Garfinkel: Rick Snyder shut down his VC fund to run for governor
Jan Garfinkel · Jan Garfinkle – Arboretum Ventures (Manager Meetings, EP.09) · Sep 2, 2021 · at 26:29
Jan Garfinkel describes trying to join existing Michigan healthcare VC firms before founding Arboretum Ventures, noting Rick Snyder closed his firm to enter politics.
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“One of them, the senior gentleman wanted to become governor of our state, and he did, so he shut his fund down, and that was Rick Snyder. Governor of our state for two terms.”
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