Elona Baum
InvestorFounderManaging Director at DEFTA Partners · Board director at Aegle Therapeutics
Belvedere
Writes $500K – $3M checks · typically $1.8M
FoundedAegle Therapeutics
About
Elona Baum is a Managing Director at DEFTA Partners, where she leads the healthcare technologies fund focused on early-stage investments in therapeutic and digital health innovations. With over 20 years in drug development, she previously held leadership positions at Genentech and the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine, where she oversaw $1 billion in regenerative medicine investments and managed intellectual property and regulatory matters. She currently serves as a board director for multiple healthcare and biotechnology companies including Endogena, Abilitech, Aegle, BioEclipse, and Orig3n.
Board director at Aegle Therapeutics
Intro paths
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Aegle Therapeutics's investors · 3
Co-founders at Aegle Therapeutics
Experience
- Entrepeneurs Futures NetworkMentorcurrent2014 — present
- DEFTA PartnersManaging Director2015 — 2022San Francisco
- Endogena Therapeutics, BioEclipse, Abilitech, Orig3n, Cancer Prevention Inst. of California (CPIC)Board Member2014 — 2022
- Coherus BioSciencesVP, Associate General Counsel2014 — 2015
- California Inst. for Regenerative MedicineGeneral Counsel and VP Business Development2009 — 2014
- GenentechAssociate General Counsel/Director Regulatory Policy & Strategy1996 — 2009South San Francisco, CA
- Carroll, Burdick and McDounoughAttorney1993 — 1996
- Steefel, Levitt and WeissAttorney1989 — 1993
Education
- University of San Francisco School of Law1987 — 1989
- UCLABachelor of Arts - BA, Economics
Skills & more
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Intellectual PropertyMergers & AcquisitionsDrug DevelopmentCommercializationRegulatory AffairsDue DiligenceLicensingCancerImmunologyBiochemistryMolecular BiologyClinical Development- Regulatory Affairs Professional — Regulatory Affairs Professionals Society (RAPS)
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Colleagues at DEFTA Partners
Network4
Investors connected to Elona in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Elona Baum work?
- Elona Baum is Managing Director at DEFTA Partners and Founder at Aegle Therapeutics.
- What check size does Elona Baum write?
- Elona Baum typically writes checks of $500K – $3M.
- What companies did Elona Baum found?
- Elona Baum founded Aegle Therapeutics.
Same school
Also attended University of San Francisco School of Law6
Also attended UCLA471
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Shared employers
Also worked at DEFTA Partners6
Also worked at Coherus BioSciences2
Also worked at Genentech95
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