Anta Gkelou
InvestorPrincipal at Sofinnova Partners
Paris, France
Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M
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About
Anta Gkelou is a Partner at Sofinnova Partners, an independent venture capital firm with offices in Paris, London, and Milan. The firm has invested in and supported over 500 companies during its 50-year history.
Experience
- Sofinnova PartnersPartnercurrent2024 — present
- Sofinnova PartnersPrincipal2020 — 2024
- Sofinnova PartnersAssociate2017 — 2020Paris Area, France
- Noema PharmaDirector Board of Directorscurrent2020 — presentBasel, Switzerland
- France InvestMember Board Of Directors -352021 — 2024
- Enthera PharmaceuticalsBoard Observer2020 — 2024Milan, Italy
- Nitrase TherapeuticsBoard Observer2020 — 2024San Francisco, California, United States
- Clinical Affairs, Life Sciences, Danone Nutricia ResearchImmunology Scientist2016 — 2017Danone Palaiseau
- Institute of blood and vesselsPostdoctoral Fellow2015 — 2016L'hopital Lariboisiere
- InsermPostdoctoral Fellow2013 — 2016
- National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, PfizerClinical Medical research, CASE studentship with Pfizer2008 — 2012London, United Kingdom
Skills & more
Communication and Presentation Skills40Public Speaking34
Languages English · French
From Anta's professional profile.
Colleagues at Sofinnova Partners
Agnès Pauquet
Head of Human Resources at Sofinnova Partners
Ahmed Fourati
Investor Relations and Reporting Officer at Sofinnova Partners
Aishwarya Parthasarathy
Associate, Digital Medicine Strategy at Sofinnova Partners
Alex Leech
Partner, Biovelocita Strategy at Sofinnova Partners
Alexandra Abreu
Analyst, Crossover Strategy at Sofinnova Partners
Andy Weiss
Operating Advisor at Sonder Capital
Anis Belmili
Fund Accountant at Sofinnova Partners
Ankeet Jethwa
Senior Associate, Capital Strategy at Sofinnova Partners
Network3
Anne Osdoit
Partner, MD Start Strategy at Sofinnova Partners
Jacques Theurillat
Partner at Sofinnova Partners
Michael Krel
Partner at Sofinnova Partners
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Anta Gkelou?
- Anta Gkelou is a Partner at Sofinnova Partners, an independent venture capital firm with offices in Paris, London, and Milan. The firm has invested in and supported over 500 companies during its 50-year history.
- Where does Anta Gkelou work?
- Anta Gkelou is Principal at Sofinnova Partners.
- What check size does Anta Gkelou write?
- Anta Gkelou typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
- Where did Anta Gkelou go to school?
- Anta Gkelou studied at Imperial College London (Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Medical Clinical Sciences/Respiratory Pfizer); University of Liverpool (Bachelor of Science (BSc), Molecular Biology and Genetics (Hons)).
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Shared employers
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