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The Perfect Storm: Jon Norris on Investing During COVID-19

With Jon Norris, Managing Director for Business Development, SVB Life Sciences

Jon Norris is Managing Director for Business Development at Silicon Valley Bank. Jon spearheads strategic relationships with many healthcare venture capital firms and serial entrepreneurs. With over 20 years of banking experience, Jon frequently speaks at major investor and industry conferences about healthcare investment trends.

In this episode, Jon gives us the rundown on how the pandemic has affected and will continue to affect investment in health technology and device startups. He covers cyclical funding patterns, which sectors of healthcare are the most appetizing to investors, and why right now is the perfect time for startups to find capital.