Define Ventures Welcomes Frank Williams as Venture Partner
Define Ventures Welcomes Frank Williams as Venture Partner
The Evolent Health co-founder and former CEO and chairman joins Define on the heels of raising $460 million across two funds
這位 Evolent Health 聯合創始人、前首席執行官兼董事長加入了 Define，此前他通過兩隻基金籌集了4.6億美元
SAN FRANCISCO, April 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Define Ventures, the largest firm focused on early-stage digital health companies, today announced veteran healthcare leader Frank Williams has joined its team as venture partner. Williams, who is the co-founder of Evolent Health and served as the company's CEO and chairman, will play a pivotal role in partnering with category-defining digital health companies and their exceptional entrepreneurs to grow and scale their businesses. This announcement follows the firm raising $460 million in 2023 across two new funds.
舊金山，2024 年 4 月 9 日 /PRNewswire/ — 定義風險投資專注於早期數字健康公司的最大公司今天宣佈，資深醫療保健領導者弗蘭克·威廉姆斯已作爲風險合夥人加入其團隊。威廉姆斯是Evolent Health的聯合創始人，曾擔任該公司的首席執行官兼董事長，他將在與定義類別的數字健康公司及其傑出企業家合作以發展和擴大業務方面發揮關鍵作用。以下是該公告 該公司籌集了4.6億美元 2023 年發行兩隻新基金。
Williams is a highly-seasoned entrepreneur and executive. During his tenure at Evolent, the company completed an IPO, grew to more than $1 billion in annualized revenue, and served over 15 million patients. Prior to Evolent, Frank served as Chairman and CEO at The Advisory Board Company, during which the company completed an IPO, grew to more than $450 million in annual revenue and $2 billion in market capitalization. Frank currently serves on the boards of Helix, Nayya, Foodsmart, Trusted Health, and Wellth. He also serves on the Executive Committee of UCSF and is a senior advisor to ICER, Blackbird Health, and the President's Advisory Council for the School of Public Health at Brown University.
威廉姆斯是一位經驗豐富的企業家和高管。在他在Evolent任職期間，該公司完成了首次公開募股，年化收入增長到超過10億美元，爲超過1500萬名患者提供了服務。在加入Evolent之前，弗蘭克曾在顧問委員會公司擔任董事長兼首席執行官，在此期間，該公司完成了首次公開募股，年收入超過4.5億美元，市值超過20億美元。弗蘭克目前在Helix、Nayya、Foodsmart、Trusted Health和Wellth的董事會任職。他還在加州大學舊金山分校執行委員會任職，並且是ICER、Blackbird Health和布朗大學公共衛生學院校長諮詢委員會的高級顧問。
"I'm looking forward to spending my time with extremely bright, values-driven executives that are focused on making a positive impact in healthcare," said Williams. "I've been really impressed with the Define team and who they've chosen to partner with. These companies have strong founders with compelling visions, along with tremendous potential to drive innovation in healthcare. There are so many things you need to get right when building a company and Define Ventures is uniquely positioned to help founders build extraordinary businesses.
威廉姆斯說：“我期待與非常聰明、以價值觀爲導向的高管共度時光，他們專注於對醫療保健產生積極影響。”“Define 團隊以及他們選擇與誰合作給我留下了深刻的印象。這些公司擁有強大的創始人，具有令人信服的願景，以及推動醫療保健創新的巨大潛力。在建立公司時，你需要做的事情很多，而Define Ventures在幫助創始人建立非凡的企業方面具有得天獨厚的優勢。
"Frank has an unmatched track record in this industry, both as an incredible leader and extraordinary operator," said Lynne Chou O'Keefe, founder and managing partner at Define Ventures. "Just as importantly, Frank shares the same mindset in our commitment to be more than investors. He has coached, mentored, and advised so many entrepreneurs throughout his career and knows they deserve true partnership. Frank has been a trusted partner to Define and the Define community and we're thrilled to officially welcome to the team"
Define Ventures創始人兼管理合夥人Lynne Chou O'Keefe表示：“弗蘭克在這個行業有着無與倫比的往績，既是一位了不起的領導者，也是非凡的運營商。”“同樣重要的是，弗蘭克有着同樣的心態，我們承諾不僅僅是投資者。在他的整個職業生涯中，他曾爲許多企業家提供過指導、指導和建議，他知道他們值得建立真正的夥伴關係。Frank 一直是 Define 和 Define 社區值得信賴的合作伙伴，我們很高興正式歡迎加入該團隊。”
Define Ventures has $800 million assets under management and partners with companies at the incubation, seed, series A and series B stages The firm attracts leading digital health entrepreneurs with its high conviction, hands on approach. Whether it's shaping commercial strategies and securing their first customers or building high-performing teams with key leadership hires, the Define Ventures team pulls the full weight of their network and expertise to drive tangible value for its partner companies. The firm has partnered with over 20 companies building at the intersection of tech, consumer, and enterprise including Hims & Hers and Unite Us.
Define Ventures管理着8億美元的資產，並與處於孵化、種子期、A輪和B輪階段的公司合作。該公司以其堅定的信念和親身實踐的方法吸引了領先的數字健康企業家。無論是制定商業戰略和保護第一批客戶，還是通過招聘關鍵領導層來建立高績效團隊，Define Ventures團隊都會充分利用其網絡和專業知識，爲其合作伙伴公司創造切實的價值。該公司已與包括Hims & Hers和Unite Us在內的20多家位於科技、消費者和企業交匯處的公司合作。
Williams is joining a team with deep operational and investment experience across the healthcare industry and Silicon Valley, including successfully scaling and partnering with digital health companies at the intersection of tech, consumer, and enterprise. Define Ventures also has a deep bench of strategic advisors across healthcare, consumer, and tech to provide guidance in creating and scaling industry-leading companies.
威廉姆斯正在加入一個在醫療保健行業和硅谷擁有豐富運營和投資經驗的團隊，包括在科技、消費者和企業交匯處成功擴展數字醫療公司並與之合作。Define Ventures在醫療保健、消費者和技術領域擁有大量戰略顧問，爲創建和擴展行業領先的公司提供指導。
About Define Ventures
Define Ventures is the largest firm focused on early-stage digital health companies. We bring a high-conviction, hands-on approach to building category-defining companies, thanks to our Silicon Valley roots, relentless drive, and deep healthcare operating experience. We've incubated or partnered with many of the leading digital-health companies, including Hims & Hers, Unite Us, and Cohere Health. Define Ventures invests in digital-health startups at the incubation, seed, series A, and series B stages. For more information, visit .
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Define Ventures是最大的專注於早期數字健康公司的公司。得益於我們在硅谷的扎根、不懈的努力和深厚的醫療保健運營經驗，我們以堅定的信念、親身實踐的方法來建立定義類別的公司。我們已經孵化或與許多領先的數字健康公司合作，包括Hims & Hers、Unite Us和Cohere Health。Define Ventures投資處於孵化、種子期、A輪和B輪階段的數字健康初創公司。欲了解更多信息，請訪問 。
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