Max Harper

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Principal at Cedar Ventures | ex-Morgan Stanley

Cedar Ventures
San Diego, CA · PT (UTC-8)
10+ years experience
Booth School of Business
English
Investing
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Overview

Principal at Cedar Ventures, backing healthcare companies. Backed 44 founders at pre-seed and seed. Led or co-led 20 investments, 5 of them now at Series B or later. Most at home with healthtech and biotech. Collector of fountain pens.

Good reasons to reach out
  • Founders building in healthcare
  • Second opinions on biotech decisions
  • Working sessions on regulation
  • Thoughtful intros to people in my field
Please don't message about
  • Decks without a clear ask
  • Fund-of-funds solicitations

Checks messages twice a week

Skills
regulationventure capitalhealthtechbiotech
InvestingLooking to invest
closes in 3 months

Writing $2M cheques into Series A healthcare in LatAm

Cheque size
$2M
Stages
Seed
Sectors
Healthcare, AI applications
Geographies
LatAm
Lead or follow
Lead
Decision time
10 business days
How I help
Intros to operators in our network

Typically lead or co-lead. Former operator - I help with hiring and GTM.

San Diego, CAbiotechregulationhealthtech
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Experience

  1. Principal
    Apr 2023 - Present
    Cedar Ventures · 3 yr 6 mo · Full-time · San Diego, CA
    • Sit on 2 boards.
    • Previously an operator for 6 years before investing.
  2. Sales Manager
    Feb 2020 - Apr 2023
    Morgan Stanley · 3 yr 2 mo · Full-time · San Diego, CA
    • Signed 24 channel partners that now source 26% of pipeline.
    • Closed 138% of quota two years running.
  3. Regional Sales Director
    Oct 2016 - Feb 2020
    BlackRock · 3 yr 4 mo · Full-time · San Diego, CA
    • Closed 208% of quota two years running.
    • Opened 5 new logos over $1 million ACV in the region.

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Education

  1. Booth School of Business
    MBA, Business Administration
    2018 - 2020
  2. Carnegie Mellon University
    BS, Computer Science
    2012 - 2016

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