Asset Management Ventures - Venture capital firm
Asset Management Ventures
Our founders think differently and are unafraid to dream. Seed and Series A Ripe for Disruption Massive Opportunity True Domain Experts Passionate and Committed
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Since 1965, we have worked with entrepreneurs in life sciences and technology
We have extensive operating experience as founders of companies We have an unparalleled network of digital health stakeholders to aid entrepreneurs We have insight into emerging trends in digital health to discover and evaluate opportunities Leveraging these assets, we can help you build transformative companies to change the world
Working with early-stage startups in digital health, technology, and life sciences, we take an active role to assist founders in tackling typical early-stage challenges around hiring, strategic focus, technical development, sales channels, and business partnerships We partner with other top-tier venture firms when our companies raise later-stage capital
Our founder, Pitch Johnson, is one of the earliest venture capitalists in Silicon Valley He started investing in 1962, forming Draper & Johnson with one of his best friends, Bill Draper The two of them drove around the fruit orchards of Sunnyvale, Santa Clara, and San Jose in leased Pontiacs, knocking on the doors of any companies that sounded technology-related Three years later, Pitch formed Asset Management Company
For nearly half a century, Asset Management pushed technology and healthcare innovation to new levels Some of our early investments included Boole and Babbage, the first venture capital-funded software company; Tandem Computers, the world’s first fault-tolerant computers; and Coherent Laser, one of the first lasers for healthcare applications In the late 1970’s, Pitch helped form a whole new industry — biotechnology In 1980, he and Bill Bowes from USVP founded and invested in Applied Molecular Genetics, known today as Amgen
Today, AMV continues its diversified approach to venture capital investing by deploying capital in technology and healthcare markets Our investment team consists of former entrepreneurs with expertise in scientific, engineering and medical fields coupled with years of investing experience We are now targeting the emerging space of digital health that leverages our expertise in healthcare and technology
2595 E Bayshore Rd, Suite 240 Palo Alto, California 94303 650 621 8808
