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Graziano Seghezzi

Investor

Managing Partner at Sofinnova Partners

Paris, France

Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M

About

Managing Partner at Sofinnova Partners since 2006 and part of the Sofinnova Capital Strategy team, focused on biotech company creation. He has led numerous exits (including Mablink, Corvidia, GlycoVaxyn, and Omthera) and drove the firm's expansion in Italy, founding the BiovelocITA accelerator and the Sofinnova Telethon Fund. He began his VC career at Sofinnova in 2001, worked at Index Ventures (2003-2006), and previously did academic oncology and cardiovascular research at NYU School of Medicine.

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Invests in

Biotech

Experience

  1. Sofinnova PartnersManaging Partnercurrent2017 — present
  2. Sofinnova PartnersPartner2006 — 2017
  3. Index VenturesPrincipal2003 — 2006
  4. Sofinnova PartnersVenture Consultant2002 — 2003Paris, Île-de-France, France
  5. NYU Langone Medical CenterPostdoc1996 — 2000

Education

  1. Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus UniversityMaster of Business Administration (MBA), Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies2000 — 2002
  2. Università di PaviaBiological Sciences, Genetics and Microbiology

Skills & more

Mergers & Acquisitions1Strategy6Start-ups5Venture Capital5Business Strategy2Due DiligenceEntrepreneurshipManagementStrategic PlanningBusiness DevelopmentPrivate EquityLife Sciences1

Languages English · French · Italian

From Graziano's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University140

Julian LuttermanInvestor at DN CapitalWouterHead of Nomads (Fund-of-Fund) at Hummingbird VenturesNoah FreyFinance Analyst at Emerald Technology Ventures AgJeroen PlinkVenture Partner at LegalTechCraig CimoroniHead of Business Development and Investor Relations at BTECH CONSORTIUMYang TranPartner at Zero Prime Ventures

+ 134 more

Also attended Università di Pavia15

Stefano GattiData at Proximity CapitalFilip SirokyGeneral Partner at MitonCMaddalena De LisoCFO at Oltre ImpactFederica DelvecchioInternal Auditor at FederationCecilia FacciniDeputy CFO at Oltre ImpactGiovanni MagniVenture Partner at Elevate Capital

+ 9 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Sofinnova Partners44

Anne HorganPartner at Cambridge Innovation CapitalLaetitia SchwabPrincipal at SR One Capital ManagementAntoine Papiernik PapiernikChairman and Managing Partner at Sofinnova PartnersMichael KrelPartner at Sofinnova PartnersHenrijette RichterManaging Partner at Sofinnova PartnersZhizhong YaoPartner at Sofinnova Partners

+ 38 more

Also worked at Index Ventures125

Danny RimerPartner at Index VenturesAdrianna MaInvestor at Index VenturesAli Fisher SweetInvestor at Index VenturesAna AndreescuInvestor at Index VenturesAndré DuboisInvestor at Index VenturesAvron MarcusInvestor at Index Ventures

+ 119 more

Also worked at NYU Langone Medical Center19

Kenneth ChenaultInvestment Team at General CatalystKrupa VankayalaPartner, People & HR at Sapphire VenturesMax ColbertPhysician-Entrepreneur at Medical Excellence CapitalMichael NovogratzFounder and CEO at Galaxy VenturesScott GottliebPartner at New Enterprise Associates (NEA)Adi MashiachFounding Partner at Mesia Ventures

+ 13 more

Deals · 2

Hookipa PharmaBoard seat

via Sofinnova Partners · filed Feb 2019

CORVIDIA THERAPEUTICS, INC.Board seat

via Sofinnova Partners · filed May 2018 · $60M raise

Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.

Colleagues at Sofinnova Partners

Agnès Pauquet
Head of Human Resources at Sofinnova Partners
Ahmed Fourati
Investor Relations and Reporting Officer at Sofinnova Partners
Aishwarya Parthasarathy
Associate, Digital Medicine Strategy at Sofinnova Partners
Alex Leech
Partner, Biovelocita Strategy at Sofinnova Partners
Alexandra Abreu
Analyst, Crossover Strategy at Sofinnova Partners
Andrew M. Weiss
Venture Partner at Sofinnova Partners
Anis Belmili
Fund Accountant at Sofinnova Partners
Ankeet Jethwa
Senior Associate, Capital Strategy at Sofinnova Partners