Investing Profile

Stephen Hays(236)

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Mental Health Focused VC

whatif.vcFrisco, Texas
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10 Investors

Connected to Tim Chang (Mayfield), Gary Swart (Polaris Partners), Hunter Walk (Homebrew), and 7 other investors on Signal.

Networks Stephen is a member of
UBS Investment Bank Network
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Current Investing Position
What If Ventures Managing Partner
Investment Range
$100K - $25.0M
Sweet Spot
$2.0M
Investments On Record
51

Stephen Hays is on these Sector & Stage Rankings

Stephen Hays's Investments On Record (38)

CompanyStageDateRound SizeTotal Raised
Jane Technologies
Series CAug 2021$100M
$110M
Co-investors: Ian Dominguez (Delta Emerald Ventures), Andrew Vigneault (Flexcap), Alexander Saint-Amand
MiResource
Seed RoundAug 2021$3M
SeedN/A
$3M
Co-investors: Roxy Rong
Beckley Psytech
Series BAug 2021£58M
£58M
$1
Co-investors: Brian Stengel (Trebuchet Partners), Amy Kruse (Prime Movers Lab), Matias Serebrinsky (PsyMed Ventures), Kunal Sethi (Prithvi Ventures)
Ksana Health
Seed RoundJun 2021$2M
$2M
Co-investors: Jan Hardorp (re.Mind Capital)
Ellipsis Health
Series AJun 2021$26M
Seed RoundDec 2017$4M
$30M
Co-investors: Gyan Kapur (Surface Ventures), Jules Walker, Austin Walters, Akshay Sriprasad, Marc Benioff, Akhil Paul, Ricardo Marino, Joanne Bradford
Blackrock Neurotech
Venture RoundMay 2021$10M
$20M
Co-investors: Peter Thiel (Founders Fund), Jan Hardorp (re.Mind Capital)
Gilgamesh Pharmaceuticals
Series AMay 2021$27M
Seed RoundAug 2020$130K
$27M
Co-investors: Kunal Sethi (Prithvi Ventures), Amy Kruse (Prime Movers Lab)
Alto Neuroscience
Series AMay 2021$32M
$32M
Co-investors: Tim Kendall

Stephen Hays's Experience

Managing Partner What If Ventures2019 - Present
Managing Partner Deep Space Ventures2015 - 2018
Vice President SunTrust Robinson Humphrey2013 - 2015
Associate Houlihan Lokey Howard & Zukin2012 - 2013
Associate JPMorgan2010 - 2012
Associate Director UBS Investment Bank2008 - 2010

Stephen Hays's Education

Vanderbilt University - Owen Graduate School of Management MBA Finance
United States Military Academy at West Point BS Civil Engineering