Brian Daniels
InvestorPartner at 5AM Ventures
San Francisco Bay Area
Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M
Contact· self-published, not guessed
Experience
- 5AM VenturesVenture Partnercurrent2025 — present
- 5AM VenturesPartner2018 — 2025
- 5AM VenturesVenture Partner2014 — 2018
- CSLBoard Membercurrent2024 — present
- Artiva BiotherapeuticsBoard Membercurrent2021 — present
- Novo NordiskBoard Member2016 — 2021
- The Boston Consulting GroupSenior Advisor2015 — 2018
- Bristol-Myers SquibbSenior Vice President (retired), Global Development and Medical Affairs2004 — 2014
- Bristol-Myers SquibbVice President, Immunology2000 — 2004
- MerckDirector, Immunology1996 — 2000
Skills & more
Immunology62Pharmaceutical Industry51Clinical Development44Medical Affairs28Translational Medicine7Clinical Trials27Biotechnology38Drug Development19CRO21Drug Discovery8Life Sciences13Oncology21
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Infectious DiseasesRegulatory AffairsBiopharmaceuticalsGCPRegulatory SubmissionsLifesciencesFrom Brian's professional profile.
Deals · 2
Cabaletta BioBoard seat
via 5AM Ventures · filed Dec 2018
Ideaya BiosciencesBoard seat
via 5AM Ventures · filed May 2018 · $94M raise
Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.
Other disclosed investments
Board seats
Per SEC Form D filings.
Colleagues at 5AM Ventures
Alex Wareham
Management Company Controller at 5AM Ventures
Andy Schwab
Managing Partner at 5AM Ventures
Aniqa Tasnim
Senior Associate at 5AM Ventures
Anna Yaeger
Chief Investment Officer and Partner at 5AM Ventures
Arthur Tzianabos
Venture Partner at 5AM Ventures
Bella Nittolo
Administrative Assistant and Office Manager at 5AM Ventures
Caroline Chamales
Senior Executive Assistant at 5AM Ventures
Deborah Palestrant
Partner, Executive Chair, 4:59 Initiative at 5AM Ventures
Network5
Andy Schwab
Managing Partner at 5AM Ventures
Deborah Palestrant
Partner, Executive Chair, 4:59 Initiative at 5AM Ventures
Jamil Beg
Partner at 5AM Ventures
John Diekman
Founding Partner at 5AM Ventures
Katie Bodner Spielberg
Principal at 5AM Ventures
Investors connected to Brian in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Brian Daniels?
- Venture Partner at 5AM Ventures
- Where does Brian Daniels work?
- Brian Daniels is Partner at 5AM Ventures.
- What check size does Brian Daniels write?
- Brian Daniels typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
- What boards does Brian Daniels sit on?
- Brian Daniels holds tracked board seats at Artivabio, Cabaletta Bio, Ideaya Biosciences.
- Where did Brian Daniels go to school?
- Brian Daniels studied at Washington University in St. Louis (Doctor of Medicine (MD)); Massachusetts Institute of Technology (M.S., Biology); Massachusetts Institute of Technology (BS, Biology/Biological Sciences).
Same school
Also attended Washington University in St. Louis220
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Also attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology1,521
Fred WilsonCo-founder & Partner at Union Square VenturesElad GilSolo general partner investing through Gil CapitalAileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesHemant TanejaCEO & Managing Director of General CatalystNat FriedmanCo-lead of Meta Superintelligence Labs; co-founder of NFDGBrad FeldCo-founder of Foundry and Techstars
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Shared employers
Also worked at CSL8
Calum McConvilleInvestment Manager at Tin Alley VenturesRuth HeenanMedia Contact at Brandon BioCatalystRachel Barbour-FowlesLegal Counsel at Highland EuropeFrank StonebanksCEO at Renibus Therapeutics at Azure Ventures GroupSahab AslamInvestor at Berkeley Angel NetworkSam KimGeneral Partner at Big Brain Holdings
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Also worked at Artiva Biotherapeutics1
Also worked at Novo Nordisk33
Jesper GromadaInvestor at Third Rock VenturesDhiren PatelDigital Pharma Advisor at Excelerate Health VenturesKasim KutayCEO at Novo HoldingsAviva AminovaGeneral Counsel at Omidyar NetworkTaruho KurodaImpact Partner at Fresco CapitalThomas NagyOperational Partner at Astanor Ventures
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Also worked at The Boston Consulting Group1,125
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