Derek Norman
InvestorVice President at Leaps by Bayer
United States
Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M
Experience
- Leaps by BayerVice President, Venture Investmentscurrent2019 — present
- UkkoBoard Membercurrent2020 — present
- PairwiseBoard Membercurrent2019 — present
- AndesBoard Membercurrent2021 — present
- CoverCress Inc.Board Membercurrent2019 — present
- Combyne AgBoard Member2019 — 2022
- Plant ResponseBoard Member2019 — 2021
- SyngentaHead of Corporate Venture Capital2016 — 2019Research Triangle Park, NC
- SyngentaManaging Director2009 — 2016
- AgrimetisDirector2014 — 2019
- Sound AgricultureDirector2017 — 2019Emeryville, California
- Biognosys AGDirector2013 — 2015Schlieren Switzerland
- Hatteras Venture PartnersAssociate2006 — 2009
- Dean & Co.Associate2003 — 2006
- DC Energy, LLCAssociate2003 — 2006
Education
- Stanford UniversityBS, Chemistry
- Harvard UniversityPhD, Chemistry
Skills & more
Venture Capital56Start-ups20Corporate Development20Private Equity10Mergers2Business Strategy14Due Diligence8Investments9Biotechnology19Lifesciences2Commercialization4Corporate Finance2
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Mergers & AcquisitionsFinancial ModelingEntrepreneurshipM&A experienceValuationBusiness PlanningTechnology TransferStrategyFrom Derek's professional profile.
Colleagues at Leaps by Bayer
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Partner at Arkin Capital
Lucio Iannone
Vice President at Leaps by Bayer
Naveen Krishnan
Investor at Leaps by Bayer
Paimun Amini
Investor at Leaps by Bayer
Rakhshita Dhar
Investor at Leaps by Bayer
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Frequently asked questions
- Where does Derek Norman work?
- Derek Norman is Vice President at Leaps by Bayer.
- What check size does Derek Norman write?
- Derek Norman typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
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