Ned Israelsen, Angel Investor

Ned Israelsen is a Venture Capital investor. He held management positions in biotech and real estate companies. He's also a Biotech entrepreneur and has been a Tech Coast Angels member since 2002. He's a co-founder of 3 biopharma startups, including one unicorn IPO. He's a real estate investor and developer in Northern Utah. He's a former IP attorney with Knobbe Martens; named US Pharmaceutical "Patent Prosecution Attorney of the Year"​ by Legal Media Group; named IP Lawyer of the Year for San Diego by Best Lawyers in America; top 100 lawyers in California; named among best IP attorneys in the world; managed an office of 60 lawyers, including a large team focused on life sciences. He's currently investing in life science startups through Ionium Capital (ionium.vc). Ionium is a privately held angel fund with a focus on early-stage life science investments, including medical devices, pharmaceuticals, medical SAS, immunology, regenerative medicine, and DNA or RNA therapies.