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Ilan Zipkin

Investor

Venture Partner at Breakout Ventures · Venture Partner at Breakout Labs

San Francisco Bay Area

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Glen AndersonunlockedIlan: together at University of California, Berkeley (1988–1990)
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Ilan: together at Breakout Labs

About

Ilan Zipkin is Senior Vice President of Business Development at Innoviva. He has experience in biotechnology and biopharmaceutical venture capital investing, biotech business development, executive operations, drug evaluation, and research strategy. He has also founded companies and served as an advisor to industry participants.

Experience

  1. InnovivaSenior Vice President, Business Developmentcurrent2026 — presentBurlingame, California, United States
  2. Supercede Therapeutics, Inc.Founder and CEOcurrent2023 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  3. Breakout VenturesVenture Partnercurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
  4. Aditum BioPartner and VP, Business Development and Licensing2019 — 2023San Francisco Bay Area
  5. Supercede VenturesFounder and managing partner2016 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
  6. Parker Institute for Cancer ImmunotherapyVice President, Business Development2017 — 2019San Francisco, CA
  7. Takeda Ventures, Inc.Senior Investment Director2012 — 2017Palo Alto, CA
  8. Prospect Venture PartnersPartner2005 — 2012
  9. MPM CapitalAssociate - Partner2000 — 2005South San Francisco, CA
  10. BioCentury PublicationsScience Editor1997 — 2000Belmont, CA

Skills & more

Strategic Planning10WritingStrategy3Pre-clinical StudiesDrug DevelopmentLicensingBiotechnology30Venture Capital28Research2Business Strategy11Clinical Development7Investments14
+12 moreTechnology TransferCorporate DevelopmentBusiness DevelopmentAngel InvestingCommercializationHealthcareFinancial ModelingPrivate EquityEntrepreneurshipStart-upsVenture FinancingPharmaceutical Industry

From Ilan's professional profile.

Colleagues at Breakout Ventures

Coco Krumme
Venture Partner at Breakout Ventures
Dana Watt
Partner at Breakout Ventures
James Chan
CFO at Breakout Ventures
Julia (Thies) Moore
Managing Partner at Breakout Ventures
Lindy Fishburne
Managing Partner at Breakout Ventures
Lynn M Fishburne
General Partner at Breakout Ventures
Nima Ronaghi
Principal at Breakout Ventures
Rebecca Nugent
Venture Partner at Breakout Ventures

Frequently asked questions

Who is Ilan Zipkin?
Ilan Zipkin is Senior Vice President of Business Development at Innoviva. He has experience in biotechnology and biopharmaceutical venture capital investing, biotech business development, executive operations, drug evaluation, and research strategy. He has also founded companies and served as an advisor to industry participants.
Where does Ilan Zipkin work?
Ilan Zipkin is Venture Partner at Breakout Ventures.
Where did Ilan Zipkin go to school?
Ilan Zipkin studied at University of California, San Francisco (Ph.D., Cell biology and biochemistry); University of California, Berkeley (Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Molecular and Cell Biology).

Same school

Also attended University of California, San Francisco129

Douglas CrawfordManaging General Partner at Mission BiocapitalLuke EvninAdvisor at MPM BioImpactCharles White, Ph.D.Principal at Illumina VenturesMatt MaurerInvestor at WVV CapitalAlec NielsenFounder & CEO, Asimov & Venture Partner at Pillar VCStephan ChristgauFounding Partner at EIR Ventures

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Also attended University of California, Berkeley2,000

Byron DeeterPartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersSteve WozniakCo-founder of AppleTony XuCo-founder & CEO of DoorDashAravind SrinivasCo-founder & CEO of Perplexity AIAli GhodsiCo-founder & CEO of DatabricksRyan PetersenFounder & CEO of Flexport

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Shared employers

Also worked at Aditum Bio4

Joe JimenezInvestor at Aditum BioJosh GertsmanPartner at Aditum BioPraveena KandulaPartner at Aditum BioHelen SiawAnalyst at Mission Biocapital

Also worked at Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy6

Karen KnudsenAdvisor at Oncology VenturesJeff HuberGeneral Partner at Triatomic CapitalMichael PolanskyPartner - Alpha Access at UnlessAnsuman SatpathyAdvisory Venture Partner at WingKole RoybalAdvisor at VenrockSean ParkerExecutive Chairman at Stability AI

Also worked at Takeda Ventures, Inc.6

Jayson PunwaniManaging Director, Head of Venture at AbingworthMichal SilverbergManaging Director at Novartis Venture FundYoko SugimotoExecutive Assistant at Red Tree VentureGraeme MartinVenture Partner at ALSA VenturesMiles GersonPartner at Dementia Discovery FundTaiki IshikuraFounder at Logomix

Also worked at Prospect Venture Partners10

Avery CannonChief Administrative Officer at Founders Circle CapitalDave MarklandCFO and Administrative Partner at Tenaya CapitalLori SimotasCFO at FloodgateCynthia CarpenterExecutive Associate at Foresite CapitalDorothy MargolskeeManaging Director at Foresite CapitalJim TananbaumFounder & CEO at Foresite Capital

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