizes and lead/follow behavior for Altos are not publicly detailed, Kaplan’s track record shows active board participation and investment leadership at Three Arch. Notable portfolio companies from his earlier career include Free & Clear, Ascend Health, Novacept, Vascular Control Systems, and pharmaceutical firms Threshold and AcelRx, several of which were acquired or went public. Kaplan holds a distinctive point of view that everyone should give back to the community through time and money, and he serves on boards such as the Children’s Health Council

Michael K. Kaplan at a glance

Role
Founder & Managing Director
Organization
Altos Health Management
Location
Los Altos, CA
Investor type
Venture Capital
Focus areas
Early Stage VC, Later Stage VC

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Michael K. Kaplan is based in Los Altos, CA.

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