Wende Hutton

Wende Hutton General Information

Biography

Ms. Wende Hutton serves as General Partner - West Coast at Canaan Partners. She serves as Board Member at Qlaris Bio. She also served as Board Member at Chrono Therapeutics. She served as Board Member at Theraclone Sciences. She brings 23 years of experience to identifying, investing in, and building companies that are changing the practice of medicine. She has facilitated bringing over a dozen medical devices and drugs to market. She serves as a Board Member at Antiva Biosciences, Glooko, OncoResponse, Hyalex. Prior investments include BiPar Sciences (acquired by Sanofi-aventis), Chimerix (CMRX), Dermira (DERM), Labrys Biologics (acquired by Teva Pharmaceutical), and Transcend Medical (acquired by Alcon/Novartis). Wende was recognized among Fierce Biotech's 2014 "Fierce 15" women in biotech and honored as one of The Most Influential Women in Bay Area Business 2015 by The San Francisco Business Times. Wende joined Canaan in 2004, and her life sciences track record includes seven IPOs and six acquisitions. She began her venture career at Mayfield Fund in 1993, where she incubated Heartstream (HPQ) and Northstar Neuroscience (NSTR). Earlier in her career, Wende held senior operational management positions at GenPharm International and Nellcor in business development and marketing. Wende holds an AB in human biology from Stanford University and an MBA from Harvard Business School, where she was a Baker Scholar. She is active with several community service groups including serving on the board of ReSurge International which provides reconstructive surgical care to the needy in developing countries. She served as Board Member at Stargazer Pharmaceuticals.