# Ronald Meeusen

> Ronald Meeusen is a Series B investor at Cultivian Sandbox Ventures backing Health Care. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Cultivian Sandbox Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cultivian-sandbox-ventures)
- Location: Chicago, United States
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Dec 2011
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ronald-meeusen-4a2b118

Ronald Meeusen is a Series B investor at Cultivian Sandbox Ventures in Chicago focused on Health Care and Biotechnology. Ronald Meeusen is the Managing Director of Cultivian Sandbox Ventures. He previously worked at ImmuneWorks as a CEO and Founder. Ronald Meeusen attended the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and the University of California, Berkeley.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Health Care | 1 | 100% |
| Biotechnology | 1 | 100% |
| Pharmaceutical | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Aratana Therapeutics | Aratana is uniquely positioned to deliver new, high-quality medicines to address unmet needs in companion animal care. We are committed to bringing world class science to animal health for companion animals and the people who care for them. Our competitive advantage resides in our ability to identify, acquire and develop high-value commercialproducts for companion animals in a cost effective and efficient manner. | $15M | Series B | Dec 07, 2011 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Avalon Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/avalon-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [MPM Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mpm-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Cultivian Sandbox Ventures

VC Fund · Chicago, United States

Cultivian Sandbox is a venture capital firm focused on building next-generation disruptive agriculture and food technology companies capable of generating superior returns. As early investors and active board members, we employ a hands-on approach to building companies and are often directly involved in setting company strategy, recruiting keyexecutives, and raising additional capital. Much more than simply a financial resource, we are capable of delivering tremendous value though active collaboration with our strategic partners and network, which are unparalleled in the agriculture and food industries.As both experienced operating managers and venture investors we add value to portfolio companies both through our highly skilled team and extensive industry network. Our investment team combines the domain expertise and investment experience from Cultivian Ventures and Sandbox Industries. Our expertise in sourcing, evaluating, closing, managing and ultimately exiting successful equity investments positions us not only to build stronger businesses, but reshape industries.

5 contacts available at Cultivian Sandbox Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Amanda Donohue-Hansen | Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/amanda-donohue-hansen |
| Ariel Choi | General Counsel | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ariel-choi-8b71 |
| Dan Phillips | Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dan-phillips |
| Robert Shapiro | Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/robert-shapiro |
| Ronald Meeusen | Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ron-meeusen-e70d |

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## FAQ

### What does Ronald Meeusen invest in?

Ronald Meeusen invests primarily in Health Care, Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical startups, most often at Series B stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Ronald Meeusen last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Ronald Meeusen closed in Dec 2011. Shizune tracks 1 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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