Business Of Biotech

Investing In Early-Stage Oncology With Yosemite's Dan McHugh

March 30, 2026·55 min
Episode Description from the Publisher

We love to hear from our listeners. Send us a message. On this week's episode of the Business of Biotech, Dan McHugh, head of the investment team at Yosemite, explains the San Francisco VC group's approach to investing in early-stage cancer therapeutics and funding academic research through unrestricted grants. Founded by Reed Jobs, son of Steve Jobs and Laurene Powell Jobs, Yosemite invests across drug modalities and supporting technologies in the oncology space. Dan talks about his path from bioengineering to biotech venture capital, meeting Reed Jobs on Stanford's fencing team, his CEO turn at Tune Therapeutics, and the current fundraising environment for innovative science.    Access this and hundreds of episodes of the Business of Biotech videocast under the Business of Biotech tab at lifescienceleader.com.   Subscribe to our monthly Business of Biotech newsletter. Get in touch with guest and topic suggestions: ben.comer@lifescienceleader.com Find Ben Comer on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bencomer/

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