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.

Where did Daniela Couto go to school?

Daniela Couto studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Ph.D., BioEngineering Systems); Instituto Superior Técnico (Ph.D., Bioengineering Systems); Universidade do Minho (MSc, Biomedical Engineering).

Daniela Couto

Investor

General Partner at BioGeneration Ventures

Amsterdam, Netherlands

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

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375 people in our graph share verified history with Daniela — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

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Daniela: together at Universidade do Minho

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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.

Contact· self-published, not guessed

d•••@biogeneration.vcreveal

Experience

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

Skills & more

Biotechnology95Medical Devices27Technological Innovation11Biomedical Engineering79Lifesciences11Bioengineering29Tissue Engineering26Stem Cells22Start-ups40Regenerative Medicine15Pharmaceutical Industry31Cell25

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In VitroPCRCommercializationStem Cell ResearchDNALife SciencesScienceEntrepreneurshipCell CultureMolecular BiologyR&DResearch and Development (R&D)

Languages English · Portuguese

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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

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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

Who is Daniela Couto?: 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.
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.
Where did Daniela Couto go to school?: Daniela Couto studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Ph.D., BioEngineering Systems); Instituto Superior Técnico (Ph.D., Bioengineering Systems); Universidade do Minho (MSc, Biomedical Engineering).

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Also attended Universidade do Minho11

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Shared employers

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Also worked at Instituto Superior Técnico14

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Also worked at Politecnico di Milano27

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