# Rowan Chapman

> Rowan Chapman is a seed investor at Mohr Davidow Ventures backing Genetics. See 5 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Oct 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Mohr Davidow Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mohr-davidow-ventures)
- Location: San Francisco, United States
- Total investments: 5
- Last investment: Oct 2024
- Lead investor: 20%
- Last updated: Oct 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rowan-chapman-b222027/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/RowanChapmanMDx

Rowan Chapman is a seed investor at Mohr Davidow Ventures in San Francisco focused on Genetics and Analytics. Rowan Chapman is the Co-Founder of Initiate and Chief Business Officer at Dynamics Special Purpose Corporation. He attended the University of California, San Francisco.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Genetics | 1 | 20% |
| Analytics | 1 | 20% |
| Health Care | 1 | 20% |
| Biotechnology | 1 | 20% |
| Health Diagnostics | 1 | 20% |

6 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 20% |
| Series A | 1 | 20% |
| Series B | 1 | 20% |
| Series C | 1 | 20% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Cornerstone AI | Cornerstone AI provides the cleaning and standardizing of data and too analyzing it. each had built internal tooling to take steps to improve this process. | $5M | Seed | Oct 30, 2024 | https://cornerstoneai.com |
| Cornerstone AI | Cornerstone AI provides the cleaning and standardizing of data and too analyzing it. each had built internal tooling to take steps to improve this process. | $5M | Seed | Jul 18, 2022 | https://cornerstoneai.com |
| Personalis | Personalis combines both the technology of sequencing and interpretation, with an extensive history of peer-reviewed publication and commercial success. It is providing an extensive molecular view of a patient’s tumor and characterizes its interplay with the immune system. It aids in the development of safer, effective precision cancer therapies,immunotherapies, and personalized medicines. | $33M | Series C | Jan 13, 2015 | http://www.personalis.com |
| Personalis | Personalis combines both the technology of sequencing and interpretation, with an extensive history of peer-reviewed publication and commercial success. It is providing an extensive molecular view of a patient’s tumor and characterizes its interplay with the immune system. It aids in the development of safer, effective precision cancer therapies,immunotherapies, and personalized medicines. |  | Series B | Oct 07, 2013 | http://www.personalis.com |
| Personalis | Personalis combines both the technology of sequencing and interpretation, with an extensive history of peer-reviewed publication and commercial success. It is providing an extensive molecular view of a patient’s tumor and characterizes its interplay with the immune system. It aids in the development of safer, effective precision cancer therapies,immunotherapies, and personalized medicines. |  | Series A | Aug 15, 2011 | http://www.personalis.com |

5 of 5 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Lightspeed Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lightspeed-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [Abingworth](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/abingworth-management) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Healthy Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/healthy-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Stanford University](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/stanford-university) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Acrew Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/acrew-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Mohr Davidow Ventures

VC Fund · San Mateo, United States

For 30 years the _Mohr Davidow Ventures team has invested in early stage technology-based startups that redefine or create large new markets. They believe that emerging information technology innovations are enabling a decade-long opportunity to invest in the “Era of Digital Engagement,” one in which personal, commercial, and public sectorinteractions of all kinds will be profoundly reengineered to leverage the power of mobile devices, cloud computing, and data analytics. The Firm seeks to identify and partner with exceptional entrepreneurs who leverage these technologies to build companies where seamless, deep engagement with customers will create billion dollar markets in a number of different verticals. These verticals include: Digital Marketing, Advertising, & Media, Collaborative Enterprise Applications, The Digitization of Education and Health, Digital Financial Services, E‐commerce & Digital Retail Innovation, Mobile/Web‐Powered “LifeTech.” The Firm also has previous investments in the innovative life sciences & genomics space.Leading companies funded by Mohr Davidow Ventures includes: Agile (Acquired by NYSE: ORCL); Aryaka Networks; Brocade; Coupa; Genomatica; HealthTap; Infusionsoft; Kabbage; nLight; ONI Systems (Acquired by NASDAQ: CIEN); Proofpoint (NASDAQ: PFPT); Rally Software (NYSE: RALY); Rocket Fuel (NASDAQ: FUEL); Rambus; Shutterfly (NASDAQ: SFLY); Ticketfly; Verinata Health (Acquired by NASDAQ: ILMN); and Visible Measures. The Firm has $1.85 billion under management.

5 contacts available at Mohr Davidow Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Randy Strahan | Venture Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/randy-strahan |
| Bill Davidow | Partner Emeritus | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bill-davidow |
| Bill Ericson | General Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bill-ericson |
| Bryan Stolle | General Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bryan-stolle |
| Erik Straser | General Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/erik-straser |

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## FAQ

### What does Rowan Chapman invest in?

Rowan Chapman invests primarily in Genetics, Analytics and Health Care startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 5 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Rowan Chapman?

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### When did Rowan Chapman last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Rowan Chapman closed in Oct 2024. Shizune tracks 5 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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