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Dede Willis
InvestorFounderPartner at Ventac Partners · CEO & Co-Founder at Orbit Genomics
Boulder, Colorado
Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M
FoundedOrbit Genomics
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About
Partner at Ventac Partners and CEO/co-founder of portfolio company Orbit Genomics; delivered a distinguished lecture at Missouri University of Science and Technology.
CEO & Co-Founder at Orbit Genomics
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Experience
- Orbit GenomicsCEO and CoFoundercurrent2016 — presentBoulder, CO
- Ventac PartnersPartnercurrent2003 — presentBoulder, CO
- Boomtown AcceleratorBusiness Mentor2016 — 2020Boulder, CO
- Panion Animal Health ABMember Board of Directors2016 — 2019Lund, Sweden
- Boulder Diagnostics Inc. (now Oxford Immunotec)Chief Operating Officer and CoFounder2009 — 2014Boulder, CO and Mellrichstadt, Germany
- miacom diagnosticsVice President, Operations2010 — 2012Dusseldorf, Germany
- Colorado Altitude TrainingVice President Operations2004 — 2007Boulder, CO
- Proligo LLC (now Sigma-Aldrich)Vice President1999 — 2002Boulder, CO
- Proligo Biochemie GmbH (now Sigma-Aldrich)Managing Director1999 — 2002Hamburg, Germany
- Herberts Refinishes Corp (now DuPont)President & CEO1998 — 1999McLean, VA
- Herberts GmbH (now DuPont)Director of Strategy Development1997 — 1998Wuppertal, Germany
- Hoechst AG (now Sanofi Aventis)Project Manager1995 — 1996Frankfurt Am Main Area, Germany
Skills & more
Cross-functional Team Leadership7Lifesciences15Technology Transfer12R&D3Strategic Consulting2Business Strategy5Leadership11Start-ups8Medical Devices3Hardware Diagnostics4Management10Strategy27
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Business DevelopmentProject PlanningPatentsMergers & AcquisitionsDue DiligenceVenture CapitalBiotechnologyCommercializationInnovation ManagementEntrepreneurshipNew Business DevelopmentPharmaceutical IndustryLanguages English · German
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Dede Willis?
- Partner at Ventac Partners and CEO/co-founder of portfolio company Orbit Genomics; delivered a distinguished lecture at Missouri University of Science and Technology.
- Where does Dede Willis work?
- Dede Willis is CEO & Co-Founder of Orbit Genomics and Partner at Ventac Partners.
- What check size does Dede Willis write?
- Dede Willis typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
- What companies did Dede Willis found?
- Dede Willis founded Orbit Genomics.
- Where did Dede Willis go to school?
- Dede Willis studied at Clemson University (B.S., Chemical Engineering); University of Houston (Executive MBA).
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Shared employers
Also worked at Orbit Genomics1
Also worked at Boomtown Accelerator15
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