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Richard Lau

VC

Partner, Foresite Capital

Biotech equity analyst turned healthcare investor

San Francisco, CA
Series ASeries B+
BioHealthcare

Background

Richard Lau, CFA, is a Partner at Foresite Capital who joined the firm in 2014, focusing on due diligence and financial modeling of investment opportunities. He previously was an equity research analyst covering specialty pharma and biotech at Wedbush PacGrow Life Sciences and Pacific Growth Equities. He received a BA in Molecular and Cell Biology from UC Berkeley and holds the CFA designation. He is a member of both the CFA Institute and the CFA Society of San Francisco.

Investment Focus

Stages

Series ASeries B+

Sectors

BioHealthcare

Based in: San Francisco, CA (North America)

Last updated: Jun 11, 2026