Dana Watt
InvestorPartner at Breakout Ventures · Partner at Breakout Labs
San Francisco Bay Area
Writes $1M – $5M checks · typically $2M
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471 people in our graph share verified history with Dana — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Tobi CokerunlockedDana: together at Kauffman Fellows (2023–2025)
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Dana: together at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis
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.
Contact· self-published, not guessed
Experience
- Breakout VenturesPartnercurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- Breakout VenturesPrincipal2021 — 2023San Francisco, California, United States
- Kauffman FellowsFellow - Class 24current2019 — present
- Ascension VenturesSenior Investment Associate2019 — 2021St. Louis
- Ascension VenturesInvestment Associate2018 — 2019
- Skandalaris Center for Interdisciplinary Innovation and EntrepreneurshipPostdoctoral Fellow in Accelerated Innovation2016 — 2018Washington University in St. Louis
- Pro-Arc DiagnosticsCo-Founder2015 — 2018St. Louis
- Washington University School of MedicinePhD Candidate, Postdoctoral Researcher2010 — 2016St Louis, Missouri, United States
- The BALSA GroupConsultant2015 — 2016St. Louis
Skills & more
Cell Culture10Cell Biology12Molecular Biology11Western Blotting7Microscopy5Molecular Cloning5Entrepreneurial Organizations4Fluorescence Microscopy4Life Sciences4Science5Primary Research3Mammalian Cell Culture4
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ResearchConfocal MicroscopyLaboratory SkillsGeneticsDissectionBiotechnologyBiochemistryFrom Dana's professional profile.
Investments
Investor
Passkey
Per curated public sources.
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
Julia Moore
Breakout Ventures · Kauffman Fellow (Class 17)
Lindy Fishburne
Managing Partner at Breakout Ventures
Lynn M Fishburne
General Partner at Breakout Ventures
Nima Ronaghi
Principal 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
Investors connected to Dana in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.
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.
- What companies has Dana Watt invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Passkey.
- 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).
Same school
Also attended Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis27
Reid HuberPartner at Third Rock VenturesDavid CohnInterim Chief Executive Officer and Chief Medical Officer at Oncology VenturesGlenn PierceScientific Advisory Group Co-Chair at Pathway to CuresBen ScruggsPartner at Hatteras Venture PartnersDaguang WangManaging Director at Yonjin Venture LLCDave VreelandSenior Managing Partner at Caduceus Capital Partners
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Also attended Carthage College10
Patrick ClavioDirector at 50 South CapitalRyan ChapmanVice President at Antares CapitalAnil ThomasHead of Consultant Relations & Sales at Stephens Investment ManagementAkinyi WavinyaInvestor at MadicaDr. Hannah StolzeProfessor, Baylor University at Tribes VenturesDebbie FigueroaOffice Manager & Fund Administrator at Mason Wells
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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 Fellows536
Jenny LeeSenior Managing Partner at Granite AsiaRoi Bar-KatManaging Director at Intel CapitalAvi BharadwajInvestment Director at Intel CapitalNick WashburnSenior Managing Director, Intel Capital (North America)Justin HallPartner at Golden Gate VenturesMichael LintsFounding Partner, MENA at Golden Gate Ventures
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Also worked at Ascension Ventures15
Helen CiesielskiPrincipal at HC9 VenturesRyan SchulerSenior Managing Director at Ascension VenturesJohn KuelperSenior Managing Director at Ascension VenturesGuneesh BatraInvestment Manager at Ascension VenturesTaha JangdaManaging Director at Ascension VenturesPooja GoelManaging Director at Ascension Ventures
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Also worked at Washington University School of Medicine36
Victoria GraceFounding partner of Colle Capital Partners, an opportunistic early-stage technology venture fundKarlos BledsoePrincipal at Seae VenturesMukund SubramanianStrategic Advisor at Advance Venture PartnersAndrew WegrzynPrincipal at SixThirty VenturesBen ScruggsPartner at Hatteras Venture PartnersStephanie RenInvestment Associate at Builders VC
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