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Daniela Couto

Investor

General Partner at BioGeneration Ventures

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Writes $100K – $1M checks · typically $500K

About

Daniela Couto is a General Partner at BioGeneration Ventures. She holds a PhD in Biomedical Engineering and brings over 10 years of experience in venture capital and early-stage biotechnology company development, including work on Staten Biotech, which achieved a $485 million transaction at the pre-clinical stage.

Experience

  1. BGV (BioGeneration Ventures)General Partnercurrent2024 — presentAmsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
  2. BGV (BioGeneration Ventures)Partner2020 — 2023Naarden, Netherlands
  3. BGV (BioGeneration Ventures)Principal2018 — 2019
  4. BGV (BioGeneration Ventures)Senior Associate2015 — 2017
  5. RhyGaze AGBoard Member and Founding Investorcurrent2024 — present
  6. Complement TherapeuticsBoard Member and Founding Investorcurrent2021 — presentLondon, UK
  7. CitryllBoard Membercurrent2020 — presentThe Netherlands
  8. Tessellate BIOBoard Member and Founding Investorcurrent2020 — presentAmsterdam and London
  9. Mironid® LimitedBoard Membercurrent2018 — present
  10. CatalYm GmbHBoard Member and Founding Investor2016 — 2020Munich
  11. Staten Biotechnology B.V.Managing Director2015 — 2018The Nederlands
  12. Cell2B (website no longer available)CEO and co-Founder2011 — 2015
  13. MITPhD in Bioengineering2007 — 2011
  14. Instituto Superior TécnicoPhD in Bioengineering2007 — 2011
  15. Politecnico di MilanoMsc Visiting Student2006 — 2007
  16. Universidade do MinhoBiomedical Engineering MSc2002 — 2007http://www.uminho.pt/

Education

  1. Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyPh.D., BioEngineering Systems2008 — 2011
  2. Instituto Superior TécnicoPh.D., Bioengineering Systems2007 — 2011
  3. Universidade do MinhoMSc, Biomedical Engineering2002 — 2007

Skills & more

Biotechnology95Medical Devices27Technological Innovation11Biomedical Engineering79Lifesciences11Bioengineering29Tissue Engineering26Stem Cells22Start-ups40Regenerative Medicine15Pharmaceutical Industry31Cell25
+12 moreIn VitroPCRCommercializationStem Cell ResearchDNALife SciencesScienceEntrepreneurshipCell CultureMolecular BiologyR&DResearch and Development (R&D)

Languages English · Portuguese

From Daniela's professional profile.

Colleagues at BioGeneration Ventures

Alexander Vos
Venture Partner at BioGeneration Ventures
Andree Blaukat
Senior Advisor at BioGeneration Ventures
Arnon Kater
Senior Advisor at BioGeneration Ventures
Arnoud Dijkstra
Venture Partner at BioGeneration Ventures
Claire van Viersen
Executive Assistant at BioGeneration Ventures
Cyril Lesser
Vice President Finance | Funds at BioGeneration Ventures
Diede Brunen
Principal at BioGeneration Ventures
Edward van Wezel
Managing Partner at BioGeneration Ventures

Network5

Alexander Vos
Venture Partner at BioGeneration Ventures
Arnoud Dijkstra
Venture Partner at BioGeneration Ventures
Diede Brunen
Principal at BioGeneration Ventures
Edward van Wezel
Managing Partner at BioGeneration Ventures
Joost Holthuis
Venture Partner at BioGeneration Ventures

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Frequently asked questions

Where does Daniela Couto work?
Daniela Couto is General Partner at BioGeneration Ventures.
What check size does Daniela Couto write?
Daniela Couto typically writes checks of $100K – $1M.

Same school

Also attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology1,281

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Also attended Universidade do Minho8

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Shared employers

Also worked at MIT443

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Also worked at Instituto Superior Técnico12

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Also worked at Politecnico di Milano13

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Also worked at Universidade do Minho3

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