Ling Wong

Investment Partner , Angel

Overview

Gender
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Investor Type
Investment Partner,Angel

Dr. Ling Wong is Founder and General Partner of Highbury Group and Sea Lane Ventures. She also serves as Senior Advisor to Lightspeed Venture Partners. Highbury Group was founded on the principle to be a true partner and champion to entrepreneurs, using science and technology to build companies that fundamentally transform the world for the betterment of humanity today, and in the future.

Dr. Wong draws from her unique background and experience as a scientist, entrepreneur, and investor to support and bring to market companies that exist at the intersection between health and technology. “I love to partner with mission-oriented founders working on transformational ideas that can have a positive, lasting impact on society – and do so by leveraging technology and science in a financially sustainable manner,” said Dr. Wong.

Prior to Highbury, she served at the Gates Foundation where she helped to establish a $1.5B global investment portfolio and created a $200M early stage program to support early stage entrepreneurs in more than 60 countries.

As a health and technology investor, Dr. Wong has been involved in some of the market’s most significant investments and exits. She has partnered with over fifteen $1B+ companies, including: Devoted Health, Orca Bio, Collective Health, Color, Apeel, Shape, Stripe, Offer Up, Rappi, Branch Metrics, Notion, Modern Animal, Wheel and Satellite Bio. Notable exits include: Anacor Pharmaceuticals (acquired by Pfizer for $5.2B), Genocea Biosciences (NASDAQ: GNCA), Visterra (acquired for $430M), Slack (NYSE: WORK), Guardant Health (NASDAQ: GH), and recently Singular Genomics (NASDAQ: OMIC).

Dr. Wong holds a PhD from Harvard in Engineering Sciences, a BSc in Chemical Engineering and BSc in Biology from MIT. During her time at Harvard, she created the world’s first inhaled TB vaccine. Her scientific training has shaped how she assesses financial opportunities, both to create value and to benefit human health. Dr. Wong has always been passionate about seeking entrepreneurs and partners that are looking to disrupt the status quo in science and technology for the betterment of society.

Personal Investments

Number of Investments
4
Ling Wong has made 4 investments. Their most recent investment was on Apr 5, 2019, when Visby Medical raised $100.80M.
Date Company Name Round Money Raised Industry
Apr 5, 2019 Visby Medical Series C $100.80M Health Care Detail
Apr 1, 2016 Slack Series F $208M Collaboration Detail
Feb 3, 2015 Guardant Health Series C $50M Biotechnology Detail
Apr 22, 2014 Guardant Health Series B $30M Biotechnology Detail

Jobs

Number of Current Jobs
3
Ling Wong has 3 current jobs including Investor at Visby Medical , Investor at Slack and Investor at Guardant Health .
Organization Name Title At Company Start Date End Date
Visby Medical Investor Jan 1, 2019 Detail
Slack Investor Jan 1, 2017 Detail
Guardant Health Investor Jan 1, 2014 Detail