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Adriana Vitagliano

Investor

Principal at firstminute capital

London

Writes $1.3M – $5.1M checks · typically $2.5M

About

Adriana Vitagliano focuses on robotics and physical AI—tactile sensing, data-scarce manipulation and supply-chain robustness—favoring full-workflow companies; she also engages in defence and biosecurity and holds a Johns Hopkins biosecurity fellowship.

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningBiotechClimate TechConsumerDeep TechDefense TechFintechGamingHardwareHealthtechMarketplacesRoboticsSaaSSector Agnostic

Experience

  1. firstminute capitalInvestorcurrent2021 — present
  2. Johns Hopkins Center for Health SecurityFellow2025
  3. LakestarInvestor2021Greater London, England, United Kingdom
  4. Creator FundInvestment Partner2020 — 2021Oxford, England, United Kingdom
  5. DiffblueBusiness Strategy2019 — 2020Greater Oxford Area
  6. PwCDeals Senior Associate2018 — 2019New York, New York, United States
  7. PwCDeals Associate2016 — 2018New York, New York, United States

Education

  1. Princeton UniversityBachelor of Arts (B.A.), Princeton School of Public and International Affairs
  2. University of OxfordMaster of Science (MSc), Global Area Studies
  3. University of OxfordMaster of Business Administration - MBA

Skills & more

Policy Analysis10Research11Social Media2Public Speaking2PowerPoint2Microsoft Excel10Microsoft Office1

Languages English · Portuguese · Spanish

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Dayhoff LabsETAIntropyMinervaR2 RoboticsRectifyZymbly YC W26

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