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Irem Rami

Irem Rami

Partner·Norwest

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Bio

Professional summary

Irem Rami is a Partner at Norwest focused on venture and growth equity investments across healthcare services, healthcare IT, pharma services, digital health, and tech-enabled healthcare platforms. Before Norwest, she invested in growth-stage healthcare businesses at Summit Partners and led value-based care and pharma IT/services investments at McKesson Ventures. Earlier, she worked at Burd Health, Omada Health, Caremerge, Andreessen Horowitz, Madison Dearborn Partners, and Bank of America Merrill Lynch.

Notable companies

Selected portfolio companies the partner has backed

Clever Care Health PlanCourier HealthDiana HealthMonogram HealthScience Exchange

Background

Career, education, and skills

Career history

  • Norwest Venture PartnersPartner2022 – Present
  • Summit PartnersInvestor
  • McKesson VenturesPrincipal
  • Burd HealthFounding Team
  • Omada HealthProduct and Business Development
  • CaremergeProduct and Business Development
  • Madison Dearborn PartnersInvestment Associate
  • Bank of America Merrill LynchInvestment Banking Analyst, Healthcare Group

Education

  • Stanford Graduate School of BusinessMBA
  • Duke UniversityBS in Biomedical Engineering and Economics

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