“We spent six months basically fundraising on Zoom... that year there was so much interest in what was happening in biotech... we took advantage of that window to be able to create that first fund. That first one was a 500 million vehicle”

Simeon George / SR1 Capital Management · Business Of Biotech · AI, China, And Biotech Investing With SR One's Simeon George, M.D.

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raised a $500 million first fund via Zoom meetings and limited travel during COVID lockdown

$500 million

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