Philip Sawyer

Philip Sawyer is a Managing Partner at Bering Capital, a San Francisco-based investment firm specializing in biotech and medical technology companies.23 He has over 30 years of entrepreneurial, operating, and investment experience.1

Sawyer's career highlights include:

1. CEO of Invuity, which he developed from a single platform to a multiple platform company and took public in 2014.1
2. Co-founder and CEO of Fusion Medical, a medical technology company, which he took public in 1996 and sold to Baxter International in 2002.1
3. Work experience at Stryker Endoscopy in product management and business development, and at Amgen in marketing.1

His educational background includes:

• M.B.A. from Harvard Business School (1991)
• B.A. in Political Science from Haverford College (1986)1

Sawyer has also been involved in venture capital, managing the Helix Founders Fund and Valence Helix Investments group of SPVs.1 He has been a special Limited Partner in funds managed by prominent venture capital firms such as Sequoia Capital and Mohr Davidow Ventures.1

Currently, as Managing Partner at Bering Capital, which was founded in 2020, Sawyer continues to focus on investments in the biotech and medical technology sectors.24