Mike Lemcke
Associate Director,
Venture Catalyst
University of California, Davis
Mike Lemcke, is Associate Director of UC Davis Venture Catalyst, which provides a comprehensive suite of resources, services and connections to support innovators to successfully form and grow new ventures.
Mike oversees the life sciences and healthcare portfolio, which has supported nearly 200 startups raising over $2B in fundraising over the past decade. In his role, Mike serves as a point person with business and technical expertise, engaging directly with innovators and entrepreneurs to facilitate a pathway from research to commercial and societal impact.
In addition to supporting innovators with the advice, tools and resources to launch their startups, Mike has also created knowledge and investor networks to catalyze the ecosystem. Prior to UC Davis, Mike spent a decade in industry with established companies and startups, building teams and launching products.