EPISODE 094
Tripp Peake co-founded Long River Ventures in 2000, just before the tech and venture capital industries took a dive. The firm survived, thrived, and is very much alive raising a $100 million fund under a new brand, LRVHealth. The new name and tight healthcare focus reflects the firm’s strong connections to hospital networks and other healthcare institutions making up its limited partner base. With a broader investment team and new purpose, LRVHealth is looking to connect healthcare innovators and end-users.
Overview: More money for Series A rounds. Good news!
Surprises: I didn’t know the origin of the Long River name.
Regrets: A question or two about LRVHealth’s existing portfolio would have been nice.
Enjoy the podcast!
Podcast Guest
Tripp Peake
General Partner
LRVHEALTH
Tripp Peake co-founded LRVHealth (formerly Long River Ventures) in 2000 and has served as a general partner in all four of the firm’s funds. He has been lead investor and/or board member at numerous companies including Diameter Health, Health Guru (acquired by Kitara Media), and Protedyne (acquired by LabCorp).
Prior to Long River, Tripp was a partner at Kestrel Venture Management, where he focused on the management of the Mass Ventures Equity Fund. Before joining Kestrel, Tripp was co-founder and CEO of two venture development consulting companies: Mass Ventures, based in Amherst, MA and associated with the University of Massachusetts; and Science Park Associates, based in New Haven, CT and associated with Yale University. Both of these companies provided university spin-offs and regional entrepreneurs with strategic and financing advice and helped raise over $50 million in private equity for 18 different early stage ventures.
Meet Our Host
Geoff Pardo
Geoff has been in medtech for over two decades in both operational and investment roles. He is passionate about the industry potential and sharing stories from the front lines of innovation.