Fundraising Fox

Dana Watt

Investor

Partner at Breakout Ventures

San Francisco Bay Area

Writes $1M – $5M checks · typically $2M

About

Partner at Breakout Ventures and a former diagnostics founder and Kauffman Fellow who focuses on how founders think and whether their science targets real-world inflection points.

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Experience

  1. Breakout VenturesPartnercurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco, CA
  2. Breakout VenturesPrincipal2021 — 2023San Francisco, California, United States
  3. Kauffman FellowsFellow - Class 24current2019 — present
  4. Ascension VenturesSenior Investment Associate2019 — 2021St. Louis
  5. Ascension VenturesInvestment Associate2018 — 2019
  6. Skandalaris Center for Interdisciplinary Innovation and EntrepreneurshipPostdoctoral Fellow in Accelerated Innovation2016 — 2018Washington University in St. Louis
  7. Pro-Arc DiagnosticsCo-Founder2015 — 2018St. Louis
  8. Washington University School of MedicinePhD Candidate, Postdoctoral Researcher2010 — 2016St. Louis
  9. The BALSA GroupConsultant2015 — 2016St. Louis

Skills & more

Cell Culture10Cell Biology12Molecular Biology11Western Blotting7Microscopy5Molecular Cloning5Entrepreneurial Organizations4Fluorescence Microscopy4Life Sciences4Science5Primary Research3Mammalian Cell Culture4
+7 moreResearchConfocal MicroscopyLaboratory SkillsGeneticsDissectionBiotechnologyBiochemistry

From Dana's professional profile.

Colleagues at Breakout Ventures

Coco Krumme
Venture Partner at Breakout Ventures
Ilan Zipkin
Venture Partner at Breakout Ventures
James Chan
CFO at Breakout Ventures
Julia (Thies) Moore
Managing Partner at Breakout Ventures
Lindy Fishburne
Managing Partner at Breakout Ventures
Nima Ronaghi
Principal at Breakout Ventures
Rebecca Nugent
Venture Partner at Breakout Ventures
Renée Shenton
Chief of Staff at Breakout Ventures

Network4

Joel Dudley
Venture Partner at Innovation Endeavors
Julia (Thies) Moore
Managing Partner at Breakout Ventures
Lindy Fishburne
Managing Partner at Breakout Ventures
Nima Ronaghi
Principal at Breakout Ventures

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Dana Watt?
Partner at Breakout Ventures and a former diagnostics founder and Kauffman Fellow who focuses on how founders think and whether their science targets real-world inflection points.
Where does Dana Watt work?
Dana Watt is Partner at Breakout Ventures.
What check size does Dana Watt write?
Dana Watt typically writes checks of $1M – $5M.
Where did Dana Watt go to school?
Dana Watt studied at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis (Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Neurobiology and Neurosciences); Carthage College (Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Neurobiology and Neurosciences).

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Also attended Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis12

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Also attended Carthage College3

Akinyi WavinyaInvestor at MadicaDr. Hannah StolzeProfessor, Baylor University at Tribes VenturesDebbie FigueroaOffice Manager & Fund Administrator at Mason Wells

Shared employers

Also worked at Breakout Ventures11

Lindy FishburneManaging Partner at Breakout VenturesJulia (Thies) MooreManaging Partner at Breakout VenturesNima RonaghiPrincipal at Breakout VenturesZiv YoashCounsel at Breakout VenturesRenée ShentonChief of Staff at Breakout VenturesSusanna HarrisDirector of Platform at Breakout Ventures

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Also worked at Kauffman Fellows382

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Also worked at Ascension Ventures7

Nick MarkInvestor at EPIC VENTURESHelen CiesielskiPrincipal at HC9 VenturesJohn KuelperSenior Managing Director at Ascension VenturesGuneesh BatraInvestment Manager at Ascension VenturesTaha JangdaManaging Director at Ascension VenturesBrian BelskyManaging Director at Ascension Ventures

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Also worked at Washington University School of Medicine18

Victoria GraceFounding Partner at Colle Capital PartnersKarlos BledsoePrincipal at Seae VenturesMukund SubramanianStrategic Advisor at Advance Venture PartnersAndrew WegrzynPrincipal at SixThirty VenturesBen ScruggsPartner at Hatteras Venture PartnersTravis ManascoPrincipal at Solas BioVentures

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