Partner
Stephen Hays
Founder & MANAGING PARTNER, What IF Ventures
- Firm
- What IF Ventures
- Title
- Founder & MANAGING PARTNER
- Role
- Managing partner
- Known as
- Investor
Record updated 18 September 2026
About
Stephen Hays is the founder of What If Ventures, a venture firm investing in mental health and disruptive healthcare startups. Since launching What If Ventures in January 2020, Stephen has invested over $100,000,000 in 112 startups via a syndicate of over 4,000 investors. Previously, Stephen led the venture capital investing efforts of a family office focused on early-stage tech startups. During this time, Stephen led 25 early-stage investments in B2B SaaS, esports,gaming and healthcare startups. Prior to his career in venture capital, Stephen was an investment banker on Wall Street for 7 years. He primarily focused on helping large companies raise capital, and execute Mergers & Acquisitions with an industry focus on the multi-industrial, aerospace & defense, and healthcare industries.
Background
- Education
- Stephen received his undergraduate degree in Civil Engineering at West Point, and received his MBA from Vanderbilt.Source (opens in a new tab)
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