Inca Coman
InvestorDivisional Sales Manager at Needham Funds · Venture Partner, Ph.D. at ARCH Venture Partners
United States
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About
Inca Coman is a Venture Partner at ARCH Venture Partners, where she works to form early-stage life science companies alongside scientists and entrepreneurs. She holds a PhD in neuroscience, and her areas of focus include precision medicine for women's biology, sleep, neuroscience, and emerging health technologies.
Experience
- ARCH Venture PartnersVenture Partnercurrent2024 — present
- ARCH Venture PartnersAssociate2020 — 2024
- VilyaCo-Founder and Advisorcurrent2025 — present
- VilyaCo-Founder and VP, Business Development2024 — 2025
- VilyaCo-Founder and Head, Business Operations2022 — 2024
- Rippl CareCo-Founder and Board Observer2021 — 2026Seattle, Washington, United States
- Flagship PioneeringVentureLabs Fellow2020Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
- University of Wisconsin-MadisonNeuroscience | PhD2015 — 2020Madison, Wisconsin Area
- WiSolveConsultant & Board Member2019 — 2020Madison, Wisconsin Area
- Idaho BioscienceR&D Research Scientist2012 — 2015Ketchum, Idaho
- NASA Jet Propulsion LaboratoryIndependent Research Intern2012Pasadena, CA
- University of California, Los AngelesResearch Collaborator2011 — 2012Greater Los Angeles Area
Skills & more
Languages Spanish
From Inca's professional profile.
Colleagues at Needham Funds
Bill DeJianne
Sales Manager (Eastern U.S.) at Needham Funds
Chris Retzler
Managing Director, EVP, Portfolio Manager at Needham Funds
Darrin Lilly
Associate at Needham Funds
Dean Hlushko
Sales Manager (Western U.S.) at Needham Funds
George A. Needham
Chairman of the Board, The Needham Group, Inc. at Needham Funds
Graham Gozigian
Senior Associate at Needham Funds
James Abbruzzese
Managing Director, Chief Compliance Officer at Needham Funds
Jim Giangrasso
Managing Director, Chief Financial Officer at Needham Funds
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Inca Coman?
- Inca Coman is a Venture Partner at ARCH Venture Partners, where she works to form early-stage life science companies alongside scientists and entrepreneurs. She holds a PhD in neuroscience, and her areas of focus include precision medicine for women's biology, sleep, neuroscience, and emerging health technologies.
- Where does Inca Coman work?
- Inca Coman is Divisional Sales Manager at Needham Funds.
- Where did Inca Coman go to school?
- Inca Coman studied at University of Wisconsin-Madison (Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Neuroscience); Occidental College (Bachelor of Arts, Biology).
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Vilya mafia2
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Shared employers
Also worked at ARCH Venture Partners38
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