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Federica Draghi

Investor

Founder & Managing Partner at XGEN Venture

Milan, IT

About

Co-founder and Managing Partner of XGEN (2021) with extensive life sciences and venture capital experience. Former Investment Director at Genextra and co-founder of Italian Angels for Biotech. Holds an MBA from Columbia and a PhD in protein crystallography.

Contact· self-published, not guessed

Experience

  1. AAVantgardeBoard Observercurrent2025 — present
  2. EpilepsyGTxBoard Membercurrent2025 — present
  3. La Carica delle 101101ercurrent2025 — presentMilan, Lombardy, Italy
  4. Protembis GmbHBoard Membercurrent2024 — present
  5. XGEN Venture SGR S.p.A.Managing Partnercurrent2022 — presentMilan, Lombardy, Italy
  6. InnovHeart S.r.l.Board Membercurrent2015 — presentMilan, Lombardy, Italy
  7. IAB - Italian Angel for BiotechBoard Membercurrent2015 — presentItaly
  8. Genextra S.p.A.Investment Directorcurrent2006 — presentGreater Milan Metropolitan Area
  9. FederchimicaSteering Committee Member2016 — 2021Milan, Lombardy, Italy
  10. EryDel S.p.A.Board Member2013 — 2018Milan, Lombardy, Italy
  11. Congenia S.r.l.Chief Operating Officer2013 — 2017Milan, Lombardy, Italy
  12. Windham Venture PartnersAnalyst2005 — 2006New York City Metropolitan Area
  13. Columbia Technology VenturesIntern2004 — 2005New York, United States
  14. UK Research and InnovationPostdoctoral Research Fellow - Medical Research Counsil2001 — 2003Cambridge, England, United Kingdom
  15. Sapienza Università di RomaResearch Assistant1999 — 2001Rome, Latium, Italy
  16. Rice UniversityResearch Scholar1999Houston, Texas, United States

Colleagues at XGEN Venture

Bastiaan van der Baan
Venture Partner at XGEN Venture
Bertil Lindmark
Venture Partner at XGEN Venture
Bianca Benatti
Jr. Analyst at XGEN Venture
Carlotta Marchese
Regulatory and Corporate Affairs Specialist at XGEN Venture
Daniele Scarinci
Founder and Managing Partner at XGEN Venture
Gokhan Batur
Venture Partner at XGEN Venture
Graziano Piredda
Sr. Analyst at XGEN Venture
Keith Dawkins
Venture Partner at XGEN Venture

Frequently asked questions

Who is Federica Draghi?
Co-founder and Managing Partner of XGEN (2021) with extensive life sciences and venture capital experience. Former Investment Director at Genextra and co-founder of Italian Angels for Biotech. Holds an MBA from Columbia and a PhD in protein crystallography.
Where does Federica Draghi work?
Federica Draghi is Founder & Managing Partner at XGEN Venture.
Where did Federica Draghi go to school?
Federica Draghi studied at Columbia Business School (Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)); Sapienza Università di Roma (Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Biochemistry); Sapienza Università di Roma (Bachelor of Science - BS, Biochemistry).

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