# Dennis Purcell

> Dennis Purcell is a seed investor in New York backing Biotechnology. See 2 investments, round sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Oct 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Nov 2021
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Oct 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dennis-purcell-96aab367/
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/clutchdesign
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/clutchdesign

Dennis Purcell is a seed investor in New York focused on Biotechnology. Dennis Purcell has served as the Senior Managing Partner of Fund I and Fund II since February 2000 and is responsible for the management of the Partnership.Prior to joining Fund I, Dennis Purcell served as Managing Director of the Life Sciences Investment Banking Group at Chase H&Q (formerly Hambrecht & Quist, “H&Q”) for overfive years, and served on the Executive Committee of Hambrecht & Quist. While at Hambrecht & Quist, he was directly involved with over two hundred completed transactions and supervised over $10 billion of financing and advisory assignments in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical products industries. During his tenure, BioWorld and other industry publications cited H&Q as the leading underwriter of life sciences securities. Dennis Purcell has also often been cited as one of the sector’s leaders. He was honored in the “Biotech Hall of Fame” by Genetic Engineering News and named to the Biotechnology All-Stars list by Forbes ASAP. Prior to joining H&Q, Dennis Purcell was a Managing Director in the Healthcare Group at PaineWebber, Inc.Dennis Purcell currently serves as a director of Dynova Laboratories, Inc. and Xanodyne Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Previously he served as a director of Aton Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Auxilium Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Cengent Therapeutics, Inc., and Valentis, Inc. He is also a member of the Board of Directors of the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) – Emerging Companies Section. He has served as a member of the Advisory Council at Harvard Medical School.

## Contacts

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## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Cellevolve | Cellevolve Bio is a development and commercialization company focused on cell therapies. | $6M | Seed | Nov 18, 2021 | https://www.cellevolve.com/ |

1 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Hibiscus BioVentures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hibiscus-bioventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Jumpstart Health Investors](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jumpstart-health-investors) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Resilience](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/resilience-e701) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [THE CATALYTIC IMPACT FOUNDATION (CIF)](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/the-catalytic-impact-foundation-cif) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Pioneer Healthcare Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/pioneer-healthcare-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Dennis Purcell invest in?

Dennis Purcell invests primarily in Biotechnology startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

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### When did Dennis Purcell last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Dennis Purcell closed in Nov 2021. Shizune tracks 2 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

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