Brian Zhao
Palo Alto, CA / San Francisco Bay Area / New York, NY
$2,000,000 - $20,000,000
Venrock backs exceptional founders at the earliest stages of company formation and company building across healthcare and technology. Brian Zhao is particularly relevant for healthcare technology, healthcare services, and companies operating at the intersection of care delivery, data, software, AI, and life sciences. Venrock is a strong fit for founders building category-defining companies in complex markets where long-term company-building support, strategic thinking, hiring help, customer introductions, and guidance through regulatory, clinical, reimbursement, or enterprise adoption challenges can meaningfully change the outcome. The firm tends to invest with high conviction and support founders over long time horizons as they navigate ambiguity and scale.