A full-time VC & part-time ER doctor shares his thoughts on COVID-19

A full-time VC & part-time ER doctor shares his thoughts on COVID-19

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https://techcrunch.com/2020/04/27/a-full-time-vc-part-time-er-doctor-shares-his-thoughts-on-covid-19/

An emergency room physician for the past 12 years, Dr. Robert Mittendorff joined Norwest Venture Partners eight years ago as a healthcare investor; the firm invests in a number of healthcare startups, including Talkspace, which raised a $50 million Series D last year, and TigerConnect.

As the COVID-19 pandemic spreads, Mittendorff is spending his weekdays with portfolio companies and weekends working with Kaiser Permanente in San Francisco. While he notes that his medical colleagues are “bearing the brunt” of the pandemic by working full time, we wanted to hear from someone who has a foot in both the investing and the healthcare world right now.