Joey Mason

Joey joined Claret Capital Partners in September 2024 as a Venture Partner in Life Sciences. With over 30 years’ experience in this sector, Joey's focus is on building on Claret’s existing Life Sciences network, sourcing new deal opportunities, and will act as an advisor to the team. During his career, Joey has worked as an investor, entrepreneur, financier, director, mentor and advisor, and has significant experience in most segments of the Life Sciences industry – medtech, pharma/ biotech, diagnostics, health IT and techbio. He has served on the boards of 20 private and public companies in Ireland, Europe and the USA and also on the board of EVCA (InvestEurope), the trade association for the private equity industry in Europe. In 2021, he co-founded Duplex Capital Partners to advise and fund young companies innovating in the digitalisation of life sciences. Prior to this he led a Life Sciences fund at M Ventures, Merck KGaA’s corporate venture arm in Amsterdam, having previously spent 10 years at Delta Partners where his signature exit was the sale of Neuravi Ltd to Codman (J&J).